Swans Island, one of the three islands of the old Paris - artificial, unlike Cite and Saint Louis. It is narrow (11 meters at its widest point) and long (850 meters). No swans there, but the name he received was situated not far from the former Swan island, which in 1773 was attached to the Field of Mars.

On the island of the three supporting bridge - Grenelle, Ruel and Bir Akeym. Swan was built as the levee that protects the area from floods Grenelle, and now it is - a place of romantic walks. In addition, the island is the Parisian Statue of Liberty.

Grenelle Valley in 52 BC. e. It was the site of the Battle of the Gauls with the Romans. Much later, here in the suburbs of Paris, are the powder magazine, where in 1794 there was an explosion so powerful that homes in the area reeled and bridges cracked. About a thousand people were killed. The area is famous Grenelle and tragic history of 1942 - here stood Winter Velodrome, where before being sent to a concentration camp held 8160 Jews arrested by the French police at the request of the German occupation administration.

Now Grenelle - modern area with a variety of high-rise buildings. Pont de Grenelle, too, would not represent anything special, if beside him on a semi-circular end of Swan Island, the Statue of Liberty was not reduced copy of New York. It's back to the bridge and facing west - towards America. Freedom can go down to the middle of the bridge.

Walking along the Swan alley leads to the next bridge - Ruel. This metal railway bridge, built for the World Exhibition of 1900, looks very gracefully. Now go through it RER line C. After passing under a stone arch, which the bridge rests on the island, walking gets on the longest segment of the Swan alley.

Alley - is, in fact, there is an island. It looks for show and cozy: a simple path, flanked by 322 different tree species. Straight ahead stands the Eiffel Tower. Below splashing Sen, you can sit on one of the benches facing the water and watch the lives of embankments, river barges and the famous Parisian her. There are often picnics.

The end of the walk - a two-storey bridge Bir Akeym, the top tier which trains 6 subway line, and the bottom - cars and pedestrians. In the east of the bridge at the island completes the equestrian statue of "resurgent France."