Bastille Day?

Question

We will be in Paris for Bastille Day. Any recommendations on how we can best enjoy the day? where are the celebrations, parades? is it true there are fireworks at the eiffel tower on the eve of Bastille Day?

Answer 1

The big parade is down the Champs Elysee. Fireworks are usually at the Eiffel Tower but can best be seen from the Trocadero directly across the river.

The night before there is usally a big dance at the Place de la Bastille.

On Bastille day itself there are dances in each arrondissement which are hosted by the firefighters. The best of these is thrown by the firefighers river patrol. Their headquarters os on the left bank of the Seine opposite the west end of the Ile de la Cite (the island in the middle of the Seine where Notre Dame is).