UEFA EURO 2016 : Press Tour Paris and the culture

Every day during UEFA EURO 2016, the City of Paris organises a “press tour” in order to discover one of the city’s aspects on topics such as sports, culture, environment or innovation. Subscribe now!

Hosting UEFA EURO 2016 will be a great opportunity for Paris to assert its identity as an open, intelligent, innovative, sustainable and creative city in the eyes of the world. From June 13^th to July 9^th, Paris will propose “press tours” to discover the different facets of the city regarding sports, culture, environment or innovation.

You will discover Paris’ symbolic monuments as well as more secret places that embody the capital’s identity and contribute to its international outreach.

 Press tours departures will take place every morning at 9:30 a.m. outside the media centre of the Eiffel Tower Fan Zone. A minibus will ensure your transportation and bring you back at 1 p.m. Warning: you cannot join the press tour along the way.

The number of tickets being limited, a prior accreditation is required.

Here are next week’s press tour:

Wednesday, June 15th: Paris and the culture

• The Canopée des Halles: Presentation of the Canopée des Halles, centre of urban culture with a visit of La Place – world’s biggest cultural centre entirely dedicated to the Hip Hop movement – and of the multimedia library which gathers a collection of 3.000 titles dedicated to urban cultures.
• Centr’Halles Park: Just near the Canopée des Halles, Centr’Halles Park is the first indoor facility dedicated to the learning of Parkour, an urban sport made famous by the French film Yamakasi.