https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Paris city hall on Friday voted to increase the Eiffel Tower adult admission price by 20 percent from next month to help pay for urgent renovation work. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240524/eiffel-tower-to-hike-ticket-prices-by-20-percent-from-june Fri, 24 May 2024 23:04:17 +0200 eiffel-tower-to-hike-ticket-prices-by-20-percent-from-june Tourists travelling to various visit historic French landmarks and museums, including the Eiffel Tower have found their doors closed for part of the past two weeks due to strikes. And there may be more to come. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240104/why-some-famous-french-tourist-sites-have-been-hit-by-sudden-closures Thu, 04 Jan 2024 19:16:02 +0100 why-some-famous-french-tourist-sites-have-been-hit-by-sudden-closures A man climbed 330 metres to the top of the Eiffel Tower and parachuted off before being arrested on Thursday morning, French media have reported. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230817/base-jumper-leaps-off-top-of-eiffel-tower-before-being-arrested Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:37:38 +0200 base-jumper-leaps-off-top-of-eiffel-tower-before-being-arrested A security alert Saturday prompted the evacuation of three floors of the Eiffel Tower in central Paris, France's most emblematic symbol which drew 6.2 million visitors last year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230812/breaking-french-authorities-evacuate-eiffel-tower Sat, 12 Aug 2023 16:32:51 +0200 breaking-french-authorities-evacuate-eiffel-tower The Eiffel Tower reopened to visitors on Friday for the first time in nine months following its longest closure since World War II. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210716/eiffel-tower-reopens-from-its-longest-closure-since-world-war-ii Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:25:19 +0200 eiffel-tower-reopens-from-its-longest-closure-since-world-war-ii The Eiffel Tower in Paris will reopen its top level on July 15 after months of being off-limits because of the coronavirus outbreak, its operator said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200709/eiffel-towers-announces-top-floor-to-reopen-to-visitors Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:30:52 +0200 eiffel-towers-announces-top-floor-to-reopen-to-visitors The Eiffel Tower reopens today, but the famous landmark has replicas scattered around the globe, so if you're not able to travel to Paris there may be a substitute a little closer to home. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130906/ten-famous-eiffel-tower-replicas-around-the-world Fri, 06 Sep 2013 19:06:00 +0200 ten-famous-eiffel-tower-replicas-around-the-world The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited sites in Paris, will reopen to the public on June 25th more than three months after closing in France's coronavirus lockdown, its operators said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200609/paris-eiffel-tower-announces-reopening-date Tue, 09 Jun 2020 19:15:18 +0200 paris-eiffel-tower-announces-reopening-date A climber who sparked an evacuation of the Eiffel Tower on Monday was 'grabbed' after clinging to the famous Paris landmark for more than six hours, officials said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190521/eiffel-tower-climber-grabbed-after-sparking-evacuation Tue, 21 May 2019 10:25:59 +0200 eiffel-tower-climber-grabbed-after-sparking-evacuation The Eiffel Tower was evacuated on Monday afternoon after a person was spotted climbing up the Paris landmark, the company that operates the structure said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190520/eiffel-tower-evacuated-after-climber-spotted-on-monument Mon, 20 May 2019 19:06:48 +0200 eiffel-tower-evacuated-after-climber-spotted-on-monument The Iron Lady was hit by lightning on Wednesday during a spring storm in Paris. Here's a look at the moment in pictures and what's on the horizon for the weather in France over the coming days. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190509/in-pictures-eiffel-tower-struck-by-lightning-as-storms-hit-paris Thu, 09 May 2019 12:29:24 +0200 in-pictures-eiffel-tower-struck-by-lightning-as-storms-hit-paris A section of stairs from the Eiffel Tower in Paris sold for almost €170,000 on Tuesday, auctioneers announced, around three times the pre-sale estimate. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181128/stairs-from-eiffel-tower-sell-for-169000-euros-paris-france Wed, 28 Nov 2018 08:46:32 +0100 stairs-from-eiffel-tower-sell-for-169000-euros-paris-france The Eiffel Tower -- closed to visitors since Wednesday afternoon -- is to reopen on Friday after workers went on strike over unacceptably long queues at the Paris landmark. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180803/eiffel-tower-reopens-after-strike-but-problemover-long-queues Fri, 03 Aug 2018 10:38:43 +0200 eiffel-tower-reopens-after-strike-but-problemover-long-queues The Eiffel Tower was turning away tourists for a second day on Thursday as workers pressed a strike over a new access policy which they say is causing unacceptably long wait times for visitors. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180802/eiffel-tower-closes-as-staff-dispute-over-long-queues-rumbles-on Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:41:38 +0200 eiffel-tower-closes-as-staff-dispute-over-long-queues-rumbles-on Eiffel Tower workers are planning to strike this week over a new access policy for visitors which they say is generating "monstrous" waits at the famous tourist landmark, union officials said Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180730/paris-eiffel-tower-staff-to-strike-over-long-queues Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:36:27 +0200 paris-eiffel-tower-staff-to-strike-over-long-queues Paris is about to unveil thick bulletproof glass walls and metal fences around the Eiffel Tower, designed to protect France's most famous monument from terrorist attacks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180615/paris-puts-finishing-touches-on-eiffel-tower-anti-terror-walls Fri, 15 Jun 2018 11:44:20 +0200 paris-puts-finishing-touches-on-eiffel-tower-anti-terror-walls The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors on Friday after a strike by security staff. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180413/paris-strike-by-security-staff-forces-closure-of-eiffel-tower Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:49:33 +0200 paris-strike-by-security-staff-forces-closure-of-eiffel-tower The Eiffel Tower is set to undergo a major three-year makeover and could be about to shed its brown colour and instead dazzle visitors with a new, brighter coat of paint. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180312/eiffel-tower-makeover-is-frances-iron-lady-about-to-change-colour Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:16:21 +0100 eiffel-tower-makeover-is-frances-iron-lady-about-to-change-colour Greenpeace activists who hung a banner from the Eiffel Tower in protest against far-right leader Marine Le Pen should be given €500 fines and suspended sentences, French prosecutors said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180120/greenpeace-activists-face-fine-over-eiffel-tower-protest Sat, 20 Jan 2018 05:17:15 +0100 greenpeace-activists-face-fine-over-eiffel-tower-protest Tourists who want to visit the French capital's most iconic monument are having to shell out almost 50 percent more for a ticket as of the beginning of November. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171103/eiffel-tower-ticket-prices-skyrocket-to-fund-renovations Fri, 03 Nov 2017 17:59:59 +0100 eiffel-tower-ticket-prices-skyrocket-to-fund-renovations