London crowned Europe’s top LGBTQI+ destination, new study reveals
The city of London has been crowned Europe's top LGBTQI+ destination, according to new data.
With the European Pride Calendar already in full swing, the data experts at travel pillow brand Trtl have ranked and revealed the top ten LGBTQI+ capitals to pay a visit to this summer.
In compiling this list of the top 10 capitals, the following factors were looked at:
- The number of LGBTQI+ dedicated bars
- The number of Instagram hashtags for each city’s pride events, e.g. #amsterdampride
- Safety score rating from Numbeo looking at the crime and safety index of each specific city

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With 45 LGBTQI+ bars, 250,572 Instagram hashtags for #londonpride, and a safety score of 45.41, the city of London holds the title of being the top LGBTQI+ capital in Europe.
This year at London Pride, the annual parade will assemble on Park Lane and travel down Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, turning left towards Trafalgar Square, and dispersing on Whitehall Place.
See the other European Pride capitals that follow London below:
| Ranking | City | Number of LGBTQI+ bars (Google Maps) | Instagram Hashtags | Safety score (Numbeo) |
| 1 | London | 45 | 250,572 | 45.41 |
| 2 | Amsterdam | 32 | 49,296 | 71.37 |
| 3 | Copenhagen | 13 | 36,666 | 74.01 |
| 4 | Prague | 27 | 31,345 | 75.55 |
| 5 | Rome | 22 | 28,289 | 50.09 |
| 6 | Berlin | 54 | 24,028 | 55.44 |
| 7 | Vienna | 19 | 20,353 | 69.67 |
| 8 | Athens | 25 | 14,120 | 65.76 |
| 9 | Paris | 49 | 12,524 | 41.85 |
| 10 | Budapest | 13 | 12,006 | 65.79 |