Editing Tourism in France

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[[File:Mont-Saint-Michel vu du ciel.jpg|thumb|280px|[[Mont Saint-Michel]], [[Manche]]]]
[[File:Osani marine d'Elbo.jpg|thumb|280px|[[Scandola Nature Reserve]], [[Corsica]]]]
'''Tourism in France''' directly contributed 79.8 billion euros to [[gross domestic product]] (GDP) in 2013, 30% of which comes from international visitors and 70% from domestic tourism spending. The total contribution of travel and tourism represents 9.7% of GDP and supports 2.9 million jobs (10.9% of employment) in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wttc.org/site_media/uploads/downloads/france2013.pdf|title=2013 Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Report France|publisher=World Travel & Tourism Council|access-date=2013-11-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222828/http://wttc.org/site_media/uploads/downloads/france2013.pdf|archive-date=2013-12-02}}</ref> Tourism contributes significantly to the [[balance of payments]].

[[France]] was visited by 100 million foreign [[tourist]]s in 2023, making it [[World Tourism rankings|the most visited country]] in the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Tourism Barometer |url=https://pre-webunwto.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2024-06/Barom_PPT_May_2024.pdf?VersionId=U7O62HatlG4eNAj.wcmuQG1PMCjK.Yss |publisher=[[World Tourism Organization]] |access-date=5 July 2024 |language=en |date=May 2024 |p=19}}</ref>

France has 45 sites inscribed in the [[List of World Heritage Sites in France|UNESCO's World Heritage List]] and features cities or sites of high cultural interest ([[Paris]] being the foremost, but also [[Loire Valley]], [[Toulouse]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Lyon]] and [[List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants (2006 census)|others]]), beaches and seaside resorts, [[ski]] resorts, as well as rural regions that many enjoy for their beauty and tranquility ([[Ecotourism|green tourism]]). Small and picturesque French villages of quality heritage (such as [[Collonges-la-Rouge]], [[Locronan]], or [[Montsoreau]]) are promoted through the association ''[[Les Plus Beaux Villages de France]]'' (literally "The Most Beautiful Villages of France"). The "[[Remarkable Gardens of France|Remarkable Gardens]]" label is a list of the over two hundred gardens classified by the [[Ministry of Culture (France)|Ministry of Culture]]. This label is intended to protect and promote remarkable gardens and parks.

==Statistics==
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Most tourists arriving to France in 2018 came from the following countries or territories:<ref name="entreprises">[https://www.entreprises.gouv.fr/files/files/directions_services/etudes-et-statistiques/4p-DGE/2019-07-4Pn88-EVE.pdf Visiteurs internationaux en France en 2018]</ref>
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!  style="width:130px; background:#00966E;"| Country or territory
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|1||{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}|| 13,000,000
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|2||{{flagcountry|Germany}}|| 12,300,000
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|3||{{flagcountry|Belgium}}
{{flagcountry|Luxembourg}}
|| 11,600,000
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|4||{{flagcountry|Italy}}|| 7,000,000
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|5||{{flagcountry|Switzerland}} || 6,800,000
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|6||{{flagcountry|Spain}} || 6,700,000
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|7||{{flagcountry|Netherlands}} ||  4,700,000
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|8||{{flagcountry|United States}} || 4,500,000
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!colspan=2 | Total || 89,300,000
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===Number of stays===
[[File:Vue aérienne du domaine de Versailles par ToucanWings - Creative Commons By Sa 3.0 - 081.jpg|thumb|280px|[[Palace of Versailles]], [[Yvelines]]]]

In 2019, tourists from the following countries spent the most nights in France:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.entreprises.gouv.fr/files/files/etudes-et-statistiques/chiffres-cles/memento-tourisme/memento-tourisme-2018-chapitre4.pdf|title=Visiteurs internationaux en France en 2017}}</ref>

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== Touristic regions ==
=== 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.

=== French Riviera ===
{{Main|French Riviera}}
[[File:Saint Tropez Eglise.jpg|thumb|left|[[Saint-Tropez]] on the ''Côte d'Azur'']]
With more than 10 million tourists a year, the [[French Riviera]] (French: ''Côte d'Azur''), in Southeastern France, is the second leading tourist destination in the country, after the [[Île-de-France|Parisian region]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchriviera-tourism.com/regional-tourism-organization/the-french-riviera-tourist-board-06_191.html |title=The French Riviera Tourist Board |publisher=Frenchriviera-tourism.com |access-date=23 January 2011}}</ref>

According to the Côte d'Azur Economic Development Agency, it benefits from 300 days of sunshine per year, {{convert|115|km}} of coastline and beaches, 18 golf courses and 3,000 restaurants.<ref>Côte d'Azur Economic Development Agency. [http://www.crdp-nice.net/dp/IMG/pdf/Kit_Info_Cote_d_Azur_FR_Version_sept_07.pdf p. 31 CRDP-Nice.net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704173303/http://www.crdp-nice.net/dp/IMG/pdf/Kit_Info_Cote_d_Azur_FR_Version_sept_07.pdf |date=2010-07-04 }}</ref> Each year the ''Côte d'Azur'' hosts 50% of the world's [[Luxury yacht|superyacht]] fleet, with 90% of all superyachts visiting the region's coast at least once in their lifetime.<ref>Côte d'Azur Economic Development Agency, [http://www.crdp-nice.net/dp/IMG/pdf/Kit_Info_Cote_d_Azur_FR_Version_sept_07.pdf p. 66] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704173303/http://www.crdp-nice.net/dp/IMG/pdf/Kit_Info_Cote_d_Azur_FR_Version_sept_07.pdf |date=2010-07-04 }}</ref>

Main cities on the French Riviera include [[Nice]], [[Antibes]] and [[Cannes]]; [[Cap Ferrat]] is also a popular destination. Cannes hosts the annual [[Cannes Film Festival]]. Tourists often visit [[Port-Cros National Park]], east of [[Toulon]], as well as the city-state of [[Monaco]], famous for its [[Monte Carlo Casino]], near the Italian border.

=== Provence ===
{{Main|Provence}}
[[File:Armée de lavande.jpg|thumb|''Paysage provençal'']]
A large part of Provence, with [[Marseille]] as its leading city, was designed as the 2013 [[European Capital of Culture]]. Numerous famous natural sites can be found in the region, as the [[Gorges du Verdon]], the [[Camargue]], the [[Calanques National Park]] and the typical landscape of [[Luberon]]. Provence hosts dozens of renowned historical sites like the [[Pont du Gard]], the [[Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments|Arles' Roman Monuments]] or the [[Palais des Papes]] in [[Avignon]]. Several smaller cities also attracts a lot of tourists, like [[Aix-en-Provence]], [[La Ciotat]] or [[Cassis]], on the [[Mediterranean Sea]] coastline.

=== Loire Valley ===
{{Main|Châteaux of the Loire Valley}}
[[File:Chenonceau Castle02.jpg|thumb|left|[[Château de Chenonceau]], Loire Valley]]
Another major destination are the ''[[Château]]x'' (castles) of the Loire Valley. The [[French Revolution]] saw a number of the great French châteaux destroyed and many ransacked, their treasures stolen. The overnight impoverishment of many of the deposed [[nobility]], usually after one of its members lost his or her head to the [[guillotine]], saw many châteaux demolished.

During [[World War I]] and [[World War II]], some chateaux were commandeered as military headquarters. Some of these continued to be used this way after the end of the Second World War.

This [[World Heritage Site]] is noteworthy for the quality of its architectural heritage, in its historic towns such as [[Amboise]], [[Angers]], [[Blois]], [[Chinon]], [[Orléans]], and [[Saumur]], but in particular for its castles, such as the Châteaux d'[[Château d'Amboise|Amboise]], de [[Château de Chambord|Chambord]], d'[[Château d'Ussé|Ussé]], de [[Château de Villandry|Villandry]], de [[Château de Chenonceau|Chenonceau]] and de [[Château de Montsoreau|Montsoreau]], which illustrate to an exceptional degree the ideals of the [[French Renaissance]].

=== French Alps ===
{{main|French Alps}}
[[File:L122 - Passerelle aiguille du Midi.JPG|thumb|[[Aiguille du Midi]]]]
The French Alps are the portions of the [[Alps]] [[mountain range]] that stand within [[France]], located in the [[Rhône-Alpes]] and [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]] regions. While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others, such as the [[Mont Blanc massif]], are shared with [[Switzerland]] and [[Italy]].

More than 20 skiing resorts make it a popular destination among Europeans in the winter.

=== Corsica ===
{{main|Corsica}}
[[File:000 Calanques de Piana JPG.jpg|thumb|left|Corsican landscape]]
Corsica is the fourth largest island in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] after [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]] and [[Cyprus]]. It is a popular attraction for tourists with both cultural aspects (with its main cities [[Ajaccio]] and [[Bastia]] and smaller towns like [[Porto-Vecchio]] and [[Sartène]]) and geographical features ([[Parc naturel régional de Corse]]).

The [[Calanques de Piana]] and [[Scandola Nature Reserve]] are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The island is {{convert|183|km|mi|abbr=off}} long at longest, {{convert|83|km|mi|abbr=off}} wide at widest, has {{convert|1,000|km|mi|abbr=off}} of coastline, more than 200 beaches, and is very mountainous, with [[Monte Cinto]] as the highest peak at {{convert|2,706|m|ft|abbr=off}} and around 120 other summits of more than {{convert|2,000|m|ft|abbr=off}}.

Mountains comprise two-thirds of the island, forming a single chain. Forests make up 20% of the island.

==== Other tourist attractions ====

* [[Panthéon]]
* [[Sacré-Cœur, Paris|Sacré-Coeur]]
* [[Tuileries Palace|Palais des Tuileries]]
* [[Père Lachaise Cemetery|Cimetière du Père-Lachaise]]
* [[Luxembourg Palace|Palais du Luxembourg]]
* [[Centre Pompidou|Centre Georges-Pompidou]]
* [[Place de la Concorde]]

== Notable places ==
=== Cities ===

France has many cities of cultural interest, some of them are classified as "[[French Towns and Lands of Art and History|Town of Art and History]]" by the [[Ministry of Culture (France)|French Ministry of Culture]]. All major cities in France are worth seeing since they all have cultural and historic attributes.

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File:Bordeaux place de la bourse with tram.JPG|[[Bordeaux]]
File:Panorama of Marseille - panoramio (14).jpg|[[Marseille]]
File:Toulouse Capitole Night Wikimedia Commons.jpg|[[Toulouse]]
File:Lyon - panoramio (100).jpg|[[Lyon]]
File:Grand place, Lille.jpg|[[Lille]]
File:Place de la Comédie (2377437375).jpg|[[Montpellier]]
File:Palais des ducs de Bourgogne Dijon.jpg|[[Dijon]]
File:Nice, France (15406655095).jpg|[[Nice]]
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=== Villages ===
{{main|Les Plus Beaux Villages de France}}
''[[Les Plus Beaux Villages de France]]'' (English: "The most beautiful villages of France") is an independent association, created in 1982, that aims to promote small and picturesque French villages of quality heritage. As of 2008, 152 villages in France have been labelled as the "Plus Beaux Villages de France".

There are a few criteria before entering the association: the population of the village must not exceed 2,000 inhabitants, there must be at least two protected areas (picturesque or legendary sites, or sites of scientific, artistic or historic interest), and the decision to apply must be taken by the municipal council.

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File:Castelnaud - Blick nach Beynac.jpg|[[Beynac-et-Cazenac]], [[Dordogne]]
File:Più bei borghi della Francia montsoreau 1.jpg|[[Montsoreau]], [[Maine-et-Loire]]
File:120613-Roussillon-03.jpg|[[Roussillon, Vaucluse|Roussillon]], [[Vaucluse]]
File:Riquewihr Altstadt 02.jpg|[[Riquewihr]], [[Haut-Rhin]]
File:Place au Beurre in Sainte-Enimie.jpg|[[Sainte-Enimie]], [[Lozère]]
File:110527-Minerve-04.jpg|[[Minerve, Hérault|Minerve]], [[Hérault]]
File:Hameau de l'Ecot - Bonneval sur Arc.jpg|[[Bonneval-sur-Arc]], [[Savoie]]
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== Specific destinations ==
=== Religious sites ===
France attracts many religious pilgrims along the [[Way of St. James]], or to [[Lourdes]], a town in the [[Hautes-Pyrénées]] that hosts a few million visitors a year.<ref>John Eade, "Pilgrimage and tourism at Lourdes, France." ''Annals of Tourism Research'' 19.1 (1992): 18-32 [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John_Eade/publication/223789451_Pilgrimage_and_Tourism_at_Lourdes_France/links/59ed153daca272cddde05f67/Pilgrimage-and-Tourism-at-Lourdes-France.pdf online].</ref> The [[Taizé Community]] has become one of the world's most important sites of Christian pilgrimage. Over 100,000 young people from around the world make pilgrimages to Taizé each year for prayer, Bible study, sharing, and communal work.

=== Theme parks ===

[[Disneyland Paris]] is France's and Europe's most popular theme park, with 15,405,000 combined visitors to the resort's [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]] and [[Walt Disney Studios Park]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themeit.com/etea/2009report.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602032710/http://www.themeit.com/etea/2009report.pdf|archive-date=2010-06-02|publisher=Themed Entertainment Association|title=2009 Theme Index. The Global Attractions Attendance Report, 2009|access-date=7 October 2010}}</ref>  In 2019, the park attracted over 9.7 million visitors, more than the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, or the Palace of Versailles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McClanahan |first=Paige |date=2021-06-23 |title='It's Like Coming Home to Family': Disneyland Paris Reopens |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/travel/paris-disneyland-reopening.html |access-date=2022-10-19 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The historical theme park [[Puy du Fou]] in Vendée is the second most visited park of France.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expatica.com/fr/leisure/travel_tourism/weekend-breaks-the-vendes-puy-du-fou-39717.html |title=Weekend Breaks: the Vendée's Puy du Fou < Travel & Tourism &#124; Expatica France |publisher=Expatica.com |access-date=23 January 2011}}</ref> Other popular theme parks are the [[Futuroscope]] of [[Poitiers]], [[Vulcania]] in [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] and the [[Parc Astérix]] near [[Paris]].

== Most popular tourist attractions ==
The most popular tourist sites include (visitors per year):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.culture.gouv.fr/deps/mini_chiff_03/fr/musee.htm|title=Fréquentation des musées et des bâtiments historiques|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224180811/http://www2.culture.gouv.fr/deps/mini_chiff_03/fr/musee.htm|archive-date=2007-12-24}}</ref>
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*[[Notre-Dame de Paris]] (13.6&nbsp;million)
*[[Basilique du Sacré-Coeur]] (10.5&nbsp;million)
*[[Louvre Museum]] (8.5&nbsp;million)
*[[Eiffel Tower]] (6.2&nbsp;million)
*[[Palace of Versailles]] (6&nbsp;million)
*[[Centre Georges Pompidou|Centre Pompidou]] (3.6&nbsp;million)
*[[Musée d'Orsay]] (2.9&nbsp;million)
*[[Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac|Musée du quai Branly]] (1.3&nbsp;million)
*[[Arc de Triomphe]] (1.2&nbsp;million)
*[[Mont Saint-Michel]] (1&nbsp;million)
*[[Notre-Dame de la Garde]] (800,000)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cg13.fr/tourisme/les-chiffres-cles-du-tourisme-dans-les-bouches-du-rhone/?P=1&cHash=b61be2b039a151d14d70149ea7b3f153 |title=Les chiffres clés du tourisme dans les Bouches-du-Rhône - Tourisme- Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône – Cg13 Marseille |publisher=Cg13.fr |access-date=2013-09-30}}</ref>
*[[Château de Chambord]] (711,000)
*[[Sainte-Chapelle]] (683,000)
*[[Metz Cathedral]] (652,000)<ref name="moselle-tourisme12">{{cite web|url=http://www.moselle-tourisme.com/espace-cdt-moselle/PDF/chiffres-cles-2011.pdf|title=Official website of Moselle tourism office, 2011 key numbers. p 12.|access-date=31 January 2012|language=fr}}</ref>
*[[Bastille (Grenoble)|Bastille of Grenoble]] (600 000)
*[[Centre Pompidou-Metz]] (550,000)<ref name="moselle-tourisme12"/>
*[[Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg]] (549,000)
*[[Puy de Dôme]] (500,000)
*[[Musée Picasso]] (441,000)
*[[Carcassonne]] (362,000)
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| File:Cathédrale de Strasbourg - contreforts de la nef, côté nord - 20160606 194701.jpg|[[Strasbourg Cathedral]]
| File:Bonifacio (35255319420) (2).jpg|[[Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud|Bonifacio]]
| File:Ov-beaune-hotel-dieu.jpg|The polychrome roofs of the [[Hospices de Beaune|Hospices]] of [[Beaune]]
| File:Jardins du château de Villandry 03.JPG|[[French formal garden]] of the [[Château de Villandry]]
| File:Biarritz vue depuis le Phare.JPG|[[Biarritz]]
| File:Metz (F) - Centre Pompidou - Außenansicht.jpg|[[Centre Pompidou-Metz]]
| File:Lac negre 2.jpg|[[Mercantour National Park]]
| File:Etretat Cliffs 8.jpg|Limestone cliffs in [[Étretat]]
| File:Pont du Gard BLS.jpg|The [[Pont du Gard]], a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] vestige
| File:Mont d'Arbois 1027.JPG|Ski resort in [[Megève]]
| File:Fakarava Tetamanu pass.jpg|[[Fakarava]] in [[French Polynesia]]
| File:Gorges du Verdon 2010.jpg|The [[Verdon Gorge]] is a popular destination for [[kayak]]ing
| File:French taste of wines.JPG|[[French wine]]
| File:Chateau de Montsoreau Museum of contemporary art sky lantern.jpg|[[Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art]] [[Sky lantern]] [[Festival]], in [[Loire Valley]] 
| File:CASTILLO DE NANTES.jpg|[[Château des ducs de Bretagne]]
| File:Lascaux, replica 03.JPG|[[Lascaux]]
| File:Château de Vizille (38).JPG|[[Musée de la Révolution française]]
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== See also ==
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*[[List of museums in France]]
*[[List of castles in France]]
*[[List of cathedrals in France]]
*[[List of basilicas in France]]
*[[List of medieval bridges in France]]
*[[List of spa towns in France]]
*[[List of ski areas and resorts in Europe#France|List of ski resorts in France]]
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in France]]
*[[National parks of France]]
*[[Regional natural parks of France]]
* [[Tourism in Brittany]]
*[[Tourism in Guadeloupe]]
*[[Tourism in Martinique]]
*[[Tourism in Mayotte]]
*[[Tourism in New Caledonia]]
*[[Tourism in Réunion]]
*[[Tourism in Saint Barthélemy]]
*[[Tourism in Saint Martin]]

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== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
{{main|Bibliography of France#Tourism}}

== External links ==
{{Commons|France}}

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkO86MDJmCk|Top 10 Must See Tourist Attractions in France]
* [https://gyg.me/ujmirrEs Eiffel Tower Summit or Second Floor Access]
* [https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/ france diplomacy website] 
{{Wikivoyage|France}}
* [http://www.franceguide.com/ French Government Tourist Office] 
* [http://about-france.com/ About-France.com - Tourism and general information about France],
* [https://gitedordogne.co.uk/the-local-area/ Tourist Gite information in Dordogne],
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100311081700/http://travelfrance.yolasite.com/ France Tourist Information]

{{France topics}}
{{Tourism in Europe}}

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[[Category:Tourism in Europe by country|France]]