Planning a trip to Europe soon? With so many incredible sights across the continent, it can be challenging to determine which attractions deserve your time. But deciding on which attractions to include in your itinerary just got easier.
New research by Accor has highlighted the crème de la crème of European destinations, based on a unique ‘Worth the wait’ score. This has been calculated by looking at the balance between an attraction’s busyness and visitor enjoyment levels at each attraction. Drawing a comparison between the crowd data (busyness) and experience data (enjoyment) reveals the “worth the wait” score.
Top 10 attractions that are worth the wait
|
Rank |
Venue |
Country |
Experience rating |
Max Crowd |
Avg. Weekday crowds |
Avg. Weekend crowds |
Avg. Crowd size |
Crowd rating |
Worth the wait score |
|
1 |
Puy du Fou |
France |
72.68 |
2,152 |
1,047 |
419 |
1,206 |
67.67 |
98.77 |
|
2 |
Musée d’Orsay |
France |
75.11 |
2,496 |
869 |
745 |
1,370 |
70.20 |
98.66 |
|
3 |
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias |
Spain |
71.22 |
2,113 |
879 |
521 |
1,171 |
67.12 |
97.65 |
|
4 |
Astérix Park |
France |
67.98 |
1,965 |
856 |
496 |
1,106 |
66.12 |
94.91 |
|
5 |
Southbank Centre |
UK |
68.72 |
2,425 |
918 |
562 |
1,302 |
69.14 |
92.10 |
|
6 |
The Centre Pompidou |
France |
71.43 |
2,726 |
1,106 |
687 |
1,506 |
72.30 |
91.55 |
|
7 |
Natural History Museum |
UK |
76.92 |
3,630 |
1,212 |
982 |
1,941 |
79.01 |
90.06 |
|
8 |
La Sagrada Familia |
Spain |
72.52 |
2,820 |
1,240 |
1,120 |
1,727 |
75.70 |
88.72 |
|
9 |
The British Museum |
UK |
70.38 |
3,091 |
950 |
912 |
1,651 |
74.53 |
87.53 |
|
10 |
East Side Gallery |
Germany |
57.57 |
1,849 |
941 |
683 |
1,158 |
66.92 |
81.15 |
*Crowd sizes are estimated averages during peak season.
Puy du Fou ranked the attraction most worth the wait
Topping the list is France’s magnificent Puy Du Fou, a historical theme park that sees 2.3 million visitors each year. With immersive shows and curated gardens, the park scores an experience rating of 72.68. Coupled with a crowd rating of 67.67 and an average crowd size of 1,206 across its 500-acres, this spacious historical amusement park takes the top spot.
Following closely in second is the iconic Musée d’Orsay in Paris. Famed for its impressionist paintings and housing the likes of Monet and Van Gogh, it’s no wonder the museum scored 98.66 for its “worth the wait” score. Valencia’s architectural marvel, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias ranked third. Encompassing museums, theatres, and an opera house, it has something for everyone – reflected in its 97.65 “worth the wait” score.
In fourth is the family fun comic themed Astérix Park in France scoring 94.91. Rounding up the top five is London’s cultural epicenter, the Southbank Centre, achieving a 92.10.
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