The Olympic torch relay in France will become very concrete this week, After its scheduled arrival in Marseille on Wednesday May 8. After a day in Marseille, Thursday May 9, the torch will make a stopover Friday May 10 in the Var and Toulon. If you want to attend this founding moment of the Paris 2024 Olympics, here are the places you should go.
In total, 102 people will carry the flame that day. It will all start at 8:10 a.m. Saint-Raphaëlwhere the flame will begin its journey in the department along the Corniche d’Or du Creps de Boulouris to the Grande Roue where it will arrive at 9 a.m.
Then, the flame will hang in the direction of Hyères where, from 10 a.m., it will follow the Almanarre beach, known to kitesurfing enthusiasts, before taking the salt route and finishing this sequence with the archaeological site of Olbia (10:25 a.m.), ancient city of 4th century BC.
Then she will go to Brignoles (from 11:15 a.m. to 12:03 p.m.), the city of the Comtes de Provence, where it will be visible on boulevard Saint-Louis, Pont des Augustins, boulevard des Berges, before passing in front of the town hall and heading towards the Jean- Jacques Marcel via avenue de la Libération and avenue Maréchal Foch.
An Olympic cauldron lit at Place de la Liberté in Toulon
Then head to Flassans-sur-Issole (12:40 p.m. – 1 p.m.), a city known for its medieval past, where the relay will move from the Louis Magne complex towards the Bernard Gavoty room, passing in front of the Notre Dame de l’Assomption church.
The route will then go up to La Seyne-sur-Mer (3:20 p.m.-4:09 p.m.), known for its old shipyards, where the flame will run along the sea from Fort Balaguier to the Pont Levant via Fort de l’Eguillette and the Corniche Philippe Giovannini.
She will also make a stop at Salles-sur-Verdon (4:42 p.m.-5:12 p.m.), where Lake Sainte-Croix, the third largest lake in France, will be highlighted.
Finally, the flame will rally Toulon for a stopover of a good hour and a half (5:43 p.m. to 7:20 p.m.) where it will set off from the Chapelle Sainte-Marguerite, built in the 17th century in the neighboring town of La Garde, before reaching Port-Saint-Louis, then the port and Place de la Liberté, where the celebration site will be free and open to all from 3:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Entertainment will be organized before and after the arrival of the last torchbearer, at 7:20 p.m., and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron. A giant screen, a host and a DJ will be present.
