Paris in August
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We loved Paris in August in 2012, although some restaurants were closed for the whole month. We did stay in 13th arrondisement, which is away from the tourist attractions for the most part. Paris was dreamy and there were still plenty of tourists there, IMHO.
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There are now 3 open-air swimming pools at La Villette.
Free to the public, showers, bring towels and toiletries and a 1€ coin to store your stuff.
If it rains too much, the pools won't be available due to changes to bacteria levels.
Free to the public, showers, bring towels and toiletries and a 1€ coin to store your stuff.
If it rains too much, the pools won't be available due to changes to bacteria levels.
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We also partook in sitting on a beach near the Seine, when we were there:
https://www.tripsavvy.com/paris-plag...eaches-1618365.
https://www.tripsavvy.com/paris-plag...eaches-1618365.
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Paris Plages at the Bassin de la Villette in the 19th has multiple water activities, including swimming in 3 pools in the canal -- also all kinds of little boats, kayaks, electric boats, rowboats, not to mention a zip line across the canal that the children adore.
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According to Wikipedia: "The beaches were built free of charge by LafargeHolcim from 2002 to 2017, when the city of Paris discontinued their contract in retaliation for LafargeHolcim's proposal to build the wall on the Mexico-United States border promised by U.S. President Donald Trump." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris-Plages (citing https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-s-mexico-wall).