Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo plunged into the Seine on Wednesday and declared it sufficiently clean for Olympic swimming competitions. The mayor, wearing a wet suit, splashed and treaded water for a ...

Decades of restoration efforts are yielding positive results as dozens of species of fish return to the once-polluted ...

PARIS — France’s audacious plan to open the Paris Olympic Games on the Seine raised plenty of eyebrows before Friday night’s ...

Paris is split into two halves – the Right and Left banks – by the storied Seine River. The city is further broken into 20 numbered arrondissements (or neighborhoods), which twirl clockwise ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre ...

“There is clearly something particular happening in Paris that we don't fully understand yet; it opens a field of exploration," said Vignon, according to Le Monde. The abundant artificial light in ...

The presence of the thick-shelled river mussel, the Ptomida litoralis and the compressed river mussel confirms the Seine's improved water quality thanks to efforts made over the last decades.

Paris has long been celebrated as the City of Love, offering countless breathtaking locations that make for unforgettable ...

Printemps de la Sculpture is back for its 7th edition, from March 22 to 30, 2025. Discover the events awaiting you in ...