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The best places to watch the July 14 flypast in Paris

2022-07-12T07:07:45.028Z


Restaurants, parks, roof of the Grande Arche de la Défense... There are a multitude of public places in Île-de-France providing good visibility for the traditional parade of the Patrouille de France organized for the National Day.


It's 10:30 a.m.: the clock is ticking and you still haven't seen a single military plane overhead.

Suddenly, you hear the distant roar: that's it, they're coming!

But where are they?

Their passage is actually lightning, and you can only contemplate them for a few seconds, your observation post in a back alley of the Champs-Élysées being too close to the ground.

Because you have to get up very early to hope for an honorable place.

Even if it may seem obvious, it is necessary to remember that beyond 6 am, finding a good place is utopian.

To avoid this situation this Thursday, July 14 on the occasion of the national holiday, here are a handful of public places in the Ile-de-France region allowing you to watch, from above, the unfolding of this aerial parade, unique in France.

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Opt for a public park in height

With 32 degrees Celsius forecast and clear skies, the flypast on July 14, 2022 promises a great show.

What better than a public park in height to take part?

Île-de-France is full of them, the region having many hilly departments.

To the west, the terrace of Mont Valérien, in Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine) offers an unobstructed view of the town of Boulogne and the La Défense complex, places where the aerial parade passes.

With 162 meters in height and a strong military connotation (Mont Valérien hosting the Memorial of Fighting France erected in honor of the fighters of the Second World War) the terrace of Mont Valérien seems to be an ideal place for observation.

For those who are on the other side of Île-de-France, to the east, the Jean Moulin - Les Guilands departmental park, in Bagnolet (Seine-Saint-Denis) will be a beautiful observation point.

Its varied flora, its large green spaces and its unobstructed view of eastern Paris and as far as the Eiffel Tower will make this space a pleasant place, from where you can see the 71 planes and 25 combat helicopters in flight.

Getting closer to Paris and the Champs-Élysées

If you want to observe the air parade more closely, nothing better than to approach Paris and the Champs-Élysées.

In Courbevoie, the

Garden Parvis

will welcome the curious in the morning free of charge within a space of 6000 square meters equipped with food trucks and deckchairs to watch the parade in a pleasant way.

Even better: it will be possible to access the roof of the

Grande Arche de la Défense

to watch the passage of military planes (however, you will have to pay the price of a ticket of 15 euros for adults and 7 euros for children).

A unique moment, since the large arch is located in the axis of the passage of aircraft.

A few streets away, the new Mama Shelter in La Défense invites you to spend July 14 on its rooftop on the... 14th floor!

Here, the day will start at 9:30 am with a big breakfast at the top of the hotel from where it will be possible to admire the aerial parade.

And to maximize the experience, it is also possible to find an observation point on the Champs-Élysées.

Why not a restaurant?

Le Mun Paris, located at 5 Avenue and the Arc de Triomphe.

Enough to have a privileged view of the air show, provided you anticipate well: the establishment advises to book in advance.

A parade in tribute to the “Flame”

With the theme "

Sharing the flame

", this parade on July 14, 2022 intends to pay tribute to the flame, a reference to the army - Nation link, to the flame of the Resistance embodied by Hubert Germain, the last companion of the Liberation who died last year. , and to the Olympic flame on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, will arrive on Avenue de Friedland at 10 a.m.

The

flypast

, commanded by Air Division General Louis Pena, will begin at

10:34

a.m.

It will come in two distinct phases.

Opened by aircraft, it will then give way to troops on foot, before resuming in the form of a

parade of helicopters (11:35 a.m.)

.

Because at 10:43 a.m., the parade of troops on foot will be opened by nine countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria.

Once the foot troops have passed, followed by the second part of the air parade by the helicopters, place for the motorized troops, commanded by Division General Emmanuel Gaulin, at 11:35 a.m.

Ten minutes later, the cavalry regiment of the Republican Guard will parade.

Practice

GO

Mont Valérien terrace

 : from Paris, take the RER A, stop at La Défense and take the L or U line to the “Mont Valérien” stop.

Parc départemental Jean Moulin - Les Guilands

 : take metro line 3 to the “Gallieni” stop.

Parvis de la Défense

(Garden Parvis and Grande Arche): from Paris, take the RER A to the “La Défense” stop, or line 1 of the metro.

Mama Shelter Paris La Défense, 10 rue Jean Jaurès, 92800 Puteaux.

Such.

: 01 40 81 02 02.

On the

Champs Élysées

, the Mun restaurant: 52 avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris.

Such.

: 01 40 70 57 05.

Source: lefigaro

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