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Get Set, Go for Sunday’s 2011 Paris Marathon
This Sunday, 10 April, more than 40,000 runners will set off from the top of the Champs-Elysées for the 35th annual Paris Marathon. Paris being a relatively small city they will get the chance to see almost all its big sights over the 42.195 kilometre course.
Visitors as well as locals will be turning...
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Squealer's wheel: La Grande Roue de Paris
There’s a last chance to experience one of the winter delights of Paris this week. Until 27 February – the end of the French school holidays – the ferris wheel that heralds Christmas in the Place de la Concorde is still spinning.
La Grande Roue de Paris...
A Marathon of Sightseeing
For fans of long-distance running, there might not be a better way to see a city than to tour it over the course of 26.2 miles. On April 11th, the Paris Marathon winds around some of the most famous architectural marvels in the world. Whether you’re decked out in sneakers or just want to cheer...


