List: Black Enterprise's 20 best places to retire

Black Enterprise magazine has released its "20 Best Places to Retire" list in the October edition. The publication ranked cities on quality of life, health care, taxes and leisure, arts and culture and climate.

As every year, Italian Culture publishes a list of the best Italian beaches, this year the association 'Blue Flag ', has given its flag to the best Italian beaches of 2012

Even where the cost of living is low, scarce jobs and low wages are making life difficult.

In thinking about your retirement plans, are you drawn to urban living but deterred by the chaos, crowds and exceptionally high cost of big-city life?

Americans can be found all over the world. We aren't afraid to visit any country. Even recently we had a trio of hikers found on the Afghanistan and Iran border (they were arrested).

'Best places' lists are multiplying, but while one magazine or Web site may celebrate your city as a metro marvel, another can paint it as a gusher of civic flop sweat. By Bill Briggs.

Where are best of the best places? Who really deserves to claim elite status among America's cities? Msnbc.com takes a stab at America's top 10 metros.

Where are best of the best places? Who really deserves to claim elite status among America's cities? Msnbc.com takes a stab at America's top 10 metros.

Where are best of the best places? Who really deserves to claim elite status among America's cities? Msnbc.com takes a stab at America's top 10 metros.