Eiffel Tower to reopen but you will have to take the stairs

The Eiffel Tower is preparing to welcome back visitors after the Covid-19 lockdown, but they will need to be fit: because of lingering concerns about infection, the elevators will initially be off-limits. Workers at the Parisian landmark, which looms 324 metres over the French capital, were on Wednesday making preparations to reopen on June 25, after three months of shutdown. "To attract people, the most important thing is that security measures are taken, and that's why we're promoting safe distances," said Patrick Branco Ruivo, director of the Eiffel Tower's operating company. "For the French public, this is the moment to come to the Eiffel Tower," said Branco Ruivo.