Western Europe II. Countries include France, Monaco, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland,

Western Europe IIWestern Europe II

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


• 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


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)


• Yearly special occasions such as the Queen’s birthday, opening of the Parliament and the new terms at the Law Courts


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


• City of Oxford, with its famous Oxford colleges and their traditions


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


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

FranceFrance

• Currency : French franc and Euro

• Population : 59.2 million (2001)

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


• 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


• 83% of foreign visitors are from European countries

• 21% and 13% are from Germany and UK respectively


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


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

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