![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/travel-experts-reveal-european-hotspots-with-worst-attractionswhat-to-avoid/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-tourists-many-british-city-838910940.jpg&description=BEST TO SWERVE Published : 21:38, 23 Aug 2023 Updated : 21:38, 23 Aug 2023 TRAVEL experts have given urgent holiday warnings on which European hotspots with the worst attractions tourists should avoid. Some of the continent 's most popular destinations have been included on a new hitlist of where to swerve. 5 Tourists travelling in Europe this summer have been told which places to avoid Credit: Alamy 5 Visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris has left many holiday-makers feeling ripped off Credit: AFP Travellers have been feeling cheated at such sites as the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame Cathedral in French capital Paris , a study shows. The new so-called "European Scam Index" has been drawn up by travel insurance experts at Quotezone.co.uk who also issued handy advice on how to dodge being scammed. Ruses people have fallen for include buying fake tickets in surrounding streets or being given half-hearted city tours. Others have told of ordering premium trips to the top of major landmarks only to be let down when getting nowhere near. The new data is based on analysis of online reviews filled out by disgruntled holiday-makers this summer. The Eiffel Tower, one of the most iconic symbols of 2024 OIympics host city Paris, had 537 scam mentions in traveller reviews - putting it top of the new list. Visitors complained nearby street tours were a rip-off - while also telling of pickpockets crowding around the base of the landmark. Con artists were also reported to be a problem around the Brandenburg Gate in Germany 's capital Berlin , with 56 complaints. France dominated the index, with the country's five top tourist attractions attracting 748 reviews talking about feeling cheated. That was more than eight times more than next-worst Spain on 91, while Britain came in sixth with 37 complaints. Italy was third with 72, followed by Turkey 's 67 and Greece 's 64. Croatia and Poland were each mentioned 26 times, while ninth place went to Portugal on 17 and 10th Austria with just 13 m){kind=link}
TRAVEL experts have given urgent holiday warnings on which European hotspots with the worst attractions tourists should avoid.
Some of the continent’s most popular destinations have been included on a new hitlist of where to swerve.
Travellers have been feeling cheated at such sites as the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame Cathedral in French capital Paris, a study shows.
The new so-called “European Scam Index” has been drawn up by travel insurance experts at Quotezone.co.uk who also issued handy advice on how to dodge being scammed.
Ruses people have fallen for include buying fake tickets in surrounding streets or being given half-hearted city tours.