Visitors to the Eiffel Tower this summer who want to get a view of Paris from the top will have to walk up all 674 stairs as the lifts are kept shut to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Photo: AP Visitors to the Eiffel Tower this summer who want to get a view of Paris from the top will have to walk up all 674 stairs as the lifts are kept shut to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Photo: AP
Visitors to the Eiffel Tower this summer who want to get a view of Paris from the top will have to walk up all 674 stairs as the lifts are kept shut to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Photo: AP

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From Eiffel Tower to Leaning Tower of Pisa, Covid-19 measures at Europe’s tourist attractions make for a very different holiday

  • As Europe’s tourism industry tentatively reopens, hotspots across the continent have introduced measures to minimise the risk of new outbreaks
  • At Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa, visitors will be provided with electronic devices that vibrate if they get too close to one another

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic: All stories
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Updated: 10:41am, 29 Jun, 2020

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Visitors to the Eiffel Tower this summer who want to get a view of Paris from the top will have to walk up all 674 stairs as the lifts are kept shut to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Photo: AP Visitors to the Eiffel Tower this summer who want to get a view of Paris from the top will have to walk up all 674 stairs as the lifts are kept shut to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Photo: AP
Visitors to the Eiffel Tower this summer who want to get a view of Paris from the top will have to walk up all 674 stairs as the lifts are kept shut to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Photo: AP
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