London is Europe's 'dirtiest and dearest city'

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The UK capital edged Paris into second place for both unwanted titles according to the study from the TripAdvisor company.

Those who want a bargain holiday head first for stag party favourites Prague and Budapest, while visitors looking for a clean environment love Zurich and Copenhagen.

London was named Europe's dirtiest city but travellers praised the city's parks

However, the UK capital fared far better in other categories, being voted the best for nightlife and public parks.

Paris: Voted most romantic and top for shopping

It came second for having the best shopping, just behind the French capital and the home of haute couture. Paris and Venice rather predictably were voted the most romantic cities.

Despite its fabulous chocolates and beer the European capital Brussels was voted the most boring city in the poll, closely followed by Zurich and Oslo.

As anyone who has experienced the craic could testify, Dublin was considered to have the most friendly and helpful locals.

The survey showed that 65 per cent of respondents were planning to travel to or within Europe in the next 12 months.

Despite the weak dollar, exactly half of American respondents said they intended to visit Europe this year, the same as last year.

September may be the busiest month for travel in Europe this year, as one in five of respondents intend to visit at that time.

Ian Rumgay, TripAdvisor European communications manager, said: "It may be considered expensive but it seems that London's still the best for travellers and the canny ones will always find good value."

He went on: "Public parks are a new category in our survey and London's top place is a well-deserved testimony to the volume and variety of green space that visitors can enjoy in the city."

TripAdvisor surveyed more than 1,100 travellers.