1. France
More than 86 million people visited France in 2017, making it the most
visited country in all of Europe.
Top attractions include the Eifel Tower,
Palace of Versailles, Castle of Chambord,
Notre-Dame Cathedral, and many beaches, castles, cathedrals,
coastal villages, medieval villages mountains resorts, museums, palaces,
and the famous wine regions of France.
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2. Spain
More than 81 million people visited Spain in 2017,
making it the second most visited country in Europe.
Popular destinations and attractions include
more than 40 UNESCO world heritage sites,
Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea beaches,
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3. Italy
More than 58 million people visited Italy in 2017,
making it the third most visited country in Europe.
Popular attractions include the Colosseum ,
the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Vatican Museums,
and many castles, palaces, cathedrals, vineyards,
Most visited cities include Rome, Venice, Milan, and Naples.
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Italy Visitor Resources
4. United Kingdom
More than 37.7 million people visited the United Kingdom in 2017,
making it the fourth most visited country in Europe.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Northern Ireland
includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Popular and most visited attractions include
Stonehenge, the Roman Baths and Georgian City of Bath,
Canterbury Cathedral, the Cotswolds, Warwick Castle and
Stirling Castle and many more historic
castles, churches palaces.
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5. Turkey
More than 37.6 million people visited Turkey in 2017,
making it the fifth most visited country in Europe
(although Turkey is in both Asia and Europe).
Most popular attractions include the City of Istanbul,
the ancient city of Ephesus, the Cappadocia rock valleys,
travertine terraces of Pamukkale, and
the ruins of the former Armenian capital ofAni.
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6. Germany
More than 37.5 million people visited Germany in 2017,
making it the sixth most visited country in Europe.
One of the strongest economies in the world has a
very strong tourism industry as well. A good
share of the German budget comes from tourism.
Visitors hardly travel across Europe without
stopping in Germany. In 2017, 37.5 million
visitors entered the country.
It shares borders with Denmark to the north,
Poland and the Czech Republic to the east,
Austria and Switzerland to the south, France
to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium
and the Netherlands to the west. Travelers
to any of these countries can easily
access Germany by train or plane.
Germany has a lot to offer to curious travelers.
The Cologne Cathedral, Reichstag building,
Neuschwanstein Castle, Heidelberg Castle, Aachen
Cathedral, Leipzig Zoological Garden are
some of the buildings that attract most visitors.
If you travel to Germany at the right time,
you may experience events as the Oktoberfest,
the Cologne Carnival, the Berlinale film festival,
or the Unity Day.
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7. Austria
More than 29 million people visited Austria in 2017,
making it the seventh most visited country in Europe.
Almost 30 million travelers visited Austria in 2017.
Whether you are passionate about art or nature,
Austria can offer you both.
With its stunning castles most of which were created
during the Habsburg reign, the Baroque castles and gardens,
ruins and monuments dating back to the since the
Middle Ages, a few days or even weeks will not be
enough to sneak a peak of the famous Austrian buildings.
The Austrian Alps are well-known as winter sports
attraction. Innsbruck is a must-visit for all those
passionate for skiing, or who want to get away from
the busy city life.
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Austria Visitor Resources
8. Greece
More than 27 million people visited Greece in 2017,
making it the eighth most visited country in Europe.
The cradle of western civilization, the
Hellenic Republic of Greece hosts millions of
visitors every year. It has been a tourism
attraction since antiquity. 27.2 million people
visited the country in 2017, after 24.8 million
visitors in the previous year.
Among the most famous spots for visitors are
the Acropolis, the monasteries of Meteora, the
mystical Delphi ruins, Temple of Hephaestus and
many more. The capital of Athens, Thessaloniki, Corfu,
Santorini and Crete are among the most visited cities
and islands. There are more than 200 Greek
islands that you can visit, each more beautiful than the other.
Food in Greece is a unique experience itself.
It is a mixture of the traditional Greek food
influenced by the Turkish and Italian cuisine.
Greeks are especially known for their seafood and cheese.
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Greece Visitor Resources
9. Russia
More than 24 million people visited Russia in 2017,
making it the ninth most visited country in Europe.
The biggest country in the world is the ninth
most visited in the European continent. 24.4
million travelers visited Russian in 2017,
but the number of visitors is thought to be way
higher in 2018 after the FIFA World Championship
which took place in Moscow.
There is a lot to explore and see in Russia.
The Saint Basil’s Cathedral looks as it has gotten
straight out of a fairytale. The Hermitage Museum
and Kremlin also look fairytalish. Buildings from
the Imperial Russia as the Bolshoi Theatre, the
Kazan Cathedral and the Singer House are stunning as well.
There are a lot of natural wonders, as Lake Baikal,
Kizhi Island, Valley of Geysers, or Mount Elbrus.
Russian ski resorts are in particular famous among Europeans.
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Russia Visitor Resources
10. Portugal
More than 21 million people visited Portugal in 2017,
making it the tenth most visited country in Europe.
21.2 million people visited Portugal in 2017,
mostly interested in seeing the capital Lisbona,
the city of Porto, Odemira, Faro and the city of Sintra.
There is a lot to do in Portugal, from visiting
old castles and palaces, to surfing at the sea.
The old village of Sortelha, the Pena Palace,
Castle of the Moors, and the historic fishing
town of Cascais and the waterfalls of the
Azores are among the things you must see
if you are traveling to Portugal.
Portugal has a coastline of 1,794 km, and
shares land border only with Spain. It
has stunning beaches, crowded ones and
others hidden. It is also known for
giving to the world famous football players,
who won the UEFA European Championship in 2016.
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