The most visited attraction in the most visited country in the world was not the Louvre, and not even the Eiffel Tower. The European press presented a count of the most visited monuments in France – and the numbers showed something amazing: among the monuments of Paris, the Notre Dame Cathedral or Notre Dame de Paris (which recently burned down) took the first place – it is visited by 12 million people annually. coming to Paris.
Paris Disneyland also “suddenly” appeared in the top three of the rating, and the Louvre took only third place, although it still turned out to be the world’s most visited museum – 10 million people a year. And the Eiffel Tower was generally “pushed” to the fifth place.
The top 5 attractions were as follows:
- Notre Dame Cathedral – 12 million people
- Disneyland and Sacre-Coeur Cathedral – 11 million people
- Louvre – 10 million people
- Palace of Versailles – 8.1 million people
- Eiffel Tower – 6.2 million people