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Swimming in the Seine
Summer season
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Image courtesy of © Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Swimming in the Seine
Since 2025 the City of Paris has opened supervised swimming spots in the Seine in summer: at Bras Marie (by the Pont Louis-Philippe, facing the Île Saint-Louis), at Grenelle (facing the Île aux Cygnes) and at Bercy. In 2026 they opened from 4 July to the end of August. Check paris.fr for next summer’s dates.
Why it's on our list
- Summer only
- Lifeguards on duty
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Swimming in the Seine before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Swimming in the Seine are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest métro stations
- Hôtel de VilleM1M11450 m6 min walk
- Saint-PaulM1450 m6 min walk
- CitéM4550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Notre-Dame350 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 6 min
- The Louvre1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Musée d’Orsay2.1 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Place Vendôme2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Palais Garnier2.6 kmWalk 32 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Sacré-Cœur3.8 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Eiffel Tower4.4 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Arc de Triomphe4.9 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Charles de Gaulle Airport23 kmCar or taxi 82 min
Main railway stations
- Gare de Lyon1.7 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Gare de l’Est2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Gare du Nord2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Gare Montparnasse3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Gare Saint-Lazare3.4 kmWalk 42 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min