France Tourist Attractions

The tourist attraction places in France are myriad offering its visitors a long list of options, ranging from the bewildering mountains, attractive beeches, amazing historical architectures as well as stunning specimens of current technological excellence. The country is dotted with tourist spots, the attractions in France with every region having something particular for the entertainment of the visitors.

Attractions of France include the mountainous territory in France, the Rhone Alps, are famous for its impressive natural beauty and offer a lot of accommodation to the tourists. The Alps is the hypothetical place for skiing in winter and trekking, river drafting, hiking and other adventurous sports in winter. France enjoys a long beach line and the French beaches are among the finest in the world. French beaches are known for their openness in swimming attire, another reason of making them famous tourist attractions in France.

France Attractions are its rich cultural past and historical. The country remains exceptional as the home to magnificent architectural structures; cathedrals, palaces, and abbeys reproduce its magnificent past. France is the site of world well-known museums, theaters, opera houses, and universities. France Restaurants are offering the delicious French cuisine. Topping the list of tourist attractions in France are the Palace of Versailles, Le Mont-Saint-Michel, Louvre Museum in Paris and Fontainebleau Castle. The underground railway is another evidence of the contemporary engineering excellence of the French people. France has plenty in store for entertainment for the children. Asterix theme park, Euro Disneyland and Miniature France are theme parks especially built for the enjoyment of the kids. Champagne region in France is popular for its sparkling wines.

The tourist attraction places of Paris, France alone are numerous. The city of factual edifices, Paris is the home of many world popular abbeys, cathedrals, universities, museums and monuments. The Eiffel tower, Louvre Museum, Notre dam De Paris, Arc de Triomphe reflect the city's outstanding past. A remarkable seat of culture Paris houses many opera houses, restaurants and theaters. One can get a taste of popular French cuisine, famous world over, in the Parisian bistros.

The cities in France worth visiting are Lille, Cannes, Marseilles, Nice, and Lyon. The cities have shopping centers, hotels, restaurants, pubs, night clubs and other sources of enjoyment for the tourists.

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Machu Picchu, Peru.

Hiram Bingham, a Yale archaeologist who rediscovered The ruins of Machu Picchu,  in 1911 are one of the most fascinating and problematic historic sites in the world. Where the Inca people exactly used the Andean mountain top (9060 feet high), erecting several hundreds of stone structures from the early 1400's, myths and legends symbolizing that Machu Picchu (meaning 'Old Peak' in the Quechua language) was revered as a sacred place from a far previous time. Whatever its origins, the Inca turned the site into a small (5 square miles) but outstanding city. Invisible from below and completely self contained, surrounded by agricultural terraces sufficient to feed the populace, and watered by natural springs, Machu Picchu seems to have been used by the Inca as a secret conventional city. Two thousand feet above the rumbling Urubamba river, the cloud shrouded ruins have palaces, temples, storage rooms and some 150 houses, all in a great state of conservation. These architectures, carved from the gray granite of the mountain top are wonders of both architectural and artistic genius.
                     
                    Today, there's Up to 2,000 people visit the Machu Picchu citadel every day, More than 300,000 people a year make the trek to Machu Picchu to marvel at the 500 years old architectures built from blocks of granite chiseled from the mountainside.visitor numbers growing at 6 percent a year.

                  They come by train,helicopter,and foot. They meditate, snap photos, and lounge in the sun. They come for a variety of reasons to fulfill a romantic dream."It exactly has appeal to everyone, if they are interested in the history, or just the stupendous beauty, or the magic," said Carolyn Bointon, who earlier handled the Cusco clubhouse of the South American Explorers club and is now based in Quito, Ecuador.

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The India gate

The National monument of India is The India Gate which is located in the heart of New Delhi, Sir Edwin Lutyens was who designed India Gate that originally recognized as All India War Memorial, it is a outstanding landmark in Delhi and perpetuates the 90,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who lost their lives in war for the British Indian Empire, or more correctly the Third Anglo-Afghan War and the British Raj in World War I. The India gate is composed of red sand stone and granite.

The India Gate is 42 mts tall situated as many important roads spread out through it. Due to terrorist threats Traffic passing around India Gate used to be continuous until the roads were closed to the public.The lawns around Rajpath congregated with people during the evening, when the India Gate is lit up. When Ice cream and street food vendors come out during this time and it becomes a popular picnic venue for families.

The Amar Jawan Jyoti (The immortal soldier) Burning in a grave under the arch of India Gate since 1971 is that marks the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The grave itself is a black marble cenotaph with a rifle placed on its barrel, crested by a soldier's helmet. Each face of the cenotaph has engrossed in gold the words "Amar Jawan".This cenotaph is located on an edifice which has its four torches on four corners that are constantly kept alive. It was disclosed in 1971. After the Indo-Pak war in 1971, the then Prime Minister of india Mrs. Indira Gandhi paid allegiance on behalf of the whole nation on the eve of 23rd republic day (26th january 1972).

Standing right behind the gate there is an empty canopy made of sandstone, which is also designed by Lutyens only, which inspired by a 18th century Mahabalipuram pavilion, that had the statue of King George V until Independence of India in 1947, that now stands in the Coronation Park, Delhi. 

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Time square, New York.

the Times Square is a main intersection in New York City which was named after the Times Building (now One Times Square), where The New York Times was earlier headquartered. Nicknamed "The Crossroads of the World," Times Square is placed at Broadway and Seventh Avenue. Like city squares in many other main cities around the world, Times Square has become an outstanding landmark and a symbol of New York City.                              Tourists and locals alike are attracted to the responsive energy and exciting atmosph ere in Times Square. The bright lights and animated advertisements radiating across buildings throughout Times Square NYC are not only a brilliant sight to behold, they are required of business owners in the area per zoning commands.

         Times Square is a hub of entertainment and home to popular Broadway theaters featuring some of the most famous productions in history like Jersey Boys and Wicked. There are also many cheap hotels and upscale hotels in Times Square, as well as various  music venues, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and quality shops catering mainly to tourists. besides so much to see and do in the neighborhood.

        Every year 44 million tourists visit New York. 80% of the them heads for Broadway (including the considerable theater crowds) and ends up gawking at the world's most garish neon crossroads.

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Dubai Attractions

According to a recent research by MasterCard, Dubai is one of the top ten tourist spots in the world with over 8 million tourists expected to visit the emirate in 2011, which is 17.5% growth over 2010. So what are the things that are attracting to tourists more and more tourists to Dubai every year. Dubai today houses the world's tallest skycraperBurj Khalifa, world's largest shopping mall is The Dubai Mall, world's most luxurious and only 7 star hotel is Burj Al Arab in Dubai, world's largest man made islands is the Palm Islands, and the world's biggest amusement park Dubailand (under construction).this all place are very attractive . You will excited to know that it is possible to enjoy skiing, tobogganing and snowboarding in Dubai which has hot arid climate. the indoor ski resort, provides world-class skiing facilities. The list of Dubai tourist spots doesn't end here. the Shopping in Dubai is a major attractions for tourists looking for great discounts on gold and diamond jewelry, perfumes and branded electronics . The annual Dubai Shopping Festival held every year in January to February and Dubai Summer excitements (Jun to Aug) are other major tourist attractions in Dubai attracting millions of visitors from all over the world. 
                                               Burj  Khalifa: 

Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world.it's really a perfection of modern engineering, The tower measures over 2716.5 ft(828 meters). mosphere situated on the 122nd floor at 1350 ft (442 meters) up in the sky. What's more, you can enjoy astonishing views of Dubai from the Burj Khalifa Observation Deck on Level 124 just for AED 100 (approx. $27). definitely, Burj Khalifa has originated as the most popular tourist attraction in Dubai.

Burj Al Arab:

the Burj Al Arab is measured as the most luxurious hotel in the world. Also regarded as the onlyseven(7) star hotel in the world, this all suite luxury hotel promises a lifetime experience for guests with its incomparable personalized services and facilities. The Burj Al Arab has originated as the iconic symbol of Dubai and a must watching tourist attraction in Dubai. You can enjoy this extraordinary luxury starting at AED 4118 (approx. $1121) per night. For those who can't afford to stay in Burj Al Arab, the best options to enjoy it to go for a breakfast (AED 250) at Sahn Eddar Restaurant located at first floor or enjoy an afternoon tea AED 425 or $115at Skyview Bar situated on the 27th floor of the hotel.

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