The Olympic Flame in The Greater Paris Area

Last May,the Olympic Flame arrived in the city of Marseille from Greece.The next month,it criss-crossed the western part of the country,moved to the overseas territories and back to the south eastern part of metropolitan France by the middle of June.From the south east the Flame passed through many cities and closed the month of June in the city of Reims.A city famous for its pompous Cathedral and where King Clovis,the founder of the Merovingian dynasty was baptised in the middle ages.

Photos:Views of the Cathedral of Evry, one of the itineraries of the Olympic Flame in the Greater Paris area and a poster announcing the arrival of the Olympic Flame in the capital on the 14th of July

A national day itinerary in Paris

By the 2nd of July the Flame was in the city of Lille reputed as a communication gateway to Brussels, the seat of European institutions and other EU countries.Then to  provincial towns like Blois,Orleans,Auxerre, Dijon and a stop in the capital on the 14th of July.This first foray of the Olympic Flame in the host city has three highlights:The first one is the transfer of the Flame by Horsemen along the avenue Foch for the national day celebration,followed by a passage in front of the  parliament,the Cathedral of Notre Dame,the Georges Pompidou Centre and the Hotel de Ville. The next day it will be at the Arena Porte de la Chapelle,the Basilica of the Sacrée Coeur, at the Place Blanche,the Buttes-Chaumont and finally at the Place de la République to the delight of Parisians.

The Greater Paris Itinerary

After the Parisian passage,it will be the turn of cities like Beauvais and Soisy-sous Montmorency to receive the Flame.It is also within this itinerary that Jean-Gauvin(83) a resident and assiduous sportman will relay the Olympic Torch for about 4 minutes,over a distance of 4 kilometers. Who declared There is a link between regular sport practice and personal health to a  reporter of La Gazette de Val d'Oise. Meaux,Creteil,Evry Courcouronnes and Versailles will host the Olympic Flame between the 20th and the 23rd of July.At Nanterre,(Hauts-de- Seine) the organisers of the Olympic Flame asked the public to be at the Gabriel Peri stadium by 3:PM on the 24th of July because the Olympic Torch will arrive there by 7:30 PM and will be relayed to the Grande Arche de La Defense by 19:PM

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