Revealed: The best European cities for a workcation

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 17, 2026 · 811 words · By Saskia O'Donoghue

European Tourism and Infrastructure Remote Work / Digital Nomadism

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A new ranking has revealed which European cities are best suited to working remotely, comparing everything from internet speeds and coworking spaces to accommodation, attractions, coffee and beer prices.

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Why it matters

The nine-to-five is looking increasingly less tied to one particular desk.

Common ground

For remote workers with the freedom to take their laptop on the road, a workcation offers the chance to swap the daily commute for a Parisian café, a Lisbon terrace or a London coworking space, without actually taking time off.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/08/17/from-paris-to-lisbon-the-best-and-wor…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 20 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “there are 81 coworking spaces dotted around the city [Hamburg]”

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Claim 2: “Lisbon came in second place with an overall score of 61.2”

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No evidence in the provided results mentions Lisbon ranking second with a score of 61.2 in a Compare the Market study.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, revolves around its strategic geographical position at the mouth of the Tagus, the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. Its spacious and shelter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Lisbon

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lisbon ( LIZ-bən; Portuguese: Lisboa [liʒˈβoɐ] ) is the capital and most populous city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 658,236 as of 2025, within its administrative limits and 3,353,000 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon (Journal d'un voyage de Londres à Lisbonne) is the final work by Henry Fielding (1707–1754), written during a challenging period in his life. In the summer of 1754, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Journal_of_a_Voyage_to_Lis…

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Claim 3: “London took third place with a score of 60.0”

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No evidence provided mentions London ranking third with a score of 60.0 in a workcation study.

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web search NEUTRAL — Best Stock Market Apps for iPhones and iPads for 2023 21 of 22.
https://www.thebalancemoney.com/investing-4072978

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web search NEUTRAL — Unfortunately, it ranks as the number one break-in hotspot in Australia, with a total score of 2.99 out of 3. This is due to a burglary rate of 948.80 per 100,000, a safety score of 38.10 and a worry …
https://www.comparethemarket.com.au/home-contents-insurance/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Boost your focus and productivity with this Pomodoro Timer featuring a 30-minute study session followed by a 5-minute break. Perfect for ADHD warriors, students, or anyone seeking a structured way to …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnaAgLZIqT0

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Claim 4: “London recorded 4,450 TripAdvisor attractions in the study”

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Claim 5: “Hamburg fared slightly better than Munich, scoring 23 out of 100”

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Claim 6: “A one-month apartment can be found for around €889 [in Hamburg]”

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Claim 7: “The city has 562 coworking spaces, more than twice as many as second-placed Barcelona”

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No evidence was found for this claim.

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Claim 8: “A cappuccino is also a relatively reasonable €2.55 [in Lisbon]”

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The evidence includes a TripAdvisor review for a restaurant called 'Cappuccino' in Lisbon, but no data on the average price of a cappuccino being €2.55.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, hit the Iberian Peninsula and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquake

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Teresa Lisbon is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama The Mentalist, portrayed by Robin Tunney. Lisbon is a former senior agent and leader of the "Serious Crimes Unit" for the California Bure…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Lisbon

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Claim 9: “A new ranking from Compare the Market has compared destinations across Europe and the wider world”

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While web search results mention 'workcation' rankings and 'Compare the Market' in unrelated contexts (home anxiety), there is no independent corroboration of a specific global destination ranking published by Compare the Market in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Published by - International Workplace Group (IWG), a global provider of hybrid and flexible workspace solutions. Edition – 4th Annual Edition (2026). Evaluation Parameters - Evaluates global cities a…
https://www.shankariasparliament.com/current-affairs/iwg-202…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Cities Best Facilitating Remote Workers: Workcation 2023. Additionally, they used proprietary data to illustrate current location trends by showing where remote workers are currently being hired.
https://www.todaystraveller.net/cities-best-for-remote-worke…

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web search NEUTRAL — A new global ranking has crowned the world's best workcation destinations, judged not by scenery but by Wi-Fi speed, hotel prices, coworking access and walkability. The results reveal which cities act…
https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-these-5-citi…

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Claim 10: “Paris came in first place with 63.4”

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The provided evidence includes various rankings for Paris (family cities, property, etc.), but none mention a 'Compare the Market' workcation study or a score of 63.4.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Canada has an advanced and diversified mixed economy. The nation relies upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks. As of 2026, it is the eleventh-largest in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Canada

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), as of January 2026, and a metropolitan population of 13.3 milli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A stock market, equity market, or share market is the aggregation of buyers and sellers of stocks (also called as shares), which represent ownership claims on businesses; these may include securities …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_market

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Claim 11: “a cappuccino comes in at an average of €4.80 [in London]”

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Claim 12: “A one-month apartment rental can cost as little as €237, making Lisbon the cheapest European city in the study for accommodation”

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While one source mentions Lisbon as a 'best-value European city break', none of the provided evidence confirms the specific figure of €237 for a one-month rental in the context of the study.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lisbon Lions is the nickname given to the Celtic team that won the European Cup at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon, Portugal on 25 May 1967, defeating Inter Milan 2–1.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon_Lions

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Treaty of Lisbon (initially known as the Reform Treaty) is a European agreement that amends the two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the European Union (EU). The Treaty of Lisbon, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon

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Claim 13: “Salzburg, Austria’s fourth-largest city, which came in with a score of just 10 out of 100”

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Claim 14: “The cheapest one-month apartment rental in Munich costs €1,437”

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Claim 15: “Salzburg is home to just seven [coworking spaces] – the fewest of any destination analysed”

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Claim 16: “the cheapest one-month apartment rental in the city costing €2,211.41 - the highest in the ranking [Salzburg]”

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Claim 17: “Munich came in second to last place, with a score of just 20 out of 100”

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Claim 18: “Paris had the second-highest number of attractions in the study, beaten only by Rome”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of TikTok videos, vlogs, and general Wikipedia entries about Rome and Paris, but does not mention the specific study's ranking of attractions.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emily in Paris is an American romantic comedy drama television series created by Darren Star for Netflix. The series stars Lily Collins as aspiring marketing executive Emily Cooper, an American who mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_in_Paris

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rome is the capital city and most populated comune (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special comune named Roma C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rome-Paris-Rome (Italian: Signori, in carrozza!) is a 1951 French-Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Sophie Desmarets and Peppino De Filippo. It was shot at the Far…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome-Paris-Rome

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Claim 19: “The City of Lights was found to have the best fixed broadband download speeds in Europe”

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Two separate web search results explicitly state that Paris was found to have the best fixed broadband download speeds in Europe within the context of a workcation study.

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web search NEUTRAL — The difference between average and median speeds is the way individual measurements are aggregated. Average speeds are more commonly used but can give a wrong impression of the actual user experience,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Internet_…

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web search NEUTRAL — The City of Lights was found to have the best fixed broadband download speeds in Europe, as well as decent mobile download speeds. Of course, there are endless things to do and see in the French capit…
https://travel.yahoo.com/advice/lifestyle/articles/paris-lis…

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web search NEUTRAL — The study evaluated European destinations across seven key parameters: fixed broadband download speed, mobile internet download speed, the number of coworking spaces, accommodation costs, the price of…
https://thefashionvibes.com/paris-named-best-european-city-f…

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Claim 20: “Germany has the third-slowest fixed broadband speeds in the study, while mobile speeds are the second-slowest”

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