La Villette of yesterday and tomorrow

A 1h30 guided cruise, with crossing of the highest lock in Ile de France

Description of the cruise

A typical cruise of 1h30, during which you browsed the Bassin de la Villette , then pass under the old drawbridge Crimée before cross the old place of la Villette, entering the lock du Pont de Flandre , the highest of the Isle of France (10 meters) and the first of the Saint Denis canal.

You will cross the Parc de la Villette and discover the City of sciences and Industry, the Geode (an hemispherical screen cinema), the Zenith and the Paris Philarmonie.

Spent the bridge of the ring road, you will perceive "new" Mills of Pantin, today seat of the offices of the BNP PARIBAS, the national center of the Dance before turning back in front of the chamber of commerce, the former super-markets, and returning to your starting point.

A trip both historic and contemporary !