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Pay up if you want to see Notre-Dame, French minister wants to tell tourists

October 24, 2024125 Views

France should charge visitors a small fee to see the Notre-Dame cathedral to help the country keep its world-famous churches and cathedrals in shape, the culture minister said. Rachida Dati told newspaper Le Figaro in an interview published late on Wednesday that by charging only 5 euros per visitor Notre-Dame could raise 75 million euros ($81 million) a year. View of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, which was ravaged by a fire in 2019, as restoration works continue before its reopening, in Paris, France, October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq In France, where secularism is part of the national identity, the state is in charge of maintaining the country's religious sites, including 15,000 classified as historic monuments, which are usually free of charge. Notre-Dame has ...

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France to keep its crown as most popular destination for international visitors

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January 18, 2024229 Views

# New data shows arrivals on brink of sector high # Seat capacity to surpass pre-pandemic levels # Nice surges as a key destination Latest flight booking data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and its knowledge partner ForwardKeys, shows France is set to keep its pole position as the world’s most popular destination for international arrivals this year. The research reveals a positive outlook for France's inbound travel, with arrivals set to almost reach pre-pandemic highs this year. During her participation at the Destination France event taking place in Chantilly and hosted by President Macron, Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, praised France for its steely focus in recognising the economic and cultural value Travel & Tourism brings in jobs a...

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Hot, dry summer forces early start to Champagne harvest in France

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August 25, 2022918 Views

Champagne grape pickers have had to start the harvest earlier this year, as climate change forces the makers of the French sparkling wine to rethink how they make the coveted bubbly. High temperatures and the worst drought on record have caused massive wildfires and led to restrictions on water usage across France. But they also boosted grape maturity. Champagne grape pickers work at the Clos des Goisses vineyard owned by Champagne Philipponnat during the traditional Champagne harvest in Mareuil-sur-Ay, France, August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol An August harvest, rather than in early September last year, used to be a once in a lifetime experience in Champagne in the past, said Charles Philipponnat, president of the family-owned Philipponnat Champagne winery that produces ...

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Rusting Eiffel Tower in need of full repairs, reports say

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July 4, 2022186 Views

The Eiffel Tower is riddled with rust and in need of full repairs, but instead it is being given a cosmetic 60 million euro paint job ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, according to confidential reports cited by French magazine Marianne. The wrought-iron 324-metre (1,063 ft) high tower, built by Gustave Eiffel in the late 19th century, is among the most visited tourist sites in the world, welcoming about six million visitors each year. FILE PHOTO: A woman, wearing a mask, rides her bicycle near the Eiffel tower at Trocadero square in Paris during the nationwide curfew, from 7 p.m to 6 a.m, due to tighter measures against the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes However confidential reports by experts cited by Marianne ...

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Scientists probe link between ‘snow blood’ and climate change

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June 21, 2022790 Views

Standing on a snowy mountainside about 2,500 metres above sea level, Eric Marechal holds up a crimson test-tube. Inside is an algae sample known as "snow blood," a phenomenon that accelerates Alpine thaw and that scientists worry is spreading. "These algae are green. But when it's in the snow, it accumulates a little pigment like sunscreen to protect itself," said Marechal, research director at Grenoble's Scientific Research National Center, who was collecting laboratory samples on Le Brevent mountain with teammates. Alberto Amato, Ludovic Gielly and Jade Ezzedine of the Cell and Plant Physiology Laboratory of Grenoble take samples of the Sanguina nivaloides algae, also known as "snow blood" and which presence accelerates snowmelt at the Brevent in Chamonix, France, June 14, 2022. R...

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Replica of prehistoric undersea Cosquer Cave opens for public in Marseille

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June 4, 20221240 Views

A permanent virtual exhibit of one of France’s most famous prehistoric sites, the undersea Cosquer Cave, is set to open its doors as concerns grow that it could be completely inundated as a result of rising tides driven by climate change. A replica of the Cosquer Cave in the Villa Mediterranee is pictured in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) As of Saturday, visitors to the port city of Marseille will be able to see the Cosquer Mediterranee, a replica of the over 30,000-year old site. The visual and audio “experience” features copies of the prehistoric paintings that made the cave internationally famous. The Cosquer Cave was discovered in 1985 by diver Henri Cosquer, in deep waters off the Marseille coastline. The original entrance is about...

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Show’s over for famed cabaret show at France’s Lido

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May 28, 2022303 Views

It’s the end of an era for the famed Lido cabaret on Paris’ Champs-Elysees. Amid financial troubles and changing times, the venue’s new corporate owner is ditching most of the Lido’s staff and its high-kicking, high-glamour dance shows — which date back decades and inspired copycats from Las Vegas to Beirut — in favor of more modest musical revues. Dancers, other employees and union activists are gathering Saturday in front of the Lido to try to save their jobs and the history of the cabaret, known for its dinner theater and its “Bluebell Girls” revue. Artists plan a performance to pay homage to the venue. FILE - Lido dancers Alicia, left and Charlenne pose during a photo call at the Lido cabaret on the Champs-Elysees avenue to take part in the Crystal Globes awards ceremony in P...

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French officials to use orcas sounds to guide lost killer whale back to sea

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May 28, 2022438 Views

A plan has been hatched to guide a killer whale adrift in France's River Seine back to the sea — using orca sounds, local officials said on Friday. Following a meeting with national and international scientists, including marine mammal specialists, the local prefecture said it would monitor the killer whale from a distance with a drone while emitting orca communications in an attempt to guide it back to the sea. An orca swims in the River Seine at Duclair in Normandy, after straying into the river from the sea and swimming from Le Havre to Rouen, France, May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol "The use of these non-invasive methods, from several hundred meters (feet) distance, will make it possible to avoid using ships in the immediate proximity of the animal, which could aggravat...

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France’s Travel & Tourism could surpass pre-pandemic levels in 2023

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May 26, 2022820 Views

Employment in the sector could also exceed 2019 levels next yearTravel & Tourism growth expected to outstrip France’s GDP The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the Travel & Tourism sector in France will propel the national economic recovery and could even surpass pre-pandemic levels next year, when it is projected to rise 2.2% above 2019 levels. The forecast from WTTC’s latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) shows the sector’s contribution to GDP could reach more than €216 billion by next year. Employment within the sector could also exceed 2019 levels, creating almost 90,000 additional jobs, representing nearly 2.8 million by the end of next year. FILE PHOTO: People walk past the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel next to the Louvre museum on a sunny day i...

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Tourists return to Paris but Asians, Americans stay away

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May 11, 2022723 Views

On a sunny afternoon this week, Eli Mwenda happily snapped pictures of his sister Rebekah Mithinji by the Eiffel Tower, two of many tourists enjoying a long overdue break in Paris after freezing holiday plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Paris trip for the siblings was a graduation gift for Mithinji, initially planned for 2020. Two years later they finally made it, with Mithinji travelling from Britain and Mwenda all the way from Kenya. Tourists walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum on a sunny day in Paris, France, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes "I'm so glad we made it, it's been such a long time coming," said Mithinji, all smiles under her sunglasses. "It's refreshing, feels like we're sort of going back to normal," added Mwenda. "Walking around the str...