Editorial
Come summer, Paris sheds part of its population and settles into a slower rhythm, almost unimaginable the rest of the year. This dossier explores the capital through that summer lens, rarely covered elsewhere: rooftops overlooking the city at sunset, the Seine banks and Canal Saint-Martin reclaimed by pedestrians, and a Montmartre finally free of some of its usual crowds.
Benjamin Arnaudet, Curious and urban writer
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Paris from above: the capital's most beautiful rooftops
Haussmannian department stores, the terrace of the Institut du Monde Arabe, perched bars in eastern Paris: summer is the best season to discover Paris from its rooftops, amid golden light and monuments as far as the eye can see.
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The Seine's banks and the Canal Saint-Martin, Paris in laid-back mode
Paris Plages on the banks of the Seine, picnics by the Canal Saint-Martin, urban swimming: summer reveals a slower capital, closer to its water, far from the usual tourist bustle.
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