“Paris is always a good idea,” said Audrey Hepburn in the movie “Sabrina.” Some 50 million tourists who visit the French capital every year seem to think so as well. Perpetually at the very top of the most visited cities in the world, Paris further boosts its appeal this summer by hosting the Summer Olympics from July 26 to Aug.
11. The games alone are expected to draw between 2.3 and 3.
1 million unique visitors with game tickets, about 64% of them from France, according to a study. It will be a busy summer, that is for sure! Coloradans who end up there, whether for the Olympic games or otherwise, could have the chance to cheer on the dozen or so athletes from the Centennial State who have qualified to participate as part of Team USA. Three of the four Americans participating in climbing, a sport that debuted in the summer Olympic games in Tokyo four years ago, are from Boulder.
Other sports in which Coloradoans are represented include the marathon, rowing, discus, volleyball, track. and swimming, according to PorchLight. If at any point while visiting Paris Denverites have hosting envy, they should remember that the Mile High City is the only city that declined hosting the games (the winter ones) after winning the bid in 1976.
If you go, for the Olympics or otherwise, one of the best ways to explore this city is to seek the less-obvious attractions, the more packed-in value, manageable in size, and distinct in focus. Among them: the Dior Gallery, the Musée de l’O.
