Seine

A sports cruise on the Seine with cycling, cardio-boxing, yoga and pilates

Bored of Parisian gyms? Let's change the scene for a new challenge with a sports cruise on the Seine, aboard bateau-mouches, with cycling, cardio-boxing, yoga and pilates classes!

Opening ceremony statues: who are the 10 women honored on the Seine?

They sprang from the Seine as the Marseillaise resounded from the roof of the Grand Palais: 10 golden statues appeared during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. But who are these women in the spotlight?

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: the triathlon takes place this Wednesday, July 31!

The men's triathlon event, originally scheduled for 8am on Tuesday July 30, has been postponed to Wednesday July 31, 2024. It's been confirmed that the Seine has been deemed compliant, and both the men's and women's events will now take place on Wednesday morning. Tuesday ticket holders will be reimbursed.

Swimming in the Seine: What are the health risks? What are the penalties?

Even though Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, dived into the Seine to hail the progress of the sanitation work underway, swimming remains banned due to health risks. Only athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be able to swim there under preventive measures. For Parisians, the river should be accessible during 2025. Until then, stay dry!

Opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics: the order of sports delegations

More than 200 sporting delegations are expected on the Seine this Friday, July 26, 2024, for the launch of the Paris Olympic Games. Here's the order in which the athletes will parade during this opening ceremony.

Opening ceremony, events on the Seine: weather, water flow, strikes, risks of cancellation

France wanted to pull out all the stops for these Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with some big new features, events on the Seine and an opening ceremony in the middle of the river! But it also comes with risks, which could change plans... We take stock.

Olympics 2024: what's plan B if swimming events in the Seine are cancelled?

Several events are due to take place in the Seine during these Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Many fear they'll be cancelled due to pollution or weather, but is there a plan B in this scenario?

Anne Hidalgo will finally be swimming in the Seine this Wednesday, July 17

Will Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo finally bathe in the Seine, as promised? It seems so, this Wednesday, July 17, 2024, as she announced at a press conference.

Discover the islands of Paris and Ile-de-France where you can stroll along the Seine River

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.

Paris: the dams that prevent the Seine from flooding, and a capital under water

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.

L'Odyssée, the great nautical festival dedicated to water on the Seine, quays and canals

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!

Swimming in the Seine: why is it forbidden, what are the risks?

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.

Paris: three swimming areas in the Seine selected after the 2024 Olympics

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.

Did you know? Where does the name Seine come from?

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.

Paris 2024: river shuttles to get around on the Seine during 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!

New Year’s Eve 2023: exceptional dinner on the Seine with Eiffel Croisière

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.

A seal spotted in the Seine, after the beluga and the orca

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.

Heat wave: why the Seine does not seem to suffer from the drought, unlike the Loire?

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?

Seine: the beluga whale spotted in the river has finally died

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.

Paris: nearly 150 shells from the Second World War found in the Seine

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.