Entre Nous - Seine-Sational Swimming: Paris Takes the Plunge!
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In France, it is a historic dive after a century of ban, and welcome to cool down: the Seine opens up to swimming in Paris, only in supervised sites because the river remains a dangerous environment, reminds the authorities.
Entre Nous - Seine-sational swimming: Paris takes the plunge!
With the start of the annual "Paris Plages" event this weekend, the French capital is slated to open three areas of the River Seine to bathing. We take a look at where you can take a dip in its cool waters, which creepy-crawlies to look out for, and how this is part of a longtime push to make Paris a greener, more agreeable city.


One year after the Olympic Games, Paris receives three outdoor pools in the Seine as promised. And what is the water quality? It is hardly a topic anymore in the heat wave.
In addition to the basin of the Villette opened to swimming since 2017, Paris opens three new sites to swim in the Seine. Follow the guide!
This is the great legacy of the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. It will be possible to swim in the Seine this summer after a century of ban. Three sites will open on Saturday 5 July.
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