With the Seine River flowing through it, the Île-de-France region has its fair share of pretty little islands. Whether pedestrian, inhabited, accessible by bike or kayak, discover these unusual islets that make for charming strolls along the Seine.
With the heavy rains of the last few days, the level of the Seine is close to 3m20, a high but rather normal height for the season, thanks to the dams that hold back the water upstream, to prevent Paris from being drowned.
While many canoeists and kayakers set off down the Seine for some exciting races, the Parc nautique départemental de l'Île de Monsieur is the place to be for free introductions to paddle sports!
This year, the Odyssey celebrates the Seine and water during a major multi-day festival, from September 13 to 17, 2023, throughout Greater Paris, featuring floating concerts, guinguettes and floating object races!
In these hot summer months, with the Olympic Games just around the corner, there's an eternal question: why can't we swim in the Seine at the moment? We take stock.
The city of Paris assures that Parisians will be able to swim in the Seine after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Three swimming areas will be left as a legacy of the event, for dipping in the river.
Feel like cooling off this Sunday, July 9, 2023? The Greater Paris metropolis is organizing a "Big Jump", an event that invites Parisians to jump into the water along the Seine, to show its attachment to the aquatic environment.
Have you ever wondered about the origins of the Seine's name? Originating from the commune of Sources-Seine in Burgundy, this river is named after a Celtic goddess, Sequana. We tell you all about its history and legend.
Nobody wants to set foot in the Seine, let alone swim in it today! Bathing has been banned for a century, but Paris City Hall wants to make it possible by 2025, after the Olympic Games.
Fancy getting out of the metro-busy-sleepy and replacing the metro with a boat? During the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, you may be able to get around on river shuttles, on the Seine!
For a magical NYE 2023, Eiffel Croisière invites you to enjoy an exceptional dinner, on December 31, 2022. At 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., come and enjoy a tasty NYE dinner whilst admiring the City of Lights from the Seine, as the new year begins.
After the orca and the beluga in the Seine, it is now a seal that has been spotted in the river, in the Eure department. It is to be hoped that it will be able to return to the sea, without ending up like its fellow seals.
Unlike the Loire, which has dried up in many places, the Seine seems to be keeping its usual level, despite the record drought throughout the country. How does the river remain supplied with water?
After the killer whale that died in the Seine, the Eure prefecture had spotted a beluga whale in the river in early August. The beluga refused to eat and was rescued in the last few hours, but unfortunately this was not enough to keep it alive.
One always finds surprising things in the Seine... This time, the divers of the river brigade and the bomb disposal squad found 154 shells dating from the Second World War, at the level of the quai d'Austerlitz.
The orca found in the Seine in May 2022 had been shot in the neck, the autopsy revealed. The Sea Shepherd association is offering a reward of 10,000 euros to the person who can find the author of this act.
An opera on the Seine? Yes, this is the crazy idea of River Palace team launching this summer Opéra sur Seine nights. For exceptional evenings, planned twice a month, lyric artists will perform opera arias during your dinner while sailing across Paris by night.
Bathing in the Seine: sweet utopia or real project? Paris has set up a sanitation plan of the river so that by the Olympics 2024, everyone can swim in it.
Immortalized by Guillaume Apollinaire, the Pont Mirabeau is one of the most famous bridges in Paris. Made entirely of metal, it offers magnificent views of the capital.
