Top French tourist destination after Paris: 11 million visitors per year
The US is the 4th international market with nearly 400,000 visitors.

Top 5 sites visited by Americans:

• Nice
• Cannes
• Monaco
• Antibes Juan-les-Pins
• St Paul-de-Vence

Top French international airport after Paris
The Nice Côte d'Azur Airport offers flights to more than 100 destinations, direct to 33 countries.

The Côte d’Azur and nature
75 miles of coastline, including 25 miles of beaches.
Delightful weather (+300 sunny days a year) with an exceptional climate in winter.

A superb hotel capacity
646 hotels (46% are 4-star & 5-star rated) with accommodation capacity of 59,000 beds.

One of the top cruise and yacht destinations
2012: 1 million cruise passengers
36 marinas and 18,300 quayside berths

Top gambling destination in France with seventeen casinos

Nineteen golf facilities and nineteen golf courses of which ten are "18-hole"

The Côte d’Azur: an outdoors paradise
One national park: the Parc National du Mercantour
Thirteen county parks
370 miles of hiking trails
Fifteen ski resorts with 435 miles of runs

Over 130 museums and monuments open to the general public

100 parks and gardens open to the public

Gourmet hotspot
The Côte d’Azur’s sun-toasted turf yields delicious local cuisine and features 5,233 restaurants, 36 of which are Michelin-starred

Well-being destination
Three thalassotherapy centers (sea water treatment) and 20 hotels with spas

Festivals and events galore
The area boasts over 6,000 events a year, ranging from: traditional celebrations in winter and Christmas markets in December; glamorous jet-set events in spring; music festivals in summer; and sea regattas and shows in autumn.

More than 100,000 Facebook fans on Facebook Côte d’Azur Tourism [2] (dated December 2013).