France is amongst the most popular tourist destinations in the world. It offers cities of cultural interest (Paris, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Lyon), beaches and seaside resorts, ski resorts and rural regions renowed for their beauty and tranquillity. France also attracts many religious pilgrims on their way to St. James, or to Lourdes, a town in the Hautes-Pyrénées that hosts a few million visitors a year. The most popular tourist sites include: Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum , Palace of Versailles, Musée d'Orsay, Arc de Triomphe, Centre Pompidou, Mont-Saint-Michel and Château de Chambord.