After its arrival and crossing of Marseille, the Olympic flame will head towards the Var department this Friday, May 10. Here is where it will be possible to see the torch relay.
On the second day of the torch relay, the legendary Olympic torch will enter the Var department for the day of Friday, May 10. Accompanied by multiple events in the towns crossed, the Olympic handover will take place from Saint-Raphaël and end in Toulon.
• Saint-Raphaël
From 8:10 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The torch relay will begin in the early morning, departing from CREPS Paca in Boulouris. The route will then extend over 5.6 kilometers to conclude at the Ferris wheel on the Delayen esplanade.
• Hyères-les-Palmiers
From 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The departure will be given here at 10 a.m. on the Salt road, then following the Almanarre beach to arrive, 1.2 kilometers further, at 10:25 a.m., at the archaeological site of Olbia
• Brignoles
From 11:18 a.m. to 12:06 p.m. Over a distance of three kilometers, the flame will start from Square Saint-Louis to arrive at Place Gross-Géreau, in front of the Jean-Jacques Marcel sports complex.
• Flassans-sur-Issole
From 12:40 p.m. to 1 p.m. With a departure from the Pierre Rigord stadium, where Étoile sportif Flassannaise plays, and an arrival at 1 p.m. at the Grand Prés car park, near the Saint-Michel mill.
• La-Seyne-sur-Mer
From 3:20 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. Return to the coast for the fifth town on the route, with a departure at 3:20 p.m. from Fort Balaguier in La Seyne-sur-Mer and an arrival at 4:20 p.m. at the Pont Levant. The distance covered here will be 3.4 kilometers.
• Salles-sur-Verdon – Lake of Sainte-Croix
From 4:42 p.m. to 5:12 p.m. For its penultimate stop of the day, the flame will go to Salles-sur-Verdon. It will leave from Place Sainte-Anne to arrive, 1.2 kilometers further, at the commemorative stele of the former commune.
• La Garde – Toulon
From 5:43 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For its last stage in Var, the flame will end its journey in Toulon, with a departure scheduled for 5:43 p.m. from the neighboring town of La Garde. The torch will be transported 8.6 kilometers before arriving at Place de la Liberté in Toulon at 7:30 p.m.
If various events are planned in each locality visited by the flame and its bearers, the city of Toulon will have the most significant festivities to celebrate the relay. 10,000 people are expected on Liberty Square to attend, among other things, demonstrations by sports associations, a concert on a barge or even a drone show at nightfall.
Alexis Lalemant Journalist
