Agree with Paul on Paris...problem of gangs and muggings is unbearable..its getting harder and harder to take a walk without running into a group of punks and changing course. My favorite cities in Italy remain Siena, Pescara, Florenc or Lucca and depending on the time San Remo .... Como was quaint but way too touristy these days esp. with the advent of Clooney in the Lake Area. London has topped my list in the last year

int:
Over rated: Paris, Milan, Nice, Monte Carlo..better off staying in Ventimiglia.
oh yeah and Kiev