After the Olympic torch-lighting ceremony with the traditional ritual of lighting and carrying the torch, many stages now await it until it arrives in Paris next Friday, July 26. The flame will be in Greece until April 26, traveling across the country to reach the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, where the modern Games were born. From there it will head for France. A total of 68 stages will warm up for the start of the 2024 Olympic Games.
Starting April 27, the torch will travel by boat from the Belem, Europe’s oldest sailing ship, to Marseille. May 8 is the day it all begins in France, where suspense will continue to be maintained until that day as to the identity of the torchbearer.
Toulon is the end of the next stage, with the Place de la Liberté as the nerve center of the celebrations around the Olympic values. From Toulon to Manosque, where it will cross the entire Provençal city to the Parc de la Rochette, where the public can gather around the Olympic flame. Arles, the largest city in metropolitan France, will be in charge of rolling out the red carpet to welcome the Olympic flame at the end of the day.
THE FLAME IN SQUARES TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
Montpellier will be the next stop, specifically at its Place de l’Europe, located in the city center. Stage 6 will close in Bastia, France’s “City of Art and History”. The torch will arrive at the Place Saint-Nicolas and local sports clubs will put on displays around the flame. The Palace of the Kings of Majorca in Perpignan will be the majestic backdrop for the end-of-festival celebrations, packed with activities and entertainment.
The flame will then pass through Toulouse, Bordeaux, Rennes, Saint-Denis, French Polynesia, the Alpes-Maritimes with stops in Nice, Saint-Etienne, Strasbourg, Lille, Amiens, Orléans, Auxerre, as well as all the surrounding communes, before its arrival in Paris.
A VISIT TO THE LOUVRE
Finally, the fire born in Olympia will make its appearance in the French capital twelve days before the Opening Ceremony, offering Parisians a foretaste of the great Olympic celebration. The Place Vendôme, the Louvre or the Centre Pompidou will witness the Olympic flame until it reaches the Place de l’Hotel de Ville. In addition, you will also visit the Arc de Triomphe, the Place du Trocadéro or the Place de la République.
He will also visit Versailles until Friday, July 26, when the Olympic torch will cross the canals between Seine-Saint-Denis and Paris. It will pass near the Olympic Aquatic Center, continue its journey in front of the Stade de France or the Parc de la Villette, and so on until it finally reaches the Seine to attend the expected opening ceremony. It will be the end of one adventure, the Olympic torch relay, and the beginning of another equally exciting one.
