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Culture, history and the world's finest cuisine; France is the world's most popular tourist destination attracting over 75 million visitors each year.
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Enjoying an impressive 5,500km of coastline and numerous stretches of beaches, France borders onto four seafronts (the English Channel, the North Sea, The Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean). The centre of the country is a verdant green and hosts plentiful vineyards, picturesque villages, châteaux, mountains, forests and an abundance of wildlife.
With over 75 million tourists visiting France annually, the country is the world’s top tourist destination and enjoys visitors from across Europe and beyond. Famous for its delicious food and splendid range of wines, the country enjoys a stable economy and is ideal for investment.
Climate
France has a broad climate range and enjoys an average of around 1,900 hours of sunshine per year. Benefitting from hot, Mediterranean summers complemented by cool winters balanced by bright sunshine, the country enjoys a beautiful contrast of seasons.
Visitors are drawn to the country in the summer months for walking, beach-going, relaxing, eating and visiting picturesque villages whilst the winter season attracts an array of winter sports enthusiasts including downhill skiers, snowboarders, cross-country skiers and more.
Tourism
With over 75 million tourists visiting the country annually, France is the world’s most popular tourist destination. Drawn by the wealth of history and culture that the country has to offer as well as the numerous hours of sunshine and spectacular landscape, many visitors return here year upon year.
Gastronomic delights abound in France, with a superb range of food served across all regions, perfectly complemented by world renowned wines grown in picture-perfect vineyards across the country. France, particularly Paris, hosts some of the world’s largest and most well know museums including the Louvre, the most visited art museum in the world.
Location & getting there
Perfectly situated for access from tourists from across Europe and beyond, France enjoys extensive road and rail networks stretching across the country.
There are an incredible 475 airports in France, making nearly every part of the country easily accessible by air to an international clientele. The country, which borders onto four seafronts (The English Channel, Atlantic Ocean, North Sea and Mediterranean), boasts a wealth of ports enabling visitors to easily travel to the country by ferry. 7,619 miles of waterways traverse France internally including the Canal du Midi, which connects the Mediterranean sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
| About France | Climate & Tourism | Location & getting there | Food & Drink | Language & Culture | History & Economy | Property in France |
