Paris may extend Seine swim season
August 25, 2025
Swimming in the Seine has proven popular enough that it may be extended
Swimming in the Seine has proven popular enough that it may be extended
Paris is planning public swimming in the Seine, where swimming events took place in last summer’s Olympics
Jonathan L takes a last walk along the Seine, and visits the Arab World Institute
Jonathan L brings us a view from along the Seine, in Paris.
Houseboats on the Seine, remembered by PHeymont
As the Seine continues to rise, Paris closes buildings near the river and moves artwork to higher ground. Evacuations may be ordered.
Paris is about to get perhaps its most unusual hotel, floating in the Seine near the Quai d’Austerlitz in the eastern part of the city. Built in Normandy almost as if it were a ship, it will be towed into place within the next few weeks. The…
With August and the traditional French exodus to the beach just ahead, visitors might wonder just what there is to do in Paris, or in France generally.
High water levels from heavy rainfall and spring snowmelt in the Alps has caused delays and changes in river cruises, including those on the Seine, Rhine and Danube. While serious, it’s not as bad as the spring of 2013 when many port towns were…
You often hear how important it is to “get all your ducks in a row.” Well, here they are, lined up on a chilly December
Swimming in the Seine has proven popular enough that it may be extended
Paris is planning public swimming in the Seine, where swimming events took place in last summer’s Olympics
Jonathan L takes a last walk along the Seine, and visits the Arab World Institute
Houseboats on the Seine, remembered by PHeymont
As the Seine continues to rise, Paris closes buildings near the river and moves artwork to higher ground. Evacuations may be ordered.
Paris is about to get perhaps its most unusual hotel, floating in the Seine near the Quai d’Austerlitz in the eastern part of the city. Built in Normandy almost as if it were a ship, it will be towed into place within the next few weeks. The…
With August and the traditional French exodus to the beach just ahead, visitors might wonder just what there is to do in Paris, or in France generally.
High water levels from heavy rainfall and spring snowmelt in the Alps has caused delays and changes in river cruises, including those on the Seine, Rhine and Danube. While serious, it’s not as bad as the spring of 2013 when many port towns were…
You often hear how important it is to “get all your ducks in a row.” Well, here they are, lined