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«The Seine flows beneath the bridge…»
Paris has 36 bridges. A legend says that wishes made with closed eyes beneath Pont Marie by people in
love will come true before the end of the year.
Fish 2 metres long and weighing 50 kg swim in the Seine…
Only four or five species of fish still lived in the Seine 50 years ago. Today, about twenty species are
plentiful and a further ten or so are more rare. There are once again roach, tench, gudgeon and bleak,
and also trout, perch, pike and eels. Most of these are present naturally. In contrast, catfish and silurids
are foreign species. The latter are voracious carnivores introduced in 1980 to control the proliferation of
bream and American crayfish. Specimens 2 metres long weighing 50 kg are not rare!
Paris makes you sing!
Like love songs, songs about Paris are numerous. In all styles and from all periods, from Mistinguett
to Benabar by way of Charles Trenet, Yves Montand, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Alain Souchon,
Manu Chao…
Paris has stimulated writers, broken hearts and
attracted crowds … There are little corners and secrets
to be discovered in Paris! Here are a few!...
BEHIND THE SCENES