The Olympic torch, after a 12-day journey from Greece, has arrived in Marseille, France, marking the beginning of the torch relay across the country.
The Olympic torch, lit in ancient Olympia, Greece on April 16, has arrived in Marseille, France , after a 12-day journey across the Mediterranean. In the old part of Marseille, 150,000 people gathered to see its arrival. The flame made its grand entrance aboard the Belem, cruising into the southern city founded by the Greek settlers of Phocaea around 600 BC.
It will make stops in iconic places across the country, including the world-famous Mont Saint-Michel to D-Day landing beaches in Normandy and the Versailles Palace. More than 10,000 people are expected to participate in the torch relay before the flame reaches Paris. France revealed the design of the relay cauldrons, which will be lit at the end of each stage of the flame's journey, this week.
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