The severe heatwave sweeping France has forced the early closures of top Paris tourist hotspots the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum, their respective managers said on Tuesday. A deadly heatwave has battered France since last week, disrupting daily life as well as forcing school closures and train cancellations, with some of the most-visited tourist sites in the world the latest to take precautionary measures. Read moreNew timetables, longer holidays: How can French schools adapt to heatwaves? The operator of the Eiffel Tower, a monument made of latticed steel girders, said the site would "exceptionally close" early on Tuesday at 4pm (1400 GMT). During the high season, starting in mid-June, the tower is open from 9am to 12:45am.
France tries to handle extreme temperatures as heatwave carries on
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Cover image: Una persona se protege del sol con un paraguas frente al Louvre durante una ola de calor en París, Francia, el 27 de mayo de 2026. © Reuters/Tom Nicholson
