Swan island, one of three Islands of old Paris, is artificial, unlike the Cité and Saint-Louis. It is narrow (11 meters at its widest point) and long (850 meters). No swans there, and he got the name from still located nearby Swan island, which in 1773 was attached to the field of Mars.

On the island rely three bridges – Grenelle, RUEIL and bir-Hakeim. Built like a dam Swan protecting the Grenelle district from floods, now this is a place for romantic walks. In addition, the island is the Parisian statue of Liberty.

Valley Grenelle in 52 BC was the site of the battle with the Gauls by the Romans. Much later here in the suburbs of Paris, there was a powder magazine, which in 1794 there was an explosion of such force that the house shook, and the bridges cracked. Killed about a thousand people. The district of Grenelle famous and tragic history 1942 – here stood the velodrome, where before sending to concentration camps contained 8160 Jews arrested by the French police at the request of the German occupation administration.

Now Grenelle is a modern area with many tall buildings. The Pont de Grenelle, too, would not represent anything special, if near it, on a semicircular tip of Swan island, the statue of Liberty, a smaller version of new York. She stands her back to the bridge and facing West towards America. To descend to the Freedom possible in the middle of the bridge.

A walk along the Swan alley will lead to the next bridge – Ruel. This metal railway bridge, built for the world exhibition of 1900, looks very elegant. Now it trains RER line C. after Passing under a stone archway, which the bridge rests on the island, walking gets on the longest piece of Swan alley.

Alley is, in fact, there is an island. She looks casual and comfortable: easy path along the sides 322 wood of different breeds. Straight ahead stands the Eiffel tower. Downstairs splashing Hay, you can sit on one of the benches facing the water and watching life embankments, rivers and the famous Paris barges on it. There are often picnics.

The end of the walk is a two – storey bridge bir-Hakeim, on the upper tier which trains 6 subway line and bottom – cars and pedestrians. In the East at the level of the bridge island completes the equestrian statue of "Resurgent France".