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The Mona Lisa has been voted the world’s most disappointing’ tourist attraction by Britons.

A survey of 2,000 people by airline easyJet revealed that 86 per cent of Britons think the famous portrait, which was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in the 16th century, is a “let down”.

The portrait hangs in the Louvre in Paris, which incidentally also features at number nine on the list of disappointing tourist destinations.

Checkpoint Charlie – a border crossing between east and west Berlin during the Cold War – is the second most disappointing attraction, disliked by 84 per cent of Britons, while the Manneken Pis in Brussels comes in at third place on the list, with 80 per cent unimpressed by the bronze statue of a naked boy.

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Holidaymakers were also underwhelmed by the Moulin Rouge and Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain in Rome, the Little Mermaid Statue in Copenhagen and the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.

In contrast, the most desirable attraction was found to be the Northern Lights in Iceland, with 75 per cent of respondents saying it is something they would like to see.

This was followed by Lake Como in Italy (63 per cent) and Santorini in Greece (60 per cent).

Other top destinations included The Alps in Switzerland, Pink sand Elafonissi Beach in Greece, Cinque Terre in Italy and the tulip fields in the Netherlands.

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The survey also revealed that Instagram has become the travel brochure of choice for many Britons, with more than half (55 per cent) of the nation booking trips abroad after being inspired by photographs they have seen on social media.

Nearly one in three travellers (32 per cent) also said their biggest priority when considering a foreign destination was how well their holiday photographs would look on Instagram.

Daniel Young, head of digital experience at easyJet, said: “As people's attention turns to booking their summer holidays our research shows they're turning to social media not only to showcase their travels, but to inspire their next adventure in the first place."

Top 10 disappointments

Mona Lisa, Paris

Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin

Manneken Pis, Brusels

Moulin Rouge, Paris

The Little Mermaid Statue, Copenhagen

Eiffel Tower, Paris

Spanish Steps, Rome

Trevi Fountain, Rome

The Louvre, Paris

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Top 10 most desirable sights

The Northern Lights, Iceland

Lake Como, Italy

Santorini, Greece

The Alps, Switzerland

Pink sand Elafonissi Beach, Greece

Cinque Terre, Italy

The Acropolis and Parthenon, Athens

Coliseum, Rome

Tulip fields, Netherlands

Bengali Sea Cave, Portugal

You can find The Independent's pick of the best European cities to visit in 2019 here.

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