CNN Travel: What the reinvention of Europe's favorite city means for travelers

Feb. 2, 2020

In the near future, visitors to Paris will be able to take a dip in the Seine and dine in an abandoned, underground subway station.

Landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Montparnasse Tower will go under the proverbial knife and undergo major makeovers, while a Paris rooftop will earn the title of the world's largest urban farm.

These are among some of the innovative revitalization projects poised to write a new chapter in one of the most popular and mythologized tourist destinations in the world in advance of 2024, when Paris hosts the Summer Olympic Games.

Over the next four years, abandoned, disused and outdated spaces will be given a second life as new dining destinations, themed hotels, museums and leisure hotspots.

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