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Les Berges de Seine: from motorway to chill boulevard

Once again Paris has managed to diddle motorists out of their driving zones. For more than a year the left bank motorway of the Seine has been transformed into a domain for hikers and bikers: a 2.3 kilometer long promenade, called Les Berges Continue reading →

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Walking at 8 meters height over old track: the Promenade Plantée

You go up for about 50 steps and you reach the former railway behind Opéra Bastille. Until 1969, the train Continue reading →

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