one of the most popular countries in Europe to visit that's what we're going to find out
in this video life sort of got back to normal in 2022 after two years of weirdness one of the
signs things are getting back to normal is tourism numbers before covid in 2019 Europe
hit a record number of tourist Rivals with 743 million in 2020 that number plummeted to 239
million in 2021 we still had the pandemic but people were getting the itch to see Big Ben
the Eiffel Tower the Rhine River and the Coliseum so they started heading back and
in 2021 Europe saw 304 million tourist arrivals the most updated numbers are from 2022 and they
had just over 600 million tourist arrivals so that's the road to recovery by the end of 2023
it is predicted that Europe will get back to its peak or surpass the record numbers
in 2019 so what are everyone's favorite countries over there each country is so
different in Europe that it is easy to see why people have favorites there are just so many
things to see Rome Venice Barcelona Berlin go into the Alps Copenhagen the Eiffel Tower
and the City of Lights there are just too many things to name today's video we're gonna look
at the most popular European countries to visit post-pandemic got it get it good let's take a look
number 10 the Netherlands overall is one of the most beautiful countries they have in Europe the
canals the Tulips windmills the Anne Frank house and cycling routes this is an excellent place to
take a bike ride especially if you have a couple extra pounds on you no Hills anywhere most the
people that come to the Netherlands are coming to see Amsterdam Amsterdam is a beautiful city
with a lot of history the architecture here really stands out I mean in most cities okay all cities
in Europe are going to have just amazing old architecture Europe's been around a very long
time and most of those beautiful buildings were put up when they actually used to build the homes
like they should with rocks and masonry not with two by fours and drywall like we do here in the
United States besides Amsterdam you have a few other cities you probably need to see if you do
visit the Netherlands the Hague where you end up if you're a war criminal yeah that's where
they have like the world court if you're a war criminal that's where you're going to jail at
or at least that's where you're hearing and you're trying is going to be and if you're
there just head on down the road and visit Rotterdam that's another beautiful city if
you do visit the Netherlands and you do end up in Amsterdam make sure you see the Anne Frank
house it's still there it's a museum in 2022 Netherlands saw 15.9 million tourist arrivals
number nine Austria Austria is famous for classical music stunning Alpine Landscapes
and of course architecture one of the best places to see great old architecture in
Europe is in Vienna and that's where most of the people that are visiting Austria end up
Austria is a landlocked country and Central Europe lying in the Eastern Alps it's a great
place to start a European tour because it's surrounded by a bunch of countries Germany
Switzerland the Czech Republic Slovenia Slovakia Italy Hungary and the very small Liechtenstein
Vienna is the most populous city in Austria and like I said this is where you're going to
find most the visitors whose El Guapo said Austria I guess he chose Austria he said I
spent a few weeks there when I was stationed in Germany with the Army it's so clean I've
heard that before about Vienna and Austria in 2022 Austria saw 26.2 million tourist arrivals
number eight Portugal it is hard to go wrong with Portugal it's a beautiful country amazing people
tons of history and it's really affordable so I totally get Portugal Portugal has two neighbors
Spain and the Atlantic Ocean its capital is Lisbon and that is where a majority of the
people go to visit one of the other popular destinations is an island off of Portugal's
Mainland called Madera Madera is beautiful it's a historic Island and they got these really cool
tobogans you go on it costs a little bit of money it's kind of expensive but you go up the top of
this hill to Monte area it's by this church and there's these guys that have these baskets with
like skis on them and they guide you down this hill at a pretty good speed it's a lot of fun on
top of that the food in Portugal is outstanding and I think it's often overlooked I mean you got
Italy right there you got France people aren't gonna really think of Portugal as a place for
great food they're wrong it's great in 2022 Portugal saw 26.8 million tourist arrivals
number seven grease Greece is known for its ancient ruins picturesque islands and
Mediterranean Cuisine honestly I've never heard anyone say that they had a horrible time in Greece
Greece is one of those places where you go and I've said it before it's a good place to up your
Instagram game I think if you actually went to Greece and you're under like 60 and you didn't
post all your pictures to Instagram I think it could be a crime in some states prior to the
pandemic Greece well actually in 2018 and 2019 Greece was number four on this list both years
when my son was stationed in Italy back in 2017 2018 something like that they had to go train
with the Greek army and they went one of these islands out here in the Mediterranean one of the
Greek Isles he said it was like no trainings like an hour of BS and then they all went and
laid on the beach tax dollar is hard at work in 2022 Greece saw 27.8 million tourist arrivals
number six Germany Germany offers a mix of History culture and must-see attractions like
the Brandenburg gate or the Rhine Valley both are amazing it's a beautiful country personally I'm
not a fan just not don't like the place I'd go to Austria long before I'd go to Germany even though
I'm a huge fan of beer speaking of beer about 6 million people attend Oktoberfest in Munich
Germany each year many of those in attendance are tourists from outside of Germany in 2022
there were about 5.7 million visitors during the two-week event the record attendance for
Oktoberfest in Munich was in 1987 when they got 7.1 million visitors even though Oktoberfest is a
big draw there is plenty to see and do in Germany don't just go to Munich go to Stuttgart go to
Berlin obviously Dresden and Hanover I've never been to Hanover I read this book sometime during
the 90s where the backdrop was in Hanover Germany during World War II ever since then I've wanted
to visit haven't had the chance for that City yet and 2022 Germany saw 28.5 million tourist rivals
number five the United Kingdom the United Kingdom's another country that is always
towards the top of this list they get visitors all year round every way possible cruise ships
are big in the United Kingdom people flying in and out of London did you know the actual name
of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it
consists of England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland which is different from the lower part
of Ireland which is known as the Republic of Ireland they have an open border and all that
and there's like not a big fence there everyone's got to jump over to get into Ireland or Northern
Ireland imagine if they did put a wall up get all worked up they're coming across the border
and drinking all of our Guinness we need a wall it's just like crossing over to another state
here in the U.S you know there's just a sign on the street that says you're now in Northern
Ireland the United Kingdom is rich in history from London's landmarks like Buckingham Palace Big Bend
The Shard Victoria Memorial the London Eye Tower of London there's a lot to see and do there you
can always head up to the Scottish Highlands in the history of Edinboro there are some really
cool cruises that go all around the British Isles that's on my bucket list that's going to be done
within the next two years the United Kingdom saw 37.5 million tourist arrivals in 2022.
number four Italy yes Italy Houma historical sites like the Coliseum the Vatican Venice
Florence that's what people go there for that and the food I love Italian food Mexican food
Italian food that's my pecking order Mexican food then Italian food then a nice American
hamburger yes my taste palette is pretty limited but I like those and a lot of people go to Italy
just to go on a food vacation believe it or not my son was just in Italy two months ago
my he went with my brother's family he had a great time they're like two weeks first
thing he said when he came back was way more drinking than I thought was going to happen
Italy's an amazing country though those little chat bubbles I've been putting up
are from a community post where I ask people if you could go and visit a European country
which one would it be the overwhelming winner and that was Italy now that has nothing to do
with this list this list is from just going by the numbers how many visitors they had but
more people in my chat thing chose Italy in 2022 Italy saw 48.5 million tourist arrivals
number three turkey now turkey's a strange one it could be a European nation and it can also be an
Asian Nation it straddles both turkey offers a blend of History diverse Landscapes and iconic
sites like the Blue Mosque in Istanbul you know how in the U.S military we put our name on our
uniform and then right next to it says you know U.S army U.S Air Force Marine Corps something
like that right or USMC for the Marines when I went to Ranger school in the Army we had a guy
we called them exchange students but he was he was from the Turkish Army he came over and he
had his name and then it said Turkey right next to it which for some reason I thought
was hysterical probably because I was totally stressed out and sleep deprived hungry wanted
to go home and was looking for something to laugh at I laughed at that nice guy he was doing really
good until he decided to eat some poison oak that got weird on my community post not many
people chose turkey so I thought that was kind of strange I've heard nothing I've never been to
Turkey I've heard nothing but good things about travel there as far as the things to see I have
heard the people can be a little rude sometimes sometimes but I mean that could be said about
any place and apparently they have a sale on hair plugs or something this guy donkey D he says he
wants to go to Turkey to get some hair plugs or a hair transplant I don't even know if that's the
same as plugs more power to you hope it works out in 2022 turkey saw 50.5 million tourist arrivals
number two Spain right next door to Portugal you got Spain Spain's pretty good-sized country
by European standards over here in the United States or in North America compared to Canada
Mexico and the United States it's kind of a small place did you know you could be standing in Spain
walk 10 feet and be in Great Britain yeah it's Gibraltar it's a British overseas territory and
Headland it's on Spain's South Coast obviously at one point it belonged to Spain or most of
its history then the British got a hold of it and turned it into a big artillery position
back in World War II they evacuated all the civilians and put giant cannons that could
fire out into the Mediterranean but Spain is known for its vibrant culture historic cities
beaches and famous festivals like la tamanita which I hope I pronounced that properly that's
a Tomato Festival where they throw tomatoes everywhere and of course the Running of the
Bulls Spain is beautiful you got Madrid you got Barcelona Seville there's another town
on here that I've only seen pictures of and I really want to visit someday it's called Leon
which is in Northwest uh Spain beautiful city the thing you want to do in Spain I mean there's a lot
of things to do obviously like I said running the Bulls things of that nature but you just want to
see the cities the cities are beautiful here the architecture is amazing it's really hard to find
ugly beaches here in 2022 Spain saw 71.7 million tourist arrivals all right before we get to number
one don't forget we have another Channel called on this day there's a link for that down below
and in case you don't know all the money we make on that channel is donated back to teachers and
school districts and things like that there's a thing called donors choose and we always pick a
classroom or something to donate the money to every month all right on to number one
and number one France imagine that France honestly I doubt France is a surprise to anyone I mean
Paris the City of Lights it's an amazing City keep hearing is a little bit dirty but then in
reality every major city is as we all know France is known for its iconic landmarks like the Eiffel
Tower the Louvre and the Leaning Tower of Pisa then of course you have the beautiful countryside
regions and wine country and all that stuff and stop typing I know the Leaning Tower pisas in
Italy come on who was leaving the comment tell me I'm an idiot speaking of the Leaning Tower if
you ever want to read some interesting stuff on what they've had to do to keep that thing going
and kind of standing I would say upright but it's really not interesting interesting history
that building but back to France if you visit France there's a bunch of things you gotta do
Disneyland Paris isn't one of them I heard that one's not that great I've heard nothing
but complaints about it if you've had a better experience in Disneyland Paris let me know if
you do go to France one thing I would suggest you trying to get out to sea is not Michelle
which is this old Abby it's perched on a 92 meter rock face that has some very interesting history
that dates all the way back to the Middle Ages this was a destination for pilgrims and artists
all the way back from whenever and today it sees between two and three million visitors
every year if you ever take a cruise that tells you Paris is included in this Cruise keep in mind
it's like a three-hour bus ride one thing I'd really like to do when visiting France is go
on that Band of Brothers tour that movie that's the true story about the guys in World War II
they have a tour that goes to all the locations totally want to do that in 2022 France had 90
million tourist arrivals this is interesting almost half of that 44 million went to Paris
all right that's today's video hope you guys enjoyed it hope you got some
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