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
A stony look: Paris observed from the top of Notre Dame with La Tour Eiffel in the distance
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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.
the eiffel tower's impact
