The city voted the best in the world for quality of life… and it’s in France

Grenoble is a destination that exceeds expectations. It has a terrible reputation. When I moved to France this was the first place I stayed. As I pondered whether to live there or in Lyon, an hour away, the people's reactions said it all.

"Why would you live in Grenoble?" they asked. "The pollution is terrible, there are gangs, it is the stronghold of the French mafia."

However, the naysayers might be surprised to learn that Grenoble has in fact been named the best city in the world for quality of life by Oxford Economics' Global Cities Index. It scored full ...