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OLYMPIC GAMES – The six corners of France and numerous overseas territories. The Olympic flame will travel almost all of France between now and July 26, the day of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. Before arriving on the Seine, the flame arriving in Marseille on Wednesday May 8 will have crossed around sixty departments, more than 400 municipalities and numerous symbolic places.
More than 10,000 people, known or anonymous, will pass on the torch designed by designer Mathieu Lehanneur. Everyone will travel approximately 200 meters, always under high security.
Over 79 days, 67 stages (and an epilogue) are planned, each time with several segments stretching from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Every evening, the cauldron which was lit for the first time in Marseille by the rapper Jul will take place in a city
After Marseille, the journey of the Olympic flame day by day to Paris
After Marseille this Thursday May 9, the flame will head to Var on Friday May 10 where it will sleep in Toulon before going to Manosque, Arles, Montpellier then crossing the Mediterranean again to Corsica.
Then it will travel up France from the west to Brest on June 7. She will then head to Guadeloupe on Armel Le Cléac’h’s maxi-trimaran Banque Populaire. During this crossing, overseas territories will be in the spotlight.
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The second part of the journey in France will begin in Nice on June 18 before a first visit to Paris on July 14 where it will return on the day of the opening ceremony.
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