France

Paris, a Riviera, an Alpine range and a working cruise port, under one flag.

France is the widest spread in this catalogue: the single most-visited museum in the world, a coastline that fills in July and empties in November, and ski resorts whose winter revenue dwarfs their summer. Marseille adds a large passenger port to the list. Very little of it shares a season.

141 million international tourist nights; 161 million coastal nights2024