<p>The torch relay for the Paris Olympics will start in the southern port of Marseille in April 2024, organisers announced on Friday.</p>.<p>The torch will arrive in Marseille from Greece, the spiritual home of the Olympics, on a three-masted ship.</p>.<p>It will set the tone for a Games whose opening ceremony will be held on the Seine in Paris.</p>.<p>"In the spring of 2024, Marseille will have the honour and good fortune to be the first city to welcome the Olympic flame on French soil," organisers Paris 2024 said in a statement.</p>.<p>"The Belem, a majestic three-masted ship, will carry the flame across the Mediterranean Sea from Athens to Marseille, two cities closely connected by a shared history."</p>.<p>The ancient Greek colony of Massalia was founded on the French Mediterranean coast in 600 BC. The settlement would become modern-day Marseille.</p>.<p>Chief organiser Tony Estanguet said Marseille "was a natural and clear choice" to host the arrival of the torch.</p>.<p>Marseille will host sailing events for the Games.</p>.<p>The Paris OIympics take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024.</p>
<p>The torch relay for the Paris Olympics will start in the southern port of Marseille in April 2024, organisers announced on Friday.</p>.<p>The torch will arrive in Marseille from Greece, the spiritual home of the Olympics, on a three-masted ship.</p>.<p>It will set the tone for a Games whose opening ceremony will be held on the Seine in Paris.</p>.<p>"In the spring of 2024, Marseille will have the honour and good fortune to be the first city to welcome the Olympic flame on French soil," organisers Paris 2024 said in a statement.</p>.<p>"The Belem, a majestic three-masted ship, will carry the flame across the Mediterranean Sea from Athens to Marseille, two cities closely connected by a shared history."</p>.<p>The ancient Greek colony of Massalia was founded on the French Mediterranean coast in 600 BC. The settlement would become modern-day Marseille.</p>.<p>Chief organiser Tony Estanguet said Marseille "was a natural and clear choice" to host the arrival of the torch.</p>.<p>Marseille will host sailing events for the Games.</p>.<p>The Paris OIympics take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024.</p>