Sydney voted world's top city

Sydney is the world's top city for tourism, according to a survey by Conde Nast Traveller magazine.

The Australian metropolis scored highly with readers of the magazine for being friendly and having a pleasant 'ambience'.

It was followed in the list of top cities by Florence, San Francisco and Bangkok.

Fran Bailey, federal tourism minister, said that the result was a "well deserved win", the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

She added: "Sydney is an international gateway for tourists.

"First stop is often Sydney, but then they visit other great cities such as Melbourne and regional areas such as the beautiful Yarra Valley."

Ms Bailey referred to landmarks such as Sydney Harbour and the Opera House and the city's shopping scene as factors that make it "one of the greatest cities in the world".

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