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Paris's Eiffel Tower is reopening to the public after almost nine months, its longest post-war closure. Many French and foreign visitors have been waiting for it to reopen, but will require a compulsory health pass to visit it. IMAGES
Tourists and Parisians ready for a workout gathered at the Eiffel Tower on Thursday as the iron monument reopened after its longest closure since World War II, a highly symbolic move as France emerges from its coronavirus lockdown. Journalists from around the world outnumbered about 50 people, mainly French, who began the steep climb by stairs to the first two levels, as elevators and the top observation deck will remain closed because of social distancing concerns. IMAGES
France's iconic Palace of Versailles welcomes visitors for the first time in months, after the government allowed French museums and historic sites to reopen their doors following the coronavirus shutdown. IMAGES
Italy's world-famous archeological site of Pompeii reopens to the public. The country's second most visited tourist destination after Rome's Colosseum, Pompeii lays bare nearly perfectly preserved remains of an ancient Roman city covered in volcanic ash nearly 2,000 years ago after the eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius. IMAGES
Left-leaning lawmakers, who have defected to rob President Emmanuel Macron's party of its outright majority in France's National Assembly, make their first appearance as "Ecology, Democracy, Solidarity" (EDS). Seventeen members of Macron's La Republique En Marche (LREM) party formed the new group to pursue greener policies, "modernise" the political system, and reduce social inequalities. IMAGES