tour de france entry
Sporting de Paris, a favorite for traveling fans
Paris is one of continental EUROPEAN € ™ s most beautiful cities, but is also a haven up professional sports such as rugby, soccer, tennis, basketball and one of the worldâ € ™ s major cycling events – the Tour de France.
The grueling endurance race has ended in Paris each year since 1975. In fact, the closure of the Champs Elysees to regular traffic, enabling viewers to encourage other competitors in the Tour de France all the glory Avenue end of the tape in the shadow of the imposing Arc de Triomphe. This is the race that every rider wants resistance win, and to be the rider wearing the yellow jersey in the coveted entry to Paris is the highest honor.
Itâ € ™ s not just cycling enthusiasts that are drawn to sports facilities in Paris. Over the past 100 years Franceâ € ™ s capital has hosted two football World Cups and World Rugby final tournament of the Cup also has one of the best stadiums in northern Europe – the magnificent Stade de France. Although custom-built World Cup Finals 1998, the stadium is now home side Stade Français Rugby Union and also serves as the national sports stadium. This is where Franceâ € ™ s rugby and the national football team play their home games and track and field athletics meeting.
But in the regular events that take place in Stadium itâ € ™ s probably the Six Nations that most of the games to attract interest. In fact, most hotels Paris, not only those close to the Stade de France, are reserved until weeks before the six games of the Nations of rugby. As such, guests come from throughout France, plus tens of thousands of followers of the passenger equipment. The Welsh, Scots, Irish, Italian, English and enjoy all those visiting the city watch their team in action, since they can also make the most of all culture and entertainment that Paris offers!
From Montmartre to Montparnasse, during a weekend of Six Nations Paris streets are full of rugby fans all sporting your team € ™ s colors while happily taking unique Parisian atmosphere. To them a touch of sightseeing is usually mixed with some timely stop-offs at various bars and cafes on the way to the stadium.
Therefore, if you are planning a trip to Paris and sport doesnâ € ™ t interest you, then you may want to avoid being in the city when one of the six Nations games is taking place. On the contrary, if you thrive on rumors and the sights, sounds and colors of a sporting event, then you are Insurance experience a memorable visit.
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