I’ve just been checking on the net for information in English on this years Paris Plage.

There seems to be two this year, one on the right bank, and another on the left bank. The map for the right bank is below, or you can use this link to go to a real size map.

The beach comes complete with sand, deckchairs, palm trees, parasols, solarium, library and activities such as Aqua gym in the pool, dance, French boules, pentanque, volleyball as well as concerts ever Friday and Saturday night and cafes along the length! The idea was to give a summer vacation feel in Paris to the few Parisians who don’t manage to get away for the annual August migration down south.

And the longterm goal? A ban on cars along the Seine, planned for 2010 and an eternal Paris Plage! ooh la la!

I can’t wait to see if it’s as good as it sounds. I hope so.