The first meeting took place in 1857 where Emperor Napoleon III and his wife Eugénie were present, having sailed down the Seine River on their private yacht to watch the third race. Until 1930, many Parisians came to the track down the river on steamboats and various other vessels, the trip taking around an hour to the Pont de Suresnes. The royal couple joined Prince Jérôme Bonaparte and his son Prince Napoleon in the Royal Enclosure alongside the Prince of Nassau.
The venue’s demanding nature, size (57 hectares in the Bois de Boulogne) and sheer elegance make it racing’s equivalent of the Eiffel Tower.
The Longchamp Racecourse is located on beautiful Paris land between the Seine and the Bois de Boulogne.
