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Tourism in France
According to the 2010 figures, France attracted a total of 78.90 million tourists to savor the panoramic views of its landscape, historic sites and buildings as well as its arts museums and other attraction sites. The numbers confirm France's rating as the most popular destination for tourists in the world.
Tourist arrivals by country
Overnight visitors are tourists who travel to a country foreign to their own and which is located outside their usual environment for a period of 12 months or less. For France, the number of tourist arrivals between 2008 and 2011 has reflected fluctuations but the general trend shows an upswing in the number of arrivals.
Tourist source countries
Due to the extraordinary number of tourists that hail from other countries and converge on France each year, it is impossible to list down each one. It is enough to point out that tourists visit France from 98 countries worldwide, save for a handful of 11 countries, whose wealth and distance makes travelling forbidding venture. The listed tourists arrivals represent selected countries from continents and regions of the world in 2011.
Europe: Tourists from this region include Albania (2,932,000); Andorra (1,948,000); Austria (23,012,000); Belgium (7,494,000)
Middle East: Tourists arrive from Bahrain (6,732,000); Iran (3,354,000); Iraq (1,518,000); Israel (2,820,000) and Jordan (3.975,000).
South Asia: Tourist arrivals also come from India (6,309,000); Pakistan (907,000) Bangladesh (303,000); Nepal (736,000) and Bhutan (66,000)
Southeast Asia: From this region are tourists from Thailand (19,230,000); Indonesia (7,650,000); Vietnam (6,014,000); Cambodia (2,882,000) and Brunei (242,000).
East Asia: From the eastern part of the Asian landmass come the tourists from China (57,581,000); Hong Kong (22,316,000); Japan 6,219,000); Philippines (3,917,000) and South Korea (9,795,000).
Pacific Region: Tourists also arrive from the Pacific nations of Australia (5,857,000); Papua New Guinea (165,000); Solomon Islands (23,000); Tonga (46,000) and Kiribati (5,300).
North America: From the North American continent stream tourists from the United States (62,711,000); Canada (16, 014,000 and Mexico(23,403,000)
South America: Tourists also travel to France from Argentina (5,705,000); Peru (2,299,000); Colombia (2,385,000); Bolivia (807,000) and Venezuela (595,000).
Middle America: From middle America also come the tourists mainly from the Dominican Republic (4,306,000); El Salvador (1,184,000); Bahamas (1,346,000); Ecuador (1,141,000) and Haiti (349,000).
Africa: Tourists also come from this continent from its many different countries within its boundaries like South Africa (8,339,000); Cameroon (573,000); Angola (481,000); Cape Verde (428,000) and Benin (209,000).
Tourist attractions
France offers an inexhaustible array of viewing attractions within its borders. It offers a variety of natural scenic beauty into which blends the exquisite forms of architectural buildings, cities, towns, all awash with plentiful sunshine and mildness of weather. Among the main attractions for tourists are:
The cities
In this attraction category, Paris stands out as a beacon of dazzling beauty. It is, for this reason, the most visited city in the world, housing museums such as the Louvre inside the Royal Palace. Complementing the scenery is the Musée d'Orsay stacked with impressionist works of art while contemporary works are stored at Beaubourg. The Eiffel Tower, the most visited architectural icon, is located here along with the Notre-Dame cathedral and the Cité des Sciences de l'Industrie, the biggest science museum in Europe. Tourists also make it a habit of visiting renowned cities like Toulouse, Strasbourg, Bordeaux and Lyon, each with its own enticing appeal.
The French Riviera
The superb location and climate of the French Riviera in south-eastern France renders it an ideal destination for visiting tourists. It ranks second only to the Paris region. The area experiences 300 days of sunshine each year with a seemingly endless lines of coastline, adorned with clean white beaches, for 155 kilometers (71 miles), all the way to neighboring Italy. Here moor 50% of the super yachts while 90% of the yachts visit the vacation site at least once in their lifetime.
The Loire Valley
Here, tourists can satiate their hunger for architectural prowess in viewing the exhilarating sights of this World Heritage Site. Towns such as Amboise, Anger, Blois, Chino, Nantes, Orléans, Saumur and Tours are but a few of a long list of historical towns. For viewing impressive castles, there are the Château d'Amboise, de Chambord, d'Ussé, de Villandry and Chenonceau.
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