The line graph compares three different tourist destinations – the coast, mountains, and lakes – in terms of the number of yearly visits to a European country from 1987 to 2007.
Overall, all figures saw an upward trend only with varying degrees. While the coast and mountains experienced a significant rise in tourist numbers, the figure for lakes increased slightly with fluctuations. Of particular note is the coast, which remained a leading category during all periods, except 2002.
In 1987, the number of visitors to the coast stood at 40 thousand before slightly decreasing to about 35 thousand in 1992. From this point onwards, the figure showed a consistent rise, finishing at approximately 75 thousand visitors at the end of the period. The lakes generally followed a similar pattern. Starting at just 10 thousand, the figure for lakes surpassed that of the mountains in 1992. it also rose continually to reach a peak of about 75 thousand in 2002 before falling sharply to 50 thousand by the year 2007.
Regarding the mountains, the number of foreign tourists was 10 thousand in 1987 prior to fluctuations between 20 and 30 thousand around the years 1992 and 1997. The figure then continued to rise moderately to 35 thousand by the close of the year.