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River Seine
The Seine is probably one of the best known rivers in France, and even made more popular as a tourist attraction in the city of Paris.
From the trunk Parisii when first established fishing villages along the coast, in waters of the Seine, still the heart and soul of Paris, and although the river is not now as a trade route, it is widely used for on a houseboat.
However, the ships can do down the river Seine at Le Havre, Rouen, about 120 km, although river boats which can be up and down the Seine River cruise navigating around 560 km and stretches from Dijon in the Alps. However, because the river flows slowly, makes the product for easy navigation and a very pleasant trip for those on a cruise.
When Paris prospered through the river trade in the Roman period, the channels have been established to link other major rivers such as Loire and Rhine. After the locks have been installed the eighteen hundreds, to make life much easier when the water level fluctuates considerably, especially in the Paris region, which is now very strict now.
If you’re cruising the Seine, one can not help but notice the many bridges span that the river, with some of them several centuries, one in particular, the Pont-Neuf his first stone, who was by King Henry III in 1578th However, the latest addition in 1996 was built to accommodate more traffic, especially for the new football stadium built for the FIFA World Cup.