PARIS — France’s audacious plan to open the Paris Olympic Games on the Seine raised plenty of eyebrows before Friday night’s ceremonies. Detractors worried about security, about crowd ...

Discover Crécy-la-Chapelle (77), a bucolic village on the banks of the Grand Morin river For an outdoor getaway less than an ...

organizers behind the Paris Olympics are still going ahead with ambitious plans to host the opening ceremony along the Seine river on July 26. Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, said on ...

You won’t have much trouble finding the Seine, as it flows directly through the heart of Paris. The river is perhaps one of the most famous waterways in the world and an attraction in itself.

Reasons to be Cheerful reports on river Seine, the storied French waterway that was once nearly biologically dead but is not ...

art and science in France and it is considered one of the country’s most significant cultural sites. The Seine will be a major hub during the Paris Olympics, hosting not only the open-water swimming ...

the stakes for France were immense. Dozens of heads of state and government were in town, and the world was watching as Paris turned itself into a giant open-air theater. Along the Seine ...

Athletes dive into the Seine River from the Alexander III Bridge on the start of the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Paris Olympics this past summer. (Michel Euler/AP ...