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Explore the Seine River, the lifeblood of Paris, in this visual tour along its most iconic bridges and surrounding monuments.
First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for locals to plunge in.
For the first time in more than 100 years, the Seine River in Paris has opened for swimming and recreation, following a $1.5 ...
Cheers of "It is warm!" rang out across the Seine on Saturday morning as Parisians legally plunged into the river for the first time in over a century. Public swimming was permitted in designated ...
rang out across the Seine on Saturday morning as Parisians jumped into the river — legally — for the first time ... who lives atop the riverbanks and observed the scene from a bridge above. “I’ve seen ...
Parisians on Saturday jumped into the river Seine —legally—for the first time in more than 100 years, with cries of "woo" and "it is warm!" ringing out across the Seine.
Cheers of "It is warm!" rang out across the Seine on Saturday morning as Parisians legally plunged into the river for the first time in over a century. Public swimming was permitted in designated ...
Currently open to 1,000 bathers daily in three different cordoned swimming locations for free, Parisians are flocking to ...
The River Seine reopened to swimmers on Saturday for the first time since 1923, with dozens of people waiting for a dip in the historic waterway ahead of its opening time.
Swimming in the Seine has been illegal since 1923, with a few exceptions, due to pollution and risks posed by river navigation. Taking a dip outside bathing areas is still baned for safety reasons.