Bathing sites will be located near the French capital’s Notre-Dame cathedral, the Eiffel Tower and in eastern Paris.

For the first time in 100 years, Parisians and tourists enjoyed swimming in the Seine River. The river had been closed to swimming since 1923 due to pollution and safety

The famed Seine river in Paris opened to the public for swimming on Saturday for the first time in over a 100 years, a key victory for outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo.