page_title: Tourism in France
section_title: Provence
hierarchical_section_title: Tourism in France / Tourist attractions / Provence
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Champs de lavande près de Apt
context_page_description: Tourism in France directly contributed 79.8 billion euros to gross domestic product, 30% of which comes from international visitors and 70% from domestic tourism spending. The total contribution of travel and tourism represents 9.7% of GDP and supports 2.9 million jobs in the country. Tourism contributes significantly to the balance of payments.
  France was visited by 89 million foreign tourists in 2018, making it the most popular tourist destination in the world, however considering the number of nights spent in the country, it is in sixth place, after United States, United Kingdom, China, Spain and Italy. France ranks fifth in tourist spending behind the United Kingdom, United States, China and Spain.
  France has 37 sites inscribed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List and features cities or sites of high cultural interest, beaches and seaside resorts, ski resorts, and rural regions that many enjoy for their beauty and tranquillity. Small and picturesque French villages of quality heritage are promoted through the association Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. The "Remarkable Gardens" label is a list of the over two hundred gardens classified by the French Ministry of Culture.
context_section_description: A large part of Provence, with Marseille as its leading city, was designed as the 2013 European Capital of Culture. Numerous famous natural sites can be found in the region, as the Gorges du Verdon, the Camargue, the Calanques National Park and the typical landscape of Luberon. Provence hosts dozens of renowned historical sites like the Pont du Gard, the Arles' Roman Monuments or the Palais des Papes in Avignon. Several smaller cities also attracts a lot of tourists, like Aix-en-Provence, La Ciotat or Cassis, on the Mediterranean Sea coastline.
caption: Paysage provençal
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