| One of the biggest events in the rugby calendar used | | | | are staying in Paris – regardless of whether you |
| to be the Five Nations Championship. Since the year | | | | are going there to see the Six Nations Rugby or just |
| 2000 it has been the Six Nations Championship – | | | | to take the tour. You will find it located in Saint Denis. |
| promising even more action and excitement as a | | | | If you are staying for just a couple of days you can |
| result. | | | | take in many of Paris’s most famous sights once |
| Every nation involved in the tournament gets to host | | | | you have seen the Stade de France. Don’t forget |
| some of the matches. While many rugby fans will visit | | | | the likes of the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre and the |
| the venue located in the country they live in, some | | | | Avenue de Champs Elysees. If the thought of rugby |
| dedicated fans will visit those elsewhere as well. | | | | has made you feel more active there is no better way |
| Take the Stade de France near Paris for example. | | | | to see the city than by walking around it. You can take |
| This is a fairly new stadium having been built in 1998. | | | | a guided tour if you wish – there are plenty of them |
| Tickets to see the Six Nations games are | | | | around with English speaking guides. |
| understandably very thin on the ground, as the | | | | Needless to say you can never be sure what the |
| tournament is exceptionally popular. | | | | weather is doing. It’s a good idea therefore to pick |
| Regardless of whether you have tickets or not, you | | | | some attractions that aren’t dependent on the |
| can still make the most of seeing the stadium itself. | | | | weather. You will be able to enjoy your stadium tour |
| There is a guided tour which lets you see the venue | | | | whatever the weather is doing, but you might want to |
| for yourself when there are no games or matches | | | | avoid going up the Eiffel Tower until there is less cloud |
| being played. If you like the idea of doing this make | | | | in the sky. |
| sure you contact the stadium to see when it would be | | | | Weekend breaks to Paris are ideal if you want to visit |
| suitable to pay a visit. | | | | one of the world’s most famous sports stadiums. |
| The stadium tour takes about an hour so you will still | | | | Even if you haven’t got tickets to see a rugby |
| have the rest of the day free to explore the rest of | | | | match you can still imagine what it is like to attend. And |
| the area. The Stade de France is not far away from | | | | perhaps next year you will be there in the stands |
| Paris itself either, so you can easily reach it when you | | | | enjoying it yourself. |