Though the city has talked about cleaning up the Seine since the 1990s, the real push came in 2015 when Paris made a bid to ...

The French capital's iconic waterway has been largely closed to swimmers since 1923 due to pollution and risks from river ...

For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists are getting ready to take a refreshing dip in the Seine.

Parisians will be able to swim in the Seine, providing much-needed relief as summer temperatures break records.

First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for ...

Parisians have legally swum in the Seine River for the first time in more than 100 years. On Saturday morning, designated ...

For the first time since the 1920s, Parisians can legally bathe in their river. Despite the naysayers’ grim warnings, our hesitant columnist tests the waters ...

Three outdoor bathing areas opened to the public this weekend amid a searing heatwave, though authorities had to temporarily ...

In Samoreau, in the Pays de Fontainebleau in Seine-et-Marne, La Buvette is that guinguette spot on the banks of the Seine ...

A year after the long-polluted River Seine was cleaned for the 2024 Paris Olympics, French officials opened multiple sites ...

From September 23, 2025, Blanca Li's Le Bal de Paris plunges twelve spectators at a time into an immersive experience ...

Swimming in the Seine has been illegal since 1923, with a few exceptions, due to pollution and risks posed by river navigation. Taking a dip outside bathing areas is still banned for safety reasons.