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Passage of the Olympic flame
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The Olympic flame will pass through Versailles on 23 July 2024!
The Olympic flame will be lit in Olympia on 16 April 2024 according to ancient tradition using the rays of the sun during a ceremony in the sanctuary of Olympia. It will reach France by boat aboard the Belem, the legendary three-masted ship, to reach Marseille on 8 May 2024.
The Olympic flame will then begin its journey of more than two months through 400 towns and cities in France to reach Paris, the host city of the Games, for the opening ceremony.
On 23 July 2024, the Olympic flame will shine in Versailles for the 63rd stage of its journey. The city was chosen as a “stage community”, it will host the Olympic cauldron.
The Flame and its torchbearers will set off from the First Hundred Steps, crossing the Parterre de Latone and the Bosquet de la Salle de Bal, before climbing back up into the Château, crossing the Galerie des Glaces, and exiting via the Cour de Marbre to the equestrian statue of Louis XIV in the Place d'Armes.
They will then continue through the town to Madame Elisabeth's Estate, where the cauldron will be lit.
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