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The Top 10 Metro Mistakes Tourists Make in Paris

From using the wrong tickets to skipping validation, many visitors get fined in the Paris Metro without even realizing why.
The New York Times

1948: Paris ‘Métro’ Gets New Name, But Subway-Goers Won’t Use It

With an eye toward expansion, the company in charge of the French capital’s transport system will be renamed. By The International Herald Tribune The Paris subway company announced yesterday that in ...
The New York Times

A Subway Ride at the Paris Olympics Could Cost You Almost Double

Citing the price tag of ramped-up service for the Games, the regional transit authority is planning big increases aimed at visitors from July 20 to Sept. 8. By Steven Moity With nearly 10 million ...
USA Today

False claim CIA warned to avoid Paris Metro at Olympics | Fact check

A June 12 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a compilation of footage and images of the Paris Metro while sharing a supposed warning from the U.S. government about the public transport ...
Reuters

World number three Pegula flies under the radar on Paris subway

PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) - American Jessica Pegula is usually more at home on private jets as she tours the world playing professional tennis but the French Open third seed took a fancy to public ...
Artnet

A New Paris Museum Will Honor the Designer of Its Iconic Art Nouveau Métro Entrances

Who was Hector Guimard? The all-but-forgotten French architect and industrial designer (1867–1942) is responsible for the instantly recognizable entrances Art Nouveau entrances to the Paris Métro, ...