Each country is interesting in its own way and can attract foreign guests. Foreign tourism has long become an important part of the budget of a number of states. Not to mention the fact that such trips allow representatives of different nations to get to know each other better, get acquainted with other people's customs, traditions, and culture. Which country is the leader in tourism?
Beautiful France is the leader in tourism
La Belle France - Beautiful France. This is how the French themselves call their homeland with love and pride. Indeed, this country has many advantages. An interesting history, diverse beautiful nature, a huge number of historical and cultural attractions of world importance - this would be enough for the eyes to attract a lot of foreign guests.
And if you add the delicious French cuisine and the achievements of French fashion designers, perfumers, filmmakers, it should come as no surprise that France is firmly holding the first place in the number of foreign tourists.
The number of visitors visiting France varies from year to year, but averages around 75-76 million. This is much more than the population of the country.
The most popular sights in France
In the first place in popularity, of course, is the French capital - Paris. This brilliant city is literally oversaturated with beautiful palaces, museums, parks and monuments. Foreign guests are advised to start their acquaintance with Paris, bypassing its historical center - the Island of Cité. There are the former palace of the French kings Conciergerie, which became during the Great French Revolution a gloomy prison - the threshold of the guillotine, the Saint-Chapelle chapel with amazingly beautiful stained-glass windows, the famous Notre Dame de Paris - Notre Dame Cathedral, immortalized by Victor Hugo in the novel of the same name.
You should also see the monuments to Charlemagne near Notre Dame Cathedral and the monument to the cheerful King Henri - Henry IV near the New Bridge.
One of the largest museums in the world, one of the largest museums in the world, is not enough to see all the treasures of the Louvre. The Orsay Museum is also of great interest to the guests of Paris, where the works of the Impressionists are exhibited. The architectural ensemble of Place Vendome with a huge column of Napoleon in the center, Place de la Concorde, Place des Vosges, Les Invalides, where Napoleon Bonaparte found his last refuge, and much more, make a grandiose impression.
The second most popular tourist destination in France is considered Mont Saint-Michel, a small island off the coast of Normandy, where a majestic Benedictine abbey was built - a miracle of Gothic architecture, surrounded by powerful walls.
Trips to the Loire Valley, where there are many beautiful castles, are also very popular.
