Champs-Elysées: discover the new terraces that will flourish on the avenue by 2024

Several neighborhoods will be modernized between now and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, according to the will of the capital's mayor's office. The La Chapelle district is to undergo a complete metamorphosis, losing its distressing appearance as an alleyway leading to the Olympic venues. On the Champs-Elysées side, the world's most beautiful avenue is to be given a real identity, far removed from its current over-touristy appearance. To this end, by 2024, all restaurants and cafés will have to be equipped with terraces, in order tounify the landscape.

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Since last year, this project to "re-enchant the Champs-Elysées" has already resulted inthe resurfacing of the wide sidewalks and the introduction of a little more greenery to the avenue. But the work is far from over, as the ends of the avenue will be transformed into strolling gardens, with more pedestrianized streets and fewer cars. To restore the famous avenue to its former glory, the Champs-Elysées committee, which brings together shopkeepers and businesses along the avenue, has drawn up a set of specifications, with furniture, height and colors to be respected for the Champs' counter-terrasses.

A "contre-terrasse" is a terrace separated from a café or restaurant by a sidewalk or sidewalk, and on the Champs-Elysées it is often a small space where passers-by can walk. Harmonization of these terraces should therefore make passage easier for Parisians and tourists alike. 19 terraces are concerned, and will be fitted with the new reseda-green furnishings, which can be dismantled if necessary, between December 2023 and April 2024.

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