Editing Tourism in France (section)

=== Paris ===
{{Main|Tourism in Paris}}
{{see also|List of museums in Paris|List of tourist attractions in Paris}}
[[File:Anthony DELANOIX 2015-05-10 (Unsplash).jpg|thumb|The [[Eiffel Tower]] seen from the [[Place du Trocadéro]]]]
[[Paris]], the [[capital city]] of France, is the third most visited city in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.travel-university.org/destinations/europe/france/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507041333/http://www.travel-university.org/destinations/europe/france/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-05-07 |title=France |publisher=Travel-university.org |date=2010-07-28 |access-date=2013-09-30 }}</ref>

It has some of the world's largest and renowned museums, including the [[Louvre]], which is the [[List of most visited art museums in the world|most visited art museum in the world]], but also the [[Musée d'Orsay]] which, like the nearby [[Musée de l'Orangerie]], is mostly devoted to [[impressionism]], and [[Centre Georges Pompidou]], dedicated to [[Contemporary art]].

Paris hosts some of the world's most recognizable [[landmark]]s such as the [[Eiffel Tower]], which is the most-visited paid monument in the world,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.travelzones.net/europe/france/eiffel-tower-worlds-most-visited-paid-monument/ |title=The Leading Travel Zone Site on the Net |publisher=travelzones.net |access-date=2013-09-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426234425/http://www.travelzones.net/europe/france/eiffel-tower-worlds-most-visited-paid-monument/ |archive-date=2011-04-26 }}</ref> the [[Arc de Triomphe]], the [[Notre-Dame de Paris|cathedral of Notre-Dame]], or the [[Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Paris|Sacré-Cœur]] on [[Montmartre]]. The [[Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie]], located in [[Parc de la Villette]], is the biggest [[science museum]] in [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite news
 | title = France: Insider's guide to Paris
 | first = Ferne
 | last = Arfin
 | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/4177043/France-Insiders-guide-to-Paris.html
 | newspaper = [[The Daily Telegraph]]
 | date = 11 January 2009
 | access-date = 6 September 2009 }}
</ref> Near Paris are located the [[Palace of Versailles]], the former palace of the Kings of France, now a museum, and the medieval village of [[Provins]]. Both attractions are protected as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.