Points of interest in France Thu, 27 Jul 12:45 PM GMT+8 Reactions Sign in to like Reblog on Tumblr Share Tweet Email With 83 million international travelers each year, it is one of the most visited country in the world.

France crowned most popular country in the world with record-breaking number of tourists (and UK lags in eighth place, beaten by Spain, Italy and even Germany) France the most visited country in the world with 84.7m tourists in 2013 The UK attracted a record 32.8m visitors last year spending £21 billion French, German and American tourists account for one third of UK visitors By Connie Allfrey PUBLISHED: 10:09 BST, 13 August 2014 | UPDATED: 11:48 BST, 14 August 2014 e-mail 133 View comments France has been named the most visited country in the world, welcoming a record-breaking 84.7 million tourists last year. The European hotspot was streets ahead of the second most visited country in the world - the US - beating it by almost 15million visitors. While France, the US and Spain made the top three list of the most visited countries, the UK took eighth place, welcoming 31.2million visitors in 2013, a new record. Scroll down for video Eh Voila! La Tour Eiffel: France welcomed 84.7 million tourists across its borders in 2013 +4 Eh Voila! La Tour Eiffel: France welcomed 84.7 million tourists across its borders in 2013 A stony look: Paris observed from the top of Notre Dame with La Tour Eiffel in the distance +4 A stony look: Paris observed from the top of Notre Dame with La Tour Eiffel in the distance Eurostar encouraging Brits to experience France's quirky side Loaded: 0%Progress: 0%0:00 Previous Play Skip Mute Current Time 0:00 / Duration Time 1:00 Fullscreen Need Text THE 10 MOST VISITED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD France - 84.7million US - 69.8million Spain - 60.7million China - 55.7million Italy - 47.7million Turkey - 37.8million Germany - 31.5million UK - 31.2million Russia - 28.4million Thailand - 26.5million But the UK is still losing out to European rivals, with Germany and Italy joining France and Spain ahead of Britain in the top 10 most visited countries in the world. Some of the surprising entries into the top 10 incllude Turkey, which took sixth place, with 37.8million visitors and Russia, which made it into ninth place with 28.4million tourists. Thailand rounded off the top 10 most visited countries in 2013. The latest statistics come after a study was published by France's government competitiveness agency, confirming how many visitors the country received in 2013. The statistics were referred to the World Tourism Organisation to be compared with statistics from each country. A record 32.8 million overseas visitors came to the UK, with French, German and American tourists accounting for one in three tourists. The USA, France and Germany were also the biggest spenders in the UK, with their markets attributing to one quarter of the visitor spend pot - 'do visit again'. The French surpassed their 2012 figure of 83 million foreign visitors and easily outstripped The United States with 69.8 million and Spain with 60.7 million foreign visitors. The record 32.8 million overseas visitors who came to the UK in 2013 spent a record £21 billion. The UK attracted 34.8m tourists in 2013, a record-breaking number, but not enough to beat European rivals +4 The UK attracted 34.8m tourists in 2013, a record-breaking number, but not enough to beat European rivals London calling: The capital accounts for 54 per cent of all UK inbound tourism +4 London calling: The capital accounts for 54 per cent of all UK inbound tourism In 2012 the UK ranked eighth in the UNWTO international tourist arrivals league behind France, USA, China, Spain, Italy, Turkey and Germany. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next 'I could feel something great was going to happen':... Don't look down! Daredevil divers plunge from 72ft-high... SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share London accounts for 54 per cent of all inbound visitor spend, the rest of England 34 per cent, Scotland 8 per cent and Wales 2 per cent. The UK may not be such a tourist honey pot as France, but we are only a small isle and quite content to keep calm and carry on unobserved. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2722863/France-crowned-popular-country-world-record-breaking-number-tourists-UK-lags-eighth-place-beaten-Spain-Italy-Germany.html#ixzz4oDzHgWHT Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook