St. Paul 's Cathedral said visitor numbers were `` through the roof '' last summer , with an increase of 17 % on 2012 , the London Evening Standard reported . Figures show London beating Paris as most visited city by tourists last year . The capital was also the top tourist destination in Europe for a second consecutive year, with more than 10 million visitors to its museums and galleries - up from 9.3 million in 2012. all possible reasons . Paris decries statistics as `` boastful '' and misleading .
Figures show London beating Paris as most visited city by tourists last year . The capital was also the top tourist destination in Europe for a second consecutive year, with more than 10 million visitors to its museums and galleries - up from 9.3 million in 2012. all possible reasons . Paris decries statistics as `` boastful '' and misleading .