PVA in Paris February 2025

7 Feb 2025

In the early hours of Wednesday 5th February 2025 , a large group of PVA students departed for Paris. The trip is part of the academy’s ambition to offer all learners a wide range of opportunities whilst at the Academy.

On the morning of the first full day in Paris students went on a boat tour along the Seine River. After lunch students visited the Eiffel Tower to enjoy the views of Paris. In the evening our students explored the Tour Maine-Montparnasse, also commonly named Tour Montparnasse, a 210-metre office skyscraper located in the Montparnasse area of Paris, France. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2011, when it was surpassed by the 231-metre Tour First. And the Sacré-Coeur Basilica.

On their second day in the French capital, a tour of the Catacombs in Paris. An underground tunnel network stretching over 400 miles.