Inside and outside of sport and competitions, combined with art, music and culture: like le grandeur parisienne it will enter the history of the Games.

We are at the end of the countdown that separates us from the start of the long-awaited Paris 2024 Olympics. Land where the new concept of sport was born thanks to Pierre de Coubertin, father of the modern Olympic Games. Paris expects to host something like 3 million people from all over the world: not a simple undertaking but one which has significantly raised the level of performance and vision capabilities of an international city like <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/travel/the-best-coffee-shops-in-paris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris</a> in a truly delicate European and global historical moment. What to do and see in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games will not be a problem: the Ville Lumi&egrave;re has demobilized every available resource to put together a very dense and full program of activities inside and outside the competitions. Everyone must be able to take part in the games, without exclusions. Every layer of the city is involved and stimulated to make this 33rd edition unforgettable.&nbsp;
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How to follow the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Opening ceremony Senna Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games marks an unprecedented event in Olympic history as it will take place outside a stadium for the first time, promising a breathtaking spectacle on the Seine . It looks like it will be the largest in the history of the Games. Scheduled for July 26, 2024 at 8.24pm, it will see an unrivaled aquatic parade with over 10,500 athletes from all over the world aboard boats equipped with cameras to allow television and online viewers to see them up close. It will start from the Austerlitz Bridge next to the Jardin des Plantes at 7.30pm CET (10.30am in Los Angeles, 2.30pm in Rio de Janeiro, 6.30pm in London and 8.30pm in Athens) and will wind around the two islands in the center of the city (Île Saint Louis and Île de la Cité) before passing under several bridges and passages to end at the end of its 6 kilometer route in front of the Trocadéro.

Eiffel Tower: at its feet the beach volleyball stadium

If you go up to the third floor of the Eiffel Tower , in addition to a panoramic view of the city, you can enjoy a highly impressive position on the temporary stadium dedicated to beach volleyball. From 26 to 11 August at the Champ de Mars, lots of sweat and sand in the matches between teams from all over the world.

Follow the Paris 2024 Olympic Flame

She is there to kick off the sporting event, an emblem of the burning fire that keeps human intention and courage alive. The torch is the means of transport of the Olympic Flame in the relay that takes it from the place of ignition, which took place in Greece in Olympia on 16 April in front of the Temple of Zeus, which then continued by sea on board the vessel Belem from Athens to Marseille , through France, up to the place where the Olympics are celebrated, that is, Paris. The opening ceremony of the Games opens on 26 July and concludes on 11 August. Another torch relay is planned for the Paralympic Games relay: from 25 to 28 August 2024, opening day on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The Olympic Flame will travel through Paris following an itinerary dotted with historical, cultural and emblematic sites of each arrondissement, honoring sites as diverse as the Bataclan, the Bastille, the Assemblée Nationale, Place de la Concorde, Place des Vosges, Goutte d&#39;Or, Belleville and Doors of the Chapelle. Also places of worship such as Notre-Dame and the Grande Mosquée de Paris, as well as places of culture such as the Louvre and the Grand Rex. If the Jardin des Tuileries, between the Louvre Pyramid and Place de la Concorde, will be the home of the Olympic flame during the Games, the Hôtel de Ville , the city&#39;s Town Hall in the 4th arrondissement with the Terrasse des Jeux, will be the beating heart of the event until 8 September. Also called &quot;Club 2024&quot; by the Olympic Games Organizing Committee, it promises free competitions and celebrations with two mega screens, six sports arenas, a stage and workshop areas.

<ul><li style="text-align: justify;">14 July : the torch ends at the Parvis de l&#39; Hôtel de Ville where it will be possible to admire it all night</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> July 15 : Transits from the 11th to the 20th arrondissement to &nbsp; Place de la République</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> July 26 : The Flame will descend from &nbsp; Saint Denis &nbsp; via the Canal de Saint-Denis, the Bassin de Villette, then the Canal Saint-Martin, before returning to the Seine for the Opening Ceremony</li></ul>

Playing sports in Paris during the 2024 Olympics

Uban Park at La Concorde Paris 2024

The big news of the 2024 Olympic Games concerns the entry of a new discipline: breaking. Place de la Concorde will be the first venue in history to host all urban disciplines under the name of Urban Park with spaces and fields for freestyle BMX ( acrobatic derivation of BMX races), skateboarding and 3x3 basketball. And for breaking, for all fans of the genre <a href="https://www.lofficielitalia.com/fashion-week/stella-mccartney-sfilata-autunno-inverno-2022-2023-foto-video-immagini-look" target="_blank" rel="noopener">,</a> a one-of-a-kind skatepark, Cyclo&iuml;de Place, has been set up in front of the Center Pompidou. An interactive work designed by the French artist Rapha&euml;l Zarka inspired by the name of the "cycloid" curve considered the fastest in the world and introduced for the first time in a skateboard infrastructure. Open to amateur and professional skateboarders to discover how to slide along its colourful curves.

For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, amateur athletes can experience the same course as the Olympic Marathon . Like the Olympic Games, the <a href="https://marathonpourtous.paris2024.org/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marathon Pour Tous</a> on August 10 is an equal event and Paris aims to give women the same number of bibs as men. It starts from the Hôtel de Ville, one of the main Olympic venues, and ends at the Esplanade des Invalides. Two routes: one of 42.195 km and one of 10. And again, there are free athletics tracks all over Paris. At the Forum des Halles, for example, there is an 8-lane road 200 meters long. The others are all marked at <a href="https://www.paris.fr/jeux-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Parc de Choisy.</a>

Club France Decathlon at the Géode in La Villette

The 19th arrondissement will also come alive with sport with the Club France where it is possible to meet the athletes at the foot of the Géode in La Villette. From 27 July to 11 August 2024, Decathlon, partner of the Games, with Club France offers a free sporting experience , from Monday to Sunday, with numerous Olympic sports events and demonstrations. In addition to sport, the program also includes live concerts, stand-up comedy, DJ sets, artistic performances and immersive installations, as well as introductory sessions with sports associations and demonstrations by athletes from the Decathlon team. Obviously there will be no shortage of convenient mega screens from which to follow the ongoing races. Each day , medal-winning French athletes will be celebrated by fans and colleagues before the Grande Halle is transformed into a space for celebration.

Which museums to visit in Paris during the Olympic Games

The Musée du Louvre enters the spirit of the Olympic Games with a new sports exhibition. From 24 April to 16 September 2024 we visit &quot; L&#39;Olympisme: a modern invention, an ancient legacy &quot;, where the secrets of the modern Games are revealed through paintings, drawings, sculptures, works in gold and silver. 120 objects gathered in the Richelieu gallery of the Parisian museum to be admired on this unique occasion. For the entire duration of the competition the UNESCO building &nbsp; will exhibit a &nbsp; photographic archive &nbsp; on the external railings of its building to immerse us in the past and history of the Games, through the opening ceremonies <a href="https://www.sortiraparis.com/it/notizia/giochi-olimpici-parigi-2024/guides/267030-giochi-olimpici-di-parigi-2024-cerimonia-di-apertura-informazioni-pratiche-novita-quello-che-c-e-da-sapere"></a>&nbsp; and closure. &quot; Culture at the Games &quot; is in fact an exhibition project that aims to be a hymn to diversity, inclusion and culture through the evolution of this ceremony over the decades. Finally, the <a href="https://goldshteynsaatortgallery.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Goldshteyn-Saatort</a> gallery with its latest exhibition entitled &quot; Gaîtés Olympiques - Citius, Altius, Fortius&quot; puts urban art in dialogue with the Olympic spirit through the works of ten international artists with very interesting expressive aspects. From July 25th to August 11th. Vernissage on July 25th from 6.00pm to 10.00pm with reservations required.

Swimming in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games

Paris Plages is not a new format, it has existed for 23 years, created to offer Parisians and others a moment of relief from the city&#39;s summer heat: on the occasion of the Olympics the <a href="https://www.paris.fr/paris-plages-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2024 edition</a> expands beyond its traditional venues at the Bassin de la Villette and on the banks of the Seine. The Canal Saint-Martin, nicknamed the new &quot;Parisian Croisette&quot; in the 10th arrondissement, hosts summer celebrations with a unique opportunity to swim and relax on both banks near Place Jacques Villemin. If the Bassin de la Villette is dedicated to young people and families, the Canal Saint-Martin offers a swimming area and water activities (from 6 July), the Rives de Seine park (from 6 August) adds a variety of cultural events prolonging the opening ceremony experience. Worth noting: July 14th when the Torch will pass along the Quai de Jemmapes and July 26th, on the opening day, when the Torch crosses the Bassin de la Villette and the Canal Saint-Martin before reappearing on the Seine for the final inauguration .

Paris relaxation: addresses to relax after sport

It's okay to do activities, run, walk and jump with skateboards and BMX. In the whirlwind of the Olympic Games it is also necessary to indulge in what athletes call the recovery phase. For this reason we have selected three hot spots where you can take refuge and regenerate. At the Hotel de Crillon , in Place de la Concorde, at chef Paul Pairet's Nonos and Comestibles restaurant, go for a moment of peace. The hotel's pastry chef, chef Matthieu Carlin, has his frozen biscuits ready to take away and enjoy on the terrace overlooking the Place de la Concorde. At the Hotel Lancaster , near the Champs Elys&eacute;es, it is the right address to enjoy a quiet patio where you can enjoy lunch surrounded by the statues of the artist Christophe Charbonnel. The hotel also organizes the "Vinyle Party" every Thursday evening to enjoy the evening with a mix of vintage DJs, with cocktails created by Copper Bay and Mediterranean tapas. Finally in Versailles, near the Olympic area, the Waldorf Astoria Versailles - Trianon Palace offers a relaxing escape with its "Jardin du Trianon" terrace for lunches and dinners, but also with its Guerlain Spa accessible for a day.

What to do and see in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games

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