Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. The women's and men's triathlon took place on 31 July in the river ...

The buzz is palpable from Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympics — although the stench from one concern continues. Amid the scenery of the iconic city, the staple Seine River has raised alarm based on its ...

The Seine rises in the Côte d’Or before meandering through Paris and into the English Channel near Le Havre. It’s one of my favourite European rivers, and while a cruise is all about life in the slow ...

PARIS — The world’s most romantic river traces a long arc through Paris, a stunning backdrop to complement the magnificent City of Lights. For centuries, lovers have walked along the Seine River, ...

Paris — The City of Light placed the Seine river at the heart of its bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The opening ceremony will be held along the Seine, and several open water swimming events during ...

Cries of “It is warm!” rang out across the Seine on Saturday morning as Parisians jumped into the river — legally — for the first time in more than 100 years. Public swimming was allowed in designated ...

Being a veteran world-class swimmer — and cyclist, and runner — Taylor Spivey has dealt with worse than Paris’ River Seine. “I’ve definitely swam in far more stagnant, questionable bodies of water ...

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the long-polluted Seine River on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to show the river was clean enough to host open Olympic swimming competitions. $1.5 billion has been ...

Paris — The first Olympic swimming event in the Seine river has been postponed as tests of the river water continue. The swimming leg of the men's triathlon was originally scheduled to happen Tuesday ...

Paris isn’t Paris without the River Seine. The 780-kilometer-long river, which runs through the city of light and curves around the mighty Eiffel Tower, not only hosts tourists taking in the sights of ...