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Top places to visit in France

In addition to the 'most famous places in France' it is interesting to see which places in are top by number of visitors - the most visited places in France. Perhaps surprisingly the two lists are not the same, although certain key Paris landmarks appear on both lists. Theme Parks play a much larger role in the list of 'top places in France' when judged by visitor numbers.

The top places to see when judged by numbers of visitors are:

- Disneyland Paris - theme park

- Museum of the Louvre, Paris

- The Eiffel Tower, Paris

- Georges Pompidou Centre, Paris

- Chateau de Versailles

- Cité des Sciences de la Villette, Paris - a new and very impressive park / museum / exhibition centre in the north of Paris

- Orsay Museum, Paris - the ultimate museum of modern art

- Parc Asterix - theme park near Paris

- Futuroscope - theme park near Poitiers

- Lille zoo

- Arc de Triomphe, Paris

- Le Puy de Fou - theme park, Vendée, best known for the impressive battle and historic re-enactments held each day

- Museum of the army - military museum, Les Invalides, Paris

- Abbey at Mont-Saint-Michel