These are all high on our list for next year's Europe trip. Which would you recommend most?
well Ive lived in Edinburgh and London so both I love for different reasons.
I was in Lisbon for Web Summit Conference. It was my first time to be be there. Im going back again in November to 2019 Web Summit and I cant wait to see more of the city.
Like a PP said you can take a train between London and Edinburgh, its about 5 hours, I have done it multiple time when I lived there.
It depends on what you are looking for.
All are modern cities with huge amounts history.
Edinburgh and London are both English speaking
Lisbon is in Portugal and I dont speak Portuguese. However Im very comfortable in non English situations, so not speaking the language did not bother me. I used public transport, went shopping and walked around the main city centre and was fine.
The weather is very different in Lisbon , compared to Edinburgh and London. Its a south Europe city, and the temperatures would be very like the Mediterranean cities. I was there in November and to me it was a summer day in Dublin, or London or November. The time of year you visit would be something to think about. Summer would probably very hot and remember that in Europe, the availability of air conditioning is not the same as in America. I would also avoid November, the week of Web Summit, as hotel and flight prices and availability will be crazy.