Our monuments will host the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relay in 2024

In 2024, the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relay will be highlighting the beauty and diversity of our monuments and offering you some great moments of cultural discovery.

Le passage du Belem et de la Flamme Olympique de Paris 2024 à son bord devant le château d'If le 8 mai

The most beautiful stages of the Olympic Torch Relay

The Games are back after a 100-year wait!

Before the opening ceremony in Paris 2024, the Olympic Torch Relay will be criss-crossing France... We reveal some of the most beautiful stages of its journey!

Lit in Olympia on 16 April 2024 in accordance with ancient tradition, the Olympic Flame is due to arrive in France on 8 May 2024, aboard the famous three-masted ship, the Belem. The château d'If, located in the harbour of Marseille, will have a front row seat!

Several monuments are preparing to welcome him into their walls: the city of Carcassonne on 16 May, the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel on 31 May and the Cité internationale de la langue française on 17 July. And let's not forget its passage under the Arc de triomphe on 15 July, Place de l'Étoile in Paris!

It will also be passing through many of the towns and cities where our magnificent monuments stand: why not take the opportunity to visit them?

National monuments near the Olympic Torch Relay route

Arrivée de la Flamme Olympique au large du château d'If
Arrivée de la Flamme Olympique en France au large du château d'If

© Hugues de Cibon

Passage de la Flamme Olympique à l'abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel
Passage de la Flamme Olympique à l'abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel
Passage de la Flamme Olympique devant le Panthéon
Passage de la Flamme Olympique devant le Panthéon

© Lionel Hahn / Paris 2024

Passage de la Flamme Olympique devant l'Arc de triomphe
Passage de la Flamme Olympique devant l'Arc de triomphe

© Paris 2024

National monuments located near the Paralympic Torch Relay route

Cultural programme

Our monuments have lots of surprises in store for you during the Games! Exhibitions, shows, sporting activities...

Discover a glimpse of this rich programme in our diary.