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Western Europe IIWestern Europe II
• Countries include France, Monaco, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland,
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Capital : London
Size : 94,092 square miles
Language : English
Tourist Season : April to October
Peak Tourist Season : July and August
Currency : British pound
Population : 60 million (2001)
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
• UK is separated from the European Continent by the English Channel, Strait of Dover and the North Sea
• 22 miles from France
• Mostly rugged hills and low mountains
• Cool winters and mild summers
Tourism characteristicsTourism characteristics
• Consists of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Isles, and the Isle of Man.
• Great Britain consists of England, Scotland, and Wales
Tourism characteristicsTourism characteristics
• England is the most populous and largest area of the three political units in Great Britain
• High propensity for holidays and travel
• Growth of package tours
• Mass market and low-priced packaging
Tourism characteristicsTourism characteristics
International tourism comes from the
following countries :-
• US, Europe, France and Germany
Tourist Destinations and Tourist Destinations and AttractionsAttractions
1) London and Surroundings Region
• One of the world’s greatest cities• Under the Romans that London became
an important city• Attractions include daily changing of the
guards (footguards at Buckingham Palace; horseguards at St James’s Place)
Tourist Destinations and Tourist Destinations and AttractionsAttractions
• Yearly special occasions such as the Queen’s birthday, opening of the Parliament and the new terms at the Law Courts
Tourist Destinations and Tourist Destinations and AttractionsAttractions
2) Shakespeare country and the Cotswolds
• Most interesting and scenic regions of small towns in all of England is Shakespeare’s birthplace
• Cotswolds, limestone-and-thatched-roof cottages provide a picturesque setting
Tourist Destinations and Tourist Destinations and AttractionsAttractions
• City of Oxford, with its famous Oxford colleges and their traditions
Tourist Destinations and Tourist Destinations and AttractionsAttractions
3) Wales
• Rugged, scenic landscapes of mountains and coastal areas
• Region of castles, coastlines and wild landscapes
• Impressive Llandaff Cathedral, historical village, mining village illustrating the history of the mining industry of Wales
Tourist Destinations and Tourist Destinations and AttractionsAttractions
4) Scotland
• Glasgow, second largest city
• One of the finest art cities in Europe
• Attractions include Edinburgh Castle, National Gallery of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery, Golf courses and medieval university town of St. Andrews
FranceFrance
Capital : Paris
Government : Republic, with the President
and Prime Minister sharing power
Language : French
Tourist Season : Year-round on the Riviera,
April to Oct in most of the country
Peak Tourist Season : July and August
Tourism CharacteristicsTourism Characteristics
• Long history of tourism• Well established of being the playground
of Europe• Received more tourists than any European
country numbering to 75 million• Location, centrality, importance and size of
Paris with transportation systems, large land area, variety of landscapes, multitude of attractions
Tourism CharacteristicsTourism Characteristics
• Vitality and variety of Paris
• Highest mountain in Europe, Mont Blanc
• World-renowned coastal resorts centered on Nice and Cannes
• Theme Park e.g. Disneyland Paris
Tourism CharacteristicsTourism Characteristics
• 83% of foreign visitors are from European countries
• 21% and 13% are from Germany and UK respectively
Tourist Destinations and Tourist Destinations and AttractionsAttractions
Attractions include some of the followings :-
1) Normandy (D-day landing of the Allied
Forces in WWII)
2) Paris and its surroundings (Eiffel Tower), Arc de Triomphe built by Napoleon at one end of the elegant and beautiful shopping street
Tourist Destinations and Tourist Destinations and AttractionsAttractions
3) Corsica an Mediterranean island with its rocky coastline is the birthplace of Napoleon, 100 miles south of the French Riviera
4) French Alps and Massif Central (Past Winter Olympics, many ski resorts in the surrounding mountains)
MonacoMonaco
• Second smallest independent state in the world, after Vatican City
• Located on the Mediterranean Coast some eleven miles from Nice, France
• 3 sections – Monaco – Ville, the old city; La Condamine, the section along the port and Monte Carlo, the new city, the principal residential and resort area