The coolest neighbourhoods in the world have been named and in the never-ending battle between Sydney and Melbourne only one has come out on top. Time Out revealed its list of the world’s 38 coolest neighbourhoods with Chippendale in Sydney’s CBD coming in at seventh — the highest spot for an Australian suburb. An up-and-coming neighbourhood in Marseille in the south of France took out the top gong.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The ranking was created using the “insight and expertise of Time Out’s global network of city editors and local experts,” the company’s travel editor Grace Beard explained. She said the chosen areas are “a distinct reflection of their cities, with each of them offering something special you wouldn’t find anywhere else”. 1.
Notre-Dame-du-Mont, Marseille, France The Notre-Dame-du-Mont neighbourhood in the French city of Marseille was named the “coolest” due to its “rebellious spirit” that attracts crowds from across the city. “This decidedly unholy area is made up of colourful cul-de-sacs, graffiti-covered alleyways, streets lined with plane trees and twisting staircases,” the judges said. “For a small area, it’s home to a remarkable concentration of galleries, lively restaurants, chic and community-minded shops and new spots hidden behind pizza trucks.
” 2. Mers Sultan, Casablanca, Morocco The “criss-crossing narrow streets, art decor, art nouveau, and modernist buildings” had turned the area .
