It’s a place well known to tourists and Parisians alike. An iconic and often overcrowded district, which promises a postcard Paris, just like Amélie Poulain’s Paris Amélie Poulain’s Paris. You’ll recognize it: Montmartre. However, according to a study that highlights travelers’ opinions on Tripadvisor, the most disappointing tourist spot in Paris is indeed… Montmartre. So, in your opinion: is the Butte“overpriced”?
This tourist spot would be the most disappointing in Paris
Does Paris continue to inspire travellers? If the licked Paris of the Emily in Paris series is anything to go by, tourists can quickly get a watered-down view of the City of Light. However, there are “real places” in Paris that we’d also like to show our lovely Emily. Of course, the French capital is brimming with tourist attractions and emblematic monuments such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum. In addition to its culture, Paris also shines worldwide thanks to its French gastronomy. Every year, travelers from all over the world flock to Paris’ finest restaurants and can’t get enough of its cutting-edge pastries. And yet, according to travelers’ comments, Paris meets only half of visitors’ expectations. At 20 of its most popular tourist attractions.
In the case of Paris, many travelers found Montmartre less attractive than they had hoped. Examples of random travel reviews? a “tourist factory”, a “Montmartre that has lost its charm”, “Made in China souvenir stores” and “exorbitant prices”. In other comments, visitors point to the massive number of street vendors, who try to steal from tourists. Not without regret, they speak of a certain feeling of insecurity felt at nightfall in this flagship district of the capital.
The study in question:
But how does one arrive at such a conclusion? For this, the Kingscasinobus has analyzed the most disappointing tourist spots in selected countries around the world. Thanks to the average ratings given on Tripadvisor, the analysts got the answer to their question. To obtain this result, tens of thousands of reviews of the world’s 85 most popular cities were analyzed. In addition, the 20 best-rated monuments were taken into consideration.
Who else in the ranking?
According to this ranking, the most overvalued cities are Bangkok, Antalya and Singapore. Paris, the French capital, ranks 9th among the world’s most disappointing countries according to tourists. According to the survey, 13.8% of tourists were disappointed with one of the capital’s most popular tourist attractions: Montmartre!
The ranking of the most disappointing cities by destination and their most disappointing tourist spot :
- Bangkok (Khaosan Road) – Disappointment index : 16,6%
- Antalya (Water Planet Aqua Park) – Disappointment index : 16,5%
- Singapore (Orchard Road) – Disappointment index : 15,8 %
- Munich (Deutsches Museum) – Disappointment index : 15,7 %
- Rimini (Fiabilandia amusement park) – Disappointment index : 14,2%
- Miami (Calle Ocho at Little Havana) – Disappointment index : 13,9%
- Bombay (Juhu Beach) – Disappointment index : 13,9%
- London (London Eye) – Index of disappointment : 13,8%
- Paris (Montmartre) – Disappointment index : 13,8%
- Tokyo (Hachiko at Shibuya crossing) – Disappointment index : 13,6%
If the full study can be found here we invite you to form your own opinion. We, at Paris Secret, continue to be charmed by the Butte, and invite you to discover the most beautiful places in Montmartre listed in our ranking. And for you : Has Montmartre lost its lustre?