Parisians have begun bathing in the Seine for the first time in over 100 years after a ban was lifted. The French capital has created three swimming zones along the river as part of its Olympic legacy ...

For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine.

PARIS — Parisians rushed for a dip in the Seine on Saturday as authorities opened the river to public swimming for the first time since 1923 after an extensive clean-up operation spurred on by it ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. This summer, for the first time since the ...

The city will extend its experiment with public bathing in the river until mid-September. Swimming there had been banned for a century over health risks. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg If swimming in the River ...

Swimming in the Seine River in Paris, France, has become a popular tourist attraction since reopening last month for the first time in over a century. This follows years of promises from the city’s ...

PARIS — For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine. The long-polluted waterway is finally opening up as a summertime swim ...