The success of the Paris Olympic Games are enticing tourists and locals alike to get tickets for the upcoming Paralympic Games.

Parisians were the main buyers of tickets for the Paralympics, after many had left the city for the Olympics, rushing to grab a second opportunity to see competitions in some of the Games' spectacular venues, official data showed.

Tourists are also gearing up to attend the Paralympics, with many already present in the French capital ahead of the start of the Paralympics, which will run from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8.

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Besides France, the countries whose citizens bought the most tickets were the United Kingdom (27%), Germany (14%), the United States (10%), Belgium (7%) and the Netherlands (5%), organizers said.

U.S. tourist Asad Rahman told Reuters he was glad to have come to Paris for the Paralympics.

"Things are a little bit more open than what we heard with the Olympics, where they closed off some areas. So it works out, as a tourist," he said.

Heavy security during the Olympics made movement across the city center difficult as many key thoroughfares were blocked due to the sporting events.

Many of the most eye-catching sites will be used for the Paralympics again, such as the site by the Eiffel Tower, which will be converted from a beach volleyball pitch into a blind football pitch, and the Grand Palais.

"We were watching the Olympic Games on TV, but after that, you get that gut feeling that you want to come and see everything with your own eyes," Mexican tourist Arlet Haro told Reuters.

The Paris Olympics delivered a dazzling summertime success that charmed the world and reaffirmed French national pride. Organizers are hoping the upcoming Paralympic Games will be a repeat of that success.

(Production: Yiming Woo, Clotaire Achi, Christian Hartmann, Abdul Saboor)