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Olympic Games 2024: why aren't all bank cards accepted at Olympic venues?

It's best to know this before you arrive at the Olympic venues: only a Visa card will allow you to make purchases on site! If you don't have one, remember to bring cash, as Visa has been a partner of the Olympic Games since 1986!

Olympic Games Paris 2024: The relay and the torchbearers in Yvelines and Versailles, our photos

The Yvelines region welcomed the Olympic Flame on Tuesday July 23, from Rambouillet to Versailles, and we take a look back at the day's events in pictures! 175 torchbearers took turns, with highlights including a soccer relay led by Didier Deschamps at Clairefontaine, a stroll through the Château de Versailles with Salma Hayek Pinault and Patrick Bruel, and the lighting of the Cauldron by Caroline Garcia in Versailles.

Olympic Games 2024: Bercy bus station will not be served during the Games, buses will be maintained

Between July 26 and August 11, all buses departing from or arriving at the Bercy bus station in Paris' 12th arrondissement will be diverted to another part of the 12th arrondissement, due to the Olympic Games taking place in the French capital.

Definitive closure of the French stores of this famous cosmetics brand

The Body Shop's cult cosmetics are set to disappear from French shelves. Announced for July 17, 2024, the closure of The Body Shop stores in France will put an end to a beauty saga that began in 1982. But there is still hope for fans of the brand ...

Olympics Paris 2024: Games Pass and QR Code, how to get it, for whom and to go where? All you need to know

The Olympic Games are coming up, and you're wondering whether you'll need a Games Pass and, in particular, its QR code to go out in certain places, get around or visit, from July 18 to 26, 2024? If a QR Code won't be compulsory for pedestrians in the red zone, what about the grey zone? Who is entitled to one, when and why?

Paris 2024 Olympics: advance notice of strike at Paris airports for Opening Ceremony

In the run-up to the Olympic Games, the FO union at Aéroports de Paris (ADP) have filed strike notice for this Friday, July 26, the day of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. We tell you all about it.

Free swimming on the Canal Saint-Martin every Sunday in summer 2024

Take a free dip in Paris's Canal Saint-Martin? It's possible every Sunday from July 7 to September 1ᵉʳ, 2024. Put on your bathing suit or shorts and go for a free dip on Sunday afternoons.

Paris 2024: giant bike parking facilities near Olympic venues, 3,000 more Velib' deployed

If subway traffic looks set to be complex during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Parisians and tourists alike can fall back on bicycles, the use of which will be facilitated by the installation of giant parking lots near Olympic venues and 3,000 new Vélib'.

Paris 2024 Olympics: who will be the last Olympic torchbearer?

It's the best-kept secret of these Paris 2024 Olympic Games, who could well be the final bearer to light the Olympic cauldron? The choice is vast, as many of our French athletes have already proved their worth!

Paris 2024: how to see some Olympic sports for free, on site?

Tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been snapped up like hotcakes. But luckily, some of them will be accessible for free, if you do it right!

Paris 2024 Olympics: Patrick Bruel to carry the flame in Versailles - 78

Patrick Bruel will be an Olympic torchbearer in the Yvelines and more specifically in Versailles this Tuesday, July 23, 2024 for the Olympic Torch Relay in the city of the Sun King.

Olympic Games Paris 2024: Olympic Torch Relay in Val-de-Marne, the full programme

Like every other département in the Paris region, Val-de-Marne is preparing to host the Olympic torch relay. In 94, the date is Sunday July 21, 2024. And for this exceptional day, the département has thought big. To make sure you don't miss any of the stages of this historic event, find out more about the towns and sites along the route, as well as the various timetables.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Do I need a QR code on my Games Pass to go to the Museum in the grey zone?

As you know, in the run-up to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, access to certain areas is restricted to ensure the safety of all. A gray zone has been set up from July 18 to 26, so if you're wondering whether the museum or monument you'd like to visit requires a Games Pass, we've got an update.

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.

Paris 2024: what remains of the last Olympic Games held in the capital in 1924?

100 years later, the Olympic Games will return to Paris in 2024. In 1924, several venues were built to accommodate the competition, but what remains of them today?

Paris 2024 Olympics: how many tourists are expected in the capital this summer?

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 Olympics: CGT Spectacle issues strike notice for opening ceremony

Is the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games likely to face technical worries? A strike notice has been issued by the CGT Spectacle to protest against "blatant inequalities of treatment" between artists.

Île-de-France: ozone pollution episode this Friday, July 19, 2024 - recommendations

Airparif announces a new episode of Ozone (O3) pollution this Friday, July 19, 2024 in Paris, but also throughout the Île-de-France region. Discover the recommendations to follow.

Paris 2024 Olympics: some 40 Vélib' stations temporarily closed for the Games

From July 26 to August 11, 2024, Paris becomes the host city of the Olympic Games: so to host an event of this magnitude, restrictions have been put in place, including for cyclists.

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.