New foggers, circus numbers or free swimming in the basin of La Villette where "about 100,000 swimmers and visitors" are expected, according to the mayor Anne Hidalgo: the 18th edition of "Paris Beaches" opened Saturday under a bright sun.
"We are really in an extraordinary site"
"It's summer in Paris, it's also offering everyone the opportunity to enjoy the most beautiful landscape in the world because we are really in an extraordinary site", greeted the mayor on the banks of Paris where Visitors in bathing suits were lounging on deckchairs shaded by a forest of red or white umbrellas.
"We added foggers, lots of activities, games libraries for children and of course all these activities are free.We have the big return of Beach Volleyball next week on the forecourt of the City Hall", a she added.
800 sunbeds and 500 umbrellas
Other novelties: circus performances by the Faun school, trampoline for children, acrobatic workshops, demonstrations and "exhibitions of wood sculptures by Beaux-Arts workshops in the city of Paris". A total of 800 deckchairs and 500 umbrellas were deployed, 52 palms installed for this 18th edition of "Paris Beaches" which attracts tens of thousands of tourists and visitors each year.
For the second consecutive year, "on the basin of La Villette, popular area, beautiful neighborhood, there is a free swim, we expect about 100,000 swimmers and visitors to this bathing is really an extraordinary place," said Anne Hidalgo. The festivities are scheduled until September 1st.