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Paris 2024: where can you find the official stores for the Olympic Games in the capital?

As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games approach, the committee is gradually opening official stores entirely dedicated to the Olympics in strategic locations around the capital, find out which ones...

Paris Olympics: Emmanuel Macron abandons plans to remove booksellers from the quays of the Seine

Once under threat, the bookshops on the quays of the Seine should finally be able to keep their place during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Emmanuel Macron has said he doesn't want to move them.

Olympics: discover the medals of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

This Thursday morning, the medals for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games were unveiled, with an impressive feature: each one contains a piece of the Eiffel Tower!

Paris 2024 Olympics: transport lines and metro stations to avoid

With the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games just around the corner, many Parisians are worried about public transport ridership. The government has just launched the "anticiperlesjeux.gouv.fr" information website, and you can find out which metro, tramway, RER and Transilien lines will be most affected during the Paris Olympics. Several metro stations will also have to be avoided, while others will be closed to passengers.

Paris 2024: no July 14th military parade on the Champs-Elysées, moved to avenue Foch

A change of program for the July 14 parade in 2024! Due to the Paris Olympic Games, the traditional procession has been moved to a neighboring avenue, and will carry the Olympic flame.

Paris 2024: volunteers will have to "manage" to pay for accommodation and transport

Volunteers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games won't be the best off during the competition, since although they're totally volunteers, they'll have to "manage" not only to find accommodation, but also to pay for their transport.

Paris 2024: Google Maps censored during the Olympic Games to improve traffic flow?

Transport during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is definitely causing problems... Île-de-France Mobilités could ask for Google Maps to be censored during the competition, to avoid the shortest routes and keep traffic flowing!

Paris 2024: the list of French athletes qualified for the Olympic Games

Who are the French athletes we'll be able to support during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on site or on TV? This list will be regularly updated until the end of the qualifying rounds.

Paris 2024: half of the Place de la Concorde will no longer be accessible by car after the Games

After the 2024 Olympics, half of the Place de la Concorde will no longer be accessible to motorists. The space will be redeveloped as a promenade, just like the Trocadero and the Champ-de-Mars.

Paris 2024: shopkeepers on the Champ-de-Mars must leave to make way for the Olympics

The Champ-de-Mars' iconic attractions are being forced to leave to make way for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In fact, they may never return ...

Paris 2024: how many tourists are expected to visit the capital during the Olympic Games?

In addition to the usual tourists who choose Paris as their summer destination, special Olympics holidaymakers will be populating the streets of the capital. How many are expected this summer during the Olympic Games?

Paris 2024: film and TV shoots in the capital on hold during the Games

For almost two months, the Olympic Games will totally disrupt life in Paris. No concerts, festivals, film shoots or series during the competition!

Paris 2024 Olympics: the Conseil d'Etat accepts the requisition of Crous accommodation

The decision has just come down, this Friday, December 29, 2023: after much debate, the administrative court has finally accepted the requisition of student accommodation from the Crous de Paris.

Paris: towards a VTC strike during the Olympic Games?

Last Thursday, Parisian VTCs carried out a snail operation on the Paris ring road to protest against their ban on using the Olympic lane during the Paris 2024 Games. If the situation remains unchanged, they intend to "block all Olympic events".

Paris 2024: shops authorized to open on Sundays during the Olympic Games

Salespeople in the capital won't have a Sunday off, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games! A derogation provides for Sunday opening of shops, to cope with the influx of tourists.

Paris 2024: a special transport fare for the Olympic Games, at 4 euros a ticket

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games aren't done changing the daily lives of Parisians, especially on public transport. For the duration of the competition, fares on the network will double!

Paris 2024: Parisians urged to stay at home to avoid traffic chaos

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are crystallizing many tensions, particularly on the subject of public transport in the Île-de-France region, which is already struggling to contain the usual influx. Ile-de-France residents who use them all year round are therefore invited to stay at home during the event.

Paris 2024 Olympics: metro stations closed in some areas of the capital

Getting around the capital during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will certainly be complicated. In an interview with Le Parisien, the Prefect of Paris, Laurent Nunez, announced that several metro stations would be closed for security reasons. We explain.

Paris 2024 Olympics: a special certificate to drive around Paris during the Games

QR codes, credentials, protection zones: during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it will be difficult to drive around the capital. Here are the main elements of the security plan, presented by Laurent Nuñez, Prefect of Police.

This flower, created especially for the Paris Olympics, will invade the capital's gardens in 2024.

Behind the scenes of preparations for the 2024 Olympics, an exceptional bloom is taking shape: the Olympic Games Dahlia. In brilliant red, this emblematic flower embodies Olympic passion, ready to light up Parisian gardens next summer. A vibrant floral tribute to the sporting event of the year!