If you were asked to name the most inclusive city in Europe, it’s likely that your mind would turn towards a melting pot metropolis like Berlin or perhaps the famously free-spirited Amsterdam.

But, according to a major new EU study on quality of life in European cities, Cardiff can make a claim to be the most welcoming city in the continent for people from different walks of life.

The European Commission asked around 800 people from 83 cities about life in their community for migrants, people from ethnic minorities, LGBT people, older people and families with young children.