The Olympic flame, which was lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, arrived in Marseille, France after a 12-day journey across the Mediterranean Sea. 150,000 people gathered in Marseille's old town to watch the arrival. The Flame made its grand entrance aboard the Belem and cruised to the southern city founded by the Greek settler Phocaea around 600 BC. More than 1,000 boats accompanied Belém's parade around the Bay of Marseille, arriving just outside the Old Port under tight security. The torch relay is scheduled to start tomorrow. Stops at iconic locations across the country, from the world-famous Mont Saint-Michel to Normandy's D-Day landing beaches and the Palace of Versailles. More than 10,000 people are expected to take part in the torch relay before it reaches Paris. France this week unveiled the design for a relay cauldron that will be lit at the end of each stage of the torch's journey. The location of the Olympic cauldron in Paris remains a closely guarded secret until the day of the Games. Some of the reported options include iconic spots such as the Eiffel Tower and the Jardin des Tuileries outside the Louvre. The opening ceremony of the Olympics is scheduled to take place on the Seine River on July 26th.
The Olympic flame, which was lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, arrived in Marseille, France after a 12-day journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
150,000 people gathered in Marseille's old town to watch the arrival.
The Flame made its grand entrance aboard the Belem and cruised to the southern city founded by the Greek settler Phocaea around 600 BC.
More than 1,000 boats accompanied Belém's parade around the Bay of Marseille, arriving just outside the Old Port under tight security.
The torch relay is scheduled to start tomorrow.
Stops at iconic locations across the country, from the world-famous Mont Saint-Michel to Normandy's D-Day landing beaches and the Palace of Versailles.
More than 10,000 people are expected to take part in the torch relay before it reaches Paris.
France this week unveiled the design for a relay cauldron that will be lit at the end of each stage of the torch's journey.
The location of the Olympic cauldron in Paris remains a closely guarded secret until the day of the Games. Some of the reported options include iconic spots such as the Eiffel Tower and the Jardin des Tuileries outside the Louvre.
The opening ceremony of the Olympics is scheduled to take place on the Seine River on July 26th.