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. in Saint-Raphaël, where the flame will begin its journey through 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 head towards Hyères where, from 10 a.m., it will run along the Almanarre beach, known to kitesurfing enthusiasts, before taking the salt route and finishing this sequence with the archaeological site. from Olbia (10:25 a.m.), ancient city from the 4th century BC.
Then, it will go to Brignoles (from 11:15 a.m. to 12:03 p.m.), the city of the Counts of 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 taking the direction of the Jean-Jacques Marcel sports complex via avenue de la Libération and avenue Maréchal Foch.
An Olympic cauldron lit at Place de la Liberté in Toulon
Then head for Flassans-sur-Issole (12:40 p.m.-1 p.m.), a town known for its medieval past, where the relay will move from the Louis Magne complex to the Bernard Gavoty room, passing in front of the Notre Dame de l’Assomption church.
The route will then go 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 reach Toulon for a stopover of an hour and a half (5:43 p.m. – 7:20 p.m.) where it will start from the Chapelle Sainte-Marguerite, built in the 17th century in the neighboring town of La Garde, before reaching the 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.
