Military parades, music, fireworks and shop closures - here is what to expect as France marks a particular and sombre Fête nationale.
July 14th is the Fête nationale in France, sometimes known as Bastille Day in the anglophone world. It marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille in 1789 - the event that symbolises the beginning of the French revolution.
There are many ways to mark the day, including fireworks displays, traditional parades and the highly popular bals de pompiers, where French firefighters host parties in their station houses.
The day is a public holiday and this year falls on a Tuesday, allowing some offices and businesses to ‘bridge’ the Monday for a four-day weekend.
But this year will be more sombre than usual as it also marks the 10th anniversary of the deadly terror attack in Nice, when 86 people died after an armed man drove a truck into crowds of revellers on Promenade des Anglais.
