Eiffel Tower reopening June 25

Hmmm,... Does this mean they have done all the delayed maintenance that couldn't be done while tourists were all over it and it is in tip-top condition, or has it been abandoned and everything rusted in place?

Had things gone right we would have been arriving in Paris on Thursday and seen it for the 1st time... next year hopefully

A positive step in the right direction!

Yea! Thanks for the good news!

Have been to Paris three times and have never had the desire to go to the top. There are other places in the city where one can get a great city view for free. Whether or not it’s open means nothing if one cannot travel there to see it. Guess it’s good if you live in France and want to go to the top with fewer other tourists.

Thanks for sharing! Love the good news!

It’s true, I guess I should take the opportunity to go — I only went up once, more than 25 years ago, when I came through as a backpacker.

A friend who lives in Rome posted a video a couple of days ago of her visit to the practically empty Vatican — including the Sistine Chapel. Now THAT I would run to see if it were in my city!!

We have enjoyed going to the top of the ET several times. The first time was on our first trip to Paris. We also took my mom there for a big birthday, and it was a highlight for her. My poor dad though, on his only trip to Paris it was raining and they were taking the steps back down and slipped on the last couple of steps and tore his rotator cuff. First day there too. So he doesn't have the fondest memories of the ET;)

So happy to hear things are getting back to normal! I love the Eiffel Tower. When it’s twinkling, I think it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.

I showed up on a weekday at about 8:30am about 5 years ago and had no wait. By the time I got back down it was a mess of tourists. I would give that a try.