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The world's most overhyped tourist attractions — readers' vote 2023
21.07.2023 - 07:28 / roughguides.com / Marie Antoinette
When it comes to visiting the world's most famous sites, any seasoned traveller will tell you that hype sometimes has a habit of hiding reality. Our recent survey saw hundreds of Rough Guides' readers spill the beans on the world’s most overrated tourist attractions. Hot on the contentious heels of revealing the world's friendliest and unfriendliest cities (as voted by you), your frank responses might just spark debate.
Perhaps influenced by your assessment of Paris as the unfriendliest city in the world, the City of Light takes three spots in the world's ten most overrated tourist attractions.
First up, the Louvre. Voted the tenth most overrated tourist attraction in the world, you deemed this bastion of art to be less than a masterpiece.
“Confusing to navigate and overcrowded”, one of you lamented, with another remarking that “the queues are big” and it’s “too overwhelming”.
While it’s true to say that art aficionados won’t want to miss visiting the Louvre, no matter how busy it is, other travellers might prefer to explore alternative things to do in Paris.
The Louvre in Paris left many of you cold © Shutterstock
As the ninth most overrated tourist attraction in the world, theGrand Canyon also failed to live up to your expectations.
While some of you acknowledged its wonder, there were caveats: «it is spectacular, but such a looooooong drive to get there». «Once you’ve seen it, it’s done, no matter how spectacular on first sight”.
Disappointment was a major theme in general — “It just didn’t excite me. It was huge, but didn’t ignite my soul”. “It was just dull! “. That and the fact that “the facilities were poor and run down”.
Grand Canyon Skywalk © nootprapa/Shutterstock
Famed for its gardens, Hall of Mirrors and decadent royal apartments, many of you felt deflated by the Château de Versailles. You can read more about it in our guide to places aroud Paris.
Chosen as the eighth most overrated tourist attraction in the world, you weren’t happy to find the site “so hot and crowded”. As for the famous gardens: “I expected flowers, but it was just shrubs”.
That said, if you’re into history and horticulture we still recommend visiting Versailles — it exudes the kind of charm that earned Paris a place in our run-down of the most romantic places in the world.
To make the experience more rewarding, go early and spend the morning exploring the gardens en route to Marie Antoinette’s estate.
Then work your way backwards, leaving the palace and the Hall of Mirrors until as late as possible. That way, you’ll avoid the worst of the congestion caused by bus-trippers.
Versailles Palace in Ile de France © Shutterstock
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