besides london and paris, top 3 european cities to visit?

i am taking a trip next year and i think i have decided on europe. if i do go to europe, of course i am putting london and paris on my itenary. can anyone offer up some other cities with lots of sights and scenery? thanks please keep the answers coming! rome is in the lead so far just wondering, anybody been to belfast and what is it like

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1. Rome, Munich, Madrid
2. Rome, Greece and Norway
3. Rome, Venice and Copenaghen.
4. Berlin, Prague, Dublin
5. Rome, Florence and Madrid
6. Athens Tuscany Amsterdam
7. Rome is a must see. I also loved Barcelona and Venice is sensational .... although that would be two in Italy (not that there is anything wrong with that but maybe for variety Amsterdam.
8. 1) Santorini, Greece 2) Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3) Rome, Italy
9. Rome, Marseilles, Geneva
10. Barcelona, Florence and Prague.
11. Prague, Budapest, Amsterdam
12. Athens, Heracleion, Rome
13. dublin, athens,helsinki
14. 1) Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Im dutch and holland is more than coffeeshops and a red light district,many museums and pittoresque little streets to wander about or to take a boattour in the Amsterdamse Grachten) 2) Nice and surroundings, its a whole different France compared to Paris,its where the jetset remains but also the houses have great bright colors and is quite the opposite of paris,plus you are at the Cote d'Azur which is faboulous. 3) Budapest,its starting to become big for mainstream tourism and has a lot of sightseeing,like monuments to visit.And it is a bit cheaper than the rest of Europe so thats quite handy too. Hope this helps.
15. 1. Paris, France 2. London, England 3. Rome, Italy 4. Barcelona, Spain 5. Venice, Italy i've been to Madrid,Sevilla, and Malaga, Spain; Paris, France; London, York, Bath, England; Edinburgh, Scotland (my favorite); Kilarney, Kilkenny, and Dublin Ireland. I highly suggest Edinbrugh.
16. Barcelona, Prague, Rome.
17. I would vote for Edinborough, Scotland. Everyone I know that has been there loves it. It's #1 on my list. Beautiful castle on a cliff above the main drag (Princes St.), which is in the "new" town. New meaning 18th century. It gets foggy and it's just beautiful to walk along Princes St. and see that castle peaking out high above on a foggy evening. Then the old part of town runs from the castle down to Holyrood Palace. It's fabulous -- a great walk with lots of neat buildings, old alleys. And that's just the beginning.
18. Athens, Istanbul, Barcelona.