Band 7+: The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in European country between 1987 and 2007. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph displays the trends in the number of overseas visitors to three various locations in a European country between 1987 and 2007.

Overall, what stands out from the graph is that there was a considerable rise in the number of tourists in all three categories, while visitors to the coast reached its peak over the period of twenty years.

In 1987 the coast was the most popular attraction with 40 thousand visitors whereas the lakes were the least visited with only 10 thousand. From 1987 to 2002, however, the number of tourists opting for the lakes rose sharply from 10 to approximately 75 thousand before declining steeply to 50 thousand by 2007.

The number of visitors to the mountains saw a steady rise over two decades, commencing with 20 thousand and ending with roughly 35 thousand. In contrast, the number of tourists preferring the coast fluctuated over the same period, dropping from 40 to 35 thousand from 1987 to 1992 before more than doubling to 75 thousand by 2007.