Olympic torch now in france: see its route around country

AROUND 10,500 PEOPLE WILL CARRY TORCH TO ALL FOUR CORNERS OF FRANCE BEFORE OPENING CEREMONY The Olympic torch arrived in Marseille earlier this week and is continuing its journey to Paris -

via mainland France and overseas territories - where it is set to arrive in the capital on July 26 for the Opening Ceremony. The torch was lit in Olympia, Greece on April 16 – the spiritual

home of the Games – with Greek gold medalist rower Stefanos Douskos being the first to carry it. It was placed on the historic ship 'Belem', after it travelled through Greece,

which transported it to the historic city of Marseille on Wednesday (May 8). It took part in a boat 'parade' along the city's waters, with hundreds of thousands of people

descending on the city to see the celebrated flame. Read more: 3D VISIT: Olympic flame sails to France on historic yacht The torch is now poised to travel across France – including to many

of the overseas departments and territories – before reaching the capital where it will light the cauldron at the end of the ceremony in the Trocadero.  Today (May 10) it will travel through

the Var, before heading north to the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department. It has not yet been confirmed, but Olympic insiders say the cauldron, which burns continuously throughout the

Olympic and Paralympic Games, will be attached to the Eiffel tower in some way. Read more: Paris Olympics’ official posters: no French flag but homage to UK town WHERE WILL THE TORCH PASS

BY?  You can click on the image of the map below to expand and zoom in it, to see the route more closely.  Around 11,00 people will carry the torch on French ground during its journey,

including celebrities, athletes, actors, and even chefs.  A number of everyday residents and citizens will also carry the torch. Each person will spend around four minutes holding the torch

alight, running with it for around 200 metres before passing it onto the next person. A list of the main stops of the torch is listed below. Note this is not exhaustive and some additional

smaller stops may take place between them.  May 8-9: Marseille May 10: Toulon May 11: Manosque May 12: Arles May 13: Montpellier May 14: Bastia May 15: Perpignan May 16: Carcassonne May 17:

Toulouse May 18: Auch May 19: Tarbes May 20: Pau May 22: Périgueux May 23: Bordeaux May 24: Angoulême May 25: Futuroscope May 27: Châteauroux May 28: Angers May 29: Laval May 30: Caen May

31: Mont Saint-Michel June 1: Rennes June 2: Niort June 4: Les Sables-d'Olonne June 5: La Baule June 6: Vannes June 7: Brest June 9: Cayenne (French Guiana) June 12: Saint-Denis

(Réunion) June 13: Papeete (French Polynesia) June 15: Baie-Mahault (Guadeloupe) June 17: Fort-de-France (Martinique) June 18: Nice June 19: Avignon June 20: Valence June 21: Vichy June 22:

Saint-Étienne June 23: Chamonix June 25: Besançon June 26: Strasbourg June 27: Metz June 28: Saint-Dizier June 29: Verdun June 30: Reims July 2: Lille July 3: Lens – Liévin July 4: Amiens

July 5: Le Havre July 6: Vernon July 7: Chartres July 9: Blois July 10: Orléans July 11: Auxerre July 12: Dijon July 13: Troyes July 14-15: Paris July 17: Saint-Quentin July 18: Beauvais

July 19: Soisy-sous-Montmorency July 20: Meaux July 21: Créteil July 22: Évry-Courcouronnes July 23: Versailles July 24: Esplanade de La Défense, Nanterre July 25: Parc Georges-Valbon July

26: Paris - Olympic Games opening ceremony If you are set to be a torchbearer, or are involved in the Games in any other way, let us know via [email protected].