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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!

Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain 2024, photos

The Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain returns from January 25 to 28, 2024, to the Pelouse de Reuilly in Paris, in the Cirque Phénix big top. The competition for the world's young circus talents returns for a 43ᵉ talent-packed edition. Check out the images from the first part.

Did you know? The Opéra Garnier houses a hidden artificial lake

An artificial lake hidden in the underground passages of the Opéra Garnier in Paris? No, it's not an urban legend, but reality. So why is it there, and can you visit it? We tell you all about it.

Paris to host the European Swimming Championships in 2026!

In April 2023, France submitted its bid to host the European Swimming Championships in 2026. This Wednesday, January 24, the French Swimming Federation announced that the event would be held in Paris in two years' time!

Paris: we visited the capital's largest underground organic urban farm

Did you know? Paris's 18th arrondissement is home to an atypical organic urban farm. Hidden away in the basement of an abandoned parking lot in the Porte de la Chapelle district, it's the largest organic urban farm in Paris. Would you like a tour?

Find out which store will replace Abercrombie & Fitch on the Champs-Élysées

Restoration Hardware (RH) will replace the former Abercrombie & Fitch store at the foot of the Champs-Élysées. The American high-end furnishings brand, renowned for its rustic yet sophisticated style, will take over the 1,200 m2 of the avenue's iconic mansion, installing its famous "gallery" concept, which may also include a restaurant and wine bar.

Ikea Madeleine closing date and Ikea Italy 2 opening, what we know

Ikea Paris had announced the closure of its La Madeleine store and its move to the Italie Deux shopping center in the 13th arrondissement. We now know when the former will close and when the latter will open. What does this new Swedish temple have in store for us?

Paris: the most polluted metro and RER stations

Which are the most polluted stations in Paris and the Île-de-France region? While the subject worries many travelers, Airparif is publishing this Monday, January 22, 2024, in partnership with Île-de-France Mobilités, a map specifying the fine particle pollution levels recorded in 44 metro and RER stations and stations.

Paris Fashion Week: livestream the Fall-Winter 2024-2025 menswear shows

From January 16 to 21, 2024, Paris once again plays host to Fashion Week, unveiling the upcoming men's ready-to-wear trends for the Autumn-Winter 2024-2025 season. For fashion lovers, the excitement is at its peak thanks to live coverage of a large number of shows, including iconic names such as Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Dior and Hermès. Mark your calendars!

Storm Isha: Paris and the entire Île-de-France region under yellow alert for strong winds

A new disturbance arrives in France. On Monday January 22, 2024, Météo France placed 42 French departments under yellow alert for high winds, including Paris and the whole of the Île-de-France region. We take a look at the arrival of storm Isha in the Paris region.

Fashion Week: Pharrell Williams makes fur "fashionable" again at Vuitton, a controversial choice

Pharrell Williams draws fresh criticism with his Fall-Winter 2024-2025 menswear collection for Louis Vuitton. The new artistic director of the LVMH group's Maison persists in using fur for his second fashion show, presented last Tuesday, despite the indignation of associations ...

Paris: what is this monumental tower erected in front of a fire station?

At 11 meters high, this monumental steel tower doesn't go unnoticed. Erected opposite a fire station in Paris's 17th arrondissement, the sculpture is a real eye-catcher. So what is it, and where exactly is it located? We tell you all about it.

Harry Potter Book Night 2024: the program in Paris and the Île-de-France region

Are you a fan of the Harry Potter saga? Don't miss the new edition of the Nuit des Livres on the famous bespectacled wizard, organized by French publisher Gallimard Jeunesse from February 1 to 4, 2024! Find out now which bookshops in Paris and the Paris region will be hosting events for young and old alike.

Unusual: what is this sculpture in the shape of an Inca face in Paris?

In Paris, some works are monumental or even unusual. Such is the case of this sculpture in the shape of an Inca face in the 17th arrondissement. So, what is it, where exactly is it and who created it? We tell you all about it.

Cinema and tourism: French fiction boosts visits to Paris, according to a study

According to a study commissioned by the CNC, Parisian and even French tourism owes a great deal to films and series shot in the region.

Fine particle pollution: an episode expected this Friday, January 19 in Paris and the Île-de-France region

With current weather conditions hampering the dispersion of pollutants from road traffic and domestic heating, particulate concentrations are expected to rise this Friday, January 19, in Paris and parts of the Ile-de-France region. In places, these levels may exceed the alert threshold.

Pollution in Île-de-France: traffic recommendations and reduced speed this Friday, January 19

Airparif announces a particulate pollution episode this Friday, January 19, 2024: the air in Paris and the Île-de-France region is very degraded. This has prompted the Préfecture de Police to issue traffic recommendations. We tell you all about it.

Nuit des Musées: date, origin, history... All you need to know about this art event in Paris

Every year in May, the museums of Paris and the Île-de-France region offer us an exceptional nocturne. But where does this event come from? We tell you.

Snow in Paris and the Île-de-France region: disruptions on the roads and in transport

While the entire Paris region is still under a "snow-ice" orange alert this Thursday, January 18, 2024 until 10am, disruptions are being reported on some roads in the Île-de-France region and on public transport. Freeways closed, buses at a standstill, traffic disrupted on the RER C... We take stock of the situation.

Snow and freezing rain in Ile-de-France, Paris under orange alert this Thursday

Paris and the Ile-de-France region are classified as being under a vigilance orange for snow and freezing rain this Thursday, January 18, 2024. During the evening and night of Wednesday to Thursday, the first flakes fell in Paris and are expected to continue until 7am, which could impact traffic in the Ile-de-France region.