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25 free and awesome things to do in Paris this summer

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The Editor

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Aaah Paris, its inhabitants, you, me, love, but also its overly expensive cafes, its outrageously priced restaurants, its scamming taxis... We love this city, but damn, it bleeds us dry! So, for all of our unfortunate, cash-strapped souls that Parisian life has left high and dry (but who obviously don't want to leave), here's a list of free activities to do in the capital, just to keep on loving it without having to live under a bridge.

1. Chill out at Buttes-Chaumont

2. Go to the museum on the first Sunday of the month

3. Watch a movie at the open-air cinema in Paris La Villette

4. Dip your feet in the canal Saint-Martin

5. Take a stroll along the Coulée verte

6. Take part in one of the 50 sports events of the Festival Formes Olympiques

7. Wander around Paris at night and marvel at its lights

8. Lounge on the chairs at the Tuileries

9. Enjoy the free fries at Ô P’ti Paris

10. Take advantage of the free night opening of the Louvre and Versailles Palace


11. Admire the fireworks on July 14th from Montmartre

12. Dip in the La Villette Basin

13. Attend free concerts at Supersonic or Zorba

14. Stroll around the flea markets in Saint-Ouen

15. Watch short films at Butte du Chapeau-Rouge park for the Silhouette festival

16. Take a walk on the Petite Ceinture trails

17. Swap items at the Boutique Sans Argent in the 12th arrondissement

18. Find your next read in a book box in the parks of the 9th arrondissement

19. Wander through the hundreds of art galleries in Le Marais

20. Play foosball at Ground Control


21. Explore the open-air museum of la Butte-aux-Cailles

22. Visit Victor Hugo's apartments on Place des Vosges

23. Cool off with the misters on the banks of the Seine or at the water mirror on Place de la République

24. Enjoy the waterside concerts at the l'Eté du Canal festival

25. Welcome the cyclists of the Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées