Christmas illuminations in Paris are set to shine a little less brightly this year as local authorities are reducing decorations in a bid to save energy and keep down electricity costs.
On Paris’s most famous boulevard, the Champs-Élysées, the Christmas lights have undergone a subtle change this festive season. “I actually prefer them this year,” says one passer-by who prefers to remain anonymous. Behind him almost half a kilometre of fairy lights alternate between a steady golden glow and blue sparkles, meant to replicate illuminations on the Eiffel Tower.
