Lovers of rollerblades and scooters are also spoiled for choice in Paris! You can rent a pair of rollerblades or skates and see the sights at your leisure, or join the roller tours on Sunday afternoons through the streets of the capital.
Where can you rollerblade and skate in Paris?
When it comes to rollerblading, on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons enthusiasts get together for an enjoyable trip across Paris on skates. Current regulations oblige you to stay on the pavements: you are considered to be a pedestrian and so you have to wait at the traffic lights to cross! As you’ll be travelling at around 15 km/h (9/10mph), be extremely careful, avoid bumping into any pedestrians or cars and be sure that your civil liability insurance covers any damage you might cause.
If you prefer to go it alone, here are some of the most popular places in Paris to rollerblade and skate:
1st Place du Palais Royal; M°: Palais Royal
2nd Place de la Bourse; M°: Bourse
4th Pont Saint-Louis; M°: Pont Marie
4th Place de la Bastille (Arsenal side); M°: Bastille
7th Esplanade des Invalides (western end); M°: Invalides
11th Central reservation bd Richard-Lenoir; M°: from Bastille to Richard-Lenoir
12th Cour Châlon; M°: Gare de Lyon
16th Jardins du Trocadéro; M°: Trocadéro
16th Allée de la reine Marguerite (Bois de Boulogne, only at weekends); M°: -Porte Dauphine
16th Avenue de Saint-Cloud (Bois de Boulogne); M°: Porte Dauphine
19th Esplanade du Zénith - Parc de la Villette; M°: Porte de Pantin
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