Short on time? These are the 10 best European cities to see in a single day

A single day in a European city works only if the city is walkable, affordable and dense with sights. The gap in cost is wide, with a day in Seville running $46.51 and a day in Venice $95.31.

BC Game, a digital entertainment platform, scored more than 20 popular European destinations on walkability, sights within a 20-minute walk, food scene density and the cost of one day, and the 10 below came out ahead for travelers short on time.

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Porto takes the top spot, and the report lists a final score of 100 out of 100 for it. A day there costs about $51.80, including food, drinks and museum tickets, the second-lowest cost of the 10 after Seville.

The city has a walkability score of 98, and 12 must-see sights sit within a 20-minute walk. BC Game says a couple of hours is enough for a rich cultural experience. The evening is covered too, since Porto has 70 restaurants and cafes per square kilometer, the second-highest density in the report behind Valletta.

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Florence is second, and a 20-minute route through the city center passes 15 landmarks, the highest count on the list. Its walkability score is a perfect 100, matching Seville, Bologna and Granada.

Cost is the catch. A day runs $93.73, about 80% more than Porto. The report counts 25 restaurants and cafes per square kilometer and lists 497 sights and historic landmarks across the city, more than Seville's 487 and Porto's 482.

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Kraków is third, and BC Game calls it the best Eastern European destination on the list. A day costs $52.51, 71 cents more than Porto, and 13 must-see sights sit within a 20-minute walk. At that pace, the report says, a visitor could take in almost 40 landmarks in an hour.

Walkability scores 99, and the city lists 369 sights and landmarks. Food is the weak point, with nine restaurants and cafes per square kilometer, a lower density than every city on the list except Venice and Split.

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Seville is fourth and the cheapest city on the list. A full day costs $46.51, including coffee, food and visits to local cathedrals, which is less than half of what Venice charges.

Walkability is a perfect 100, and 11 landmarks sit within a 20-minute walk. The report counts 487 sights and landmarks and 24 restaurants and cafes per square kilometer, close to Florence's 25.

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Venice completes the top five. The report puts a day at $95.31, the highest cost on the list and close to Florence's $93.73, and counts 13 must-see attractions within 20 minutes. BC Game notes that visitors can also see attractions by gondola.

Venice lists 683 sights and landmarks, the most of any city here, which is why the report suggests planning a second visit, since one day covers only a fraction. The trade-off is food, with four restaurants and cafes per square kilometer, the lowest density in the report.

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Split is sixth. A day costs $53.33, and 14 must-see attractions sit within a 20-minute walk, the second-highest count on the list behind Florence and tied with Dubrovnik.

The city has a walkability score of 95 and the fewest sights and landmarks in the report, 107, so what it offers is concentrated close together. The food scene counts eight restaurants and cafes per square kilometer.

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Bologna is seventh. The report lists 12 must-see sights within a 20-minute walk, a walkability score of 100 and 319 sights and landmarks.

A day costs $66.32, the sixth-cheapest of the 10, and the food scene counts 12 restaurants and cafes per square kilometer.

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Granada is eighth and the second Spanish city on the list after Seville. A day costs $53.07, the fourth-lowest price of the 10, and the walkability score is 100.

The report counts 11 must-see sights within a 20-minute walk, 214 sights and landmarks and 21 restaurants and cafes per square kilometer, the same density as Dubrovnik.

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Dubrovnik is ninth, with 14 must-see sights within a 20-minute walk, tied with Split for the second-highest count on the list. A day costs $69.64.

It has the lowest walkability score of the 10, at 91. The report counts 122 sights and landmarks and 21 restaurants and cafes per square kilometer.