PARIS, France — A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel Tower as Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century Friday ...

One of my absolute favorite things to do when visiting the City of Light is stroll through the beautiful gardens and parks of Paris. Paris really has some of the best parks and gardens of any city in ...

The descendants of the Eiffel Tower's designer say they will fight to stop the Olympic rings being left on the tower, as the mayor of Paris plans. The family of the legendary engineer Gustave Eiffel ...

Growing up near Paris, Eiffel Tower tour guide Fredrick Dutriat has spent nearly his entire life looking at the landmark. “The first time I saw it, I was 7 years old," Dutriat said. "My grandmother ...

If you are planning a trip to Paris and want to take a deep dive into a local neighborhood far from the tourist crowds, consider the tony 17th arrondissement, in the northwest part of the city. The ...

PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower got a makeover in preparation for the Olympics. The Olympic rings were mounted to the iconic Parisian landmark on Friday to mark 50 days until the sports world gathers in ...

The Paris Olympics organizers on Friday unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower as the French capital marks 50 days until the start of the Summer Games. The structure ...

The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited landmarks in the world today, was once the tallest structure ever built too. At the time of its completion in 1889, its 984 feet (or 300 meters) far surpassed ...

PARIS -- Paris police briefly evacuated the Eiffel Tower and blockaded the surrounding area Wednesday after a phone-in bomb threat. All tourists inside the monument were evacuated after an anonymous ...