People enjoy the water at the Grenelle safe bathing site on the Seine River in Paris, France, Saturday, July 5, 2025.

Paris has opened portions of the Rive Seine for swimming for the first time in more than a century, fulfilling a promise of ...

The return to swimming follows a 1.4 billion euro ($1.5 billion) cleanup project tied to last year’s Olympics.

Explore the Seine River, the lifeblood of Paris, in this visual tour along its most iconic bridges and surrounding monuments.