The Belem Ship will sail the Olympic Torch from Athens to Marseille, where it will begin its multi-week relay around the country. (Source: Christian Ferrer/Wikimedia Commons) The Belem sailboat parked ...

A large crowd lined the banks of the Old Port on Wednesday to watch the three-mast Belem ship finish its journey from Athens to Marseille, delivering the Olympic torch to France ahead of the 2024 ...

Crowds were lined up along the coastline to watch the Belem, the ship carrying the Olympic flame, sail past the shore in Marseille, France, on May 8, 2024. (Lily Radziemski/Courthouse News) MARSEILLE, ...

The Olympic flame spent 12 days at sea before arriving in the French port of Marseille on a three-mast ship for a ceremony kicking off the Paris 2024 Games season.

The Belem arrived in Katakolo, near Olympia, on Monday. Lookers-on included a small, enthusiastic group of tourists from the northwestern French region of Brittany, where the ship’s homeport of ...

It will reach France on May 8 in the port city of Marseille, after a journey on the three-masted Belem ship. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day.

The Commandant of the historic Belem ship Aymeric Gibet, walks at the port of Katakolo, about 311 kilometers (194 miles) southwest of Athens, Greece, Monday, April 15, 2024.