Spain and France

Spanish Lifestyle Days under sunny skies on the beach or on the golf course, evenings munching tapas and sipping wine in friendly bars and restaurants these are just a small part of the Spanish lifestyle you can enjoy if you own a Spain property or take your holidays in Spain. The Spanish lifestyle is full of warmth and colour and offers water sports, golf and a fine range of shopping, dining and cultural experiences. France Breaks Are you bored from your routine life and planning for a late break? If yes then France is the perfect place for it. France is one of the best Eurostar destinations. France is directly connected with UK through Eurostar trains. You can travel in a direct train from St Pancras International Station and Ashford International to France.

Sunday, June 02, 2024

Summer Olympic & Paralympic Games 2024 - Paris , France - July, August and September

Friday 26th July to Sunday 11th August 2024 - Summer Olympic Games Paris, France

Wednesday 28th August to Monday 9th September 2024 - Summer Paralympic Games Paris, France

The opening ceremony of the summer Olympic Games will take place on Friday 26th July 2024. A fleet of boats carrying athletes will sail along the Seine from Austerlitz bridge beside the Jardin des Plantes in the east to Trocadero in the west where the final shows will take place.

Most stadiums are in and around Paris but a few are in other regions of France.

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PARIS, City of Paris stadiums:
Bercy Arena  -  artistic gymnastics, basketball, trampoline gymnastics, wheelchair basketball
Champ de Mars Arena  -  judo, wrestling, para judo, wheelchair rugby
Eiffel Tower Stadium  -  beach volleyball
Grand Palais  -  fencing, taekwando
Hotel de Ville, City Hall  -  athletics
Invalides  -  archery, athletics, road cycling
La Concorde  -  basketball, cycling BMX freestyle, skateboarding, break dancing
Parc des Princes (home of Paris St Germain)  -  football
Pont Alexandre III  -  cycling road, marathon swimming, triathlon
Porte de la Chapelle Arena  -  badminton, rhythmic gymnastics, para badminton, para weightlifting
Stade Rolande Garros  -  boxing, tennis, wheelchair tennis
South Park Arena  -  handball, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, boccia, goalball, para table tennis
Trocadero  -  athletics, cycling road
nearby attractions include Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, Hotel des Invalides, Jardin du Luxembourg,  Ecole Militaire, Marais Quarter, Notre Dame cathedral, Grand Palais, Place de la Concorde, Pont Alexandre III, Louvre Museum, Pont d'Iena, Trocadero, Bois de Vincennes, Bois de Boulogne, Louis Vitton Foundation, 

Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis stadiums:
Aquatics Centre  -  artistic swimming, diving, water polo
North Paris Arena  -  boxing, modern pentathlon, sitting volleyball
Stade de France  -  athletics, rugby sevens, para athletics and the Olympic closing ceremony
Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue  -  sport climbing
La Courneuve  -  para athletics, para marathon starts here  
nearby attractions include Sacre Coeur Basilica, Montmartre, Saint-Denis Basilica, Saint-Ouen flea market, stade de France, olympic and paralympic village

Paris, Hautes-de-Seine stadiums:
Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre  -  swimming, water polo, para swimming
Yves-du-Manoir stadium, Colombes  -  hockey
nearby attractions include Arche de la Defense, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees, stade de France

Paris, Yvelines stadiums:
Chateau de Versailles  -  equestrian, modern pentathlon
Elancourt Hill  -  cycling mountain bike
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Golf National  -  golf
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX stadium  -  cycling BMX racing
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome  -  cycling track
nearby attractions include Chateau de Versailles

Paris, public transport  -  download a public transport application to plan route to venues and buy a Paris 2024 Pass for unlimited travel on the entire Ile-de-France transport network  -  olympics.com

Other stadiums around France:

Marseille, Bouches-de-Rhone stadiums:
Marseille Marina  -  sailing
Marseille Stadium  -  football
nearby attractions include Old Port, Chateau d'If, Les Calanques National Park, Notre Dame de la Garde Basilica, Iles du Frioul Archipelago, Provence region, coastline

Bordeaux Stadium  -  football
nearby attractions include Cite du Vin, Place des Quinconces, Saint-Andre Cathedral, Arcachon Bay, Dune du Pyla, Les Landes beaches

Loire, Saint-Etienne, Geoffroy-Guichard  Stadium  -  football
nearby attractions include Le Pilat Natural Park, Cite du Design, Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art, Le Corbusier Architectural Complex in Firminy, AS Etienne Museum, Loire Gorges

Lyon, Decines, Lyon Stadium  -  football
nearby attractions include Bouchon Lyonnais Restaurants, Notre Dame de Fourviere Basilica, Place Bellecour, Parc de la Tete d'Or, Musee des Confluences, French Alps

Nantes, Loire Atlantique, La Beaujoire Stadium  -  football
nearby attractions include Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul Cathedral, Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne, La Baule

Seine-et-Marne, Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium  -  canoe slalom, canoe sprint, rowing
nearby attractions include  Disneyland Paris theme park

Indre, Chateauroux Shooting Centre  -  shooting

Nord, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Pierre  Mauroy Stadium  -  basketball, handball
nearby attractions include Citadelle de Lille, Lille Metropole Musee d'Art Moderne, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Grand'Place, old Lille

Tahiti, French Polynesia, Teahupo'o  -  surfing
the Island of Tahiti

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