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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although the summer 2024 Paris Olympics are over, the drama surrounding them still hasn’t stopped. The city recently announced ...

For the 2024 Summer Olympics, the city of Paris outfitted its most recognizable landmark, the Eiffel Tower, with a set of giant Olympic rings mounted on its wrought iron lattice. The visual was so ...

Paris — There's another metal on offer for winners at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. In addition to the customary gold, silver and bronze, each winner's medal will feature a small piece of iron ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 world famous tourist hotspot in Paris, the Eiffel Tower, has been shut since October 2, 2025, amid nationwide strike. As demonstrators streamed from Place d’Italie toward the Eiffel Tower, its ...

150 to 200 workers at Eiffel Tower have been on strike for five consecutive days, led by the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) and Workers’ Force (FO) unions of the Eiffel Tower Operating Company ...