Le quatorze juillet, or July 14th, is Bastille Day. A national holiday in France that’s kind of like the 4th of July in the US (just ten days later and a lot more French), it’s the biggest party day of the year for France when people commemorate the storming of the Bastille, a prison in Paris, on the same date during the reign of Louis XV1 in 1789 and thus commencing the French Revolution.
For Paris bound travelers, there’s no more festively French time to visit this historic and beautiful city. To help you make the most of La Fête Nationale, have a look at this brief guide to the biggest Bastille Day events in Paris.
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