Paris 2024: "It was important to have a popular festival"says the mayor of Marseille, who welcomes the flame
“It was important to have a popular festival”, said Wednesday May 8 on France Bleu Provence, Benoît Payan, the mayor of Marseille, the first French city to welcome the Olympic flame. She will disembark from Belem after a parade bringing together thousands of boats.
“There will be games, sounds and lights, and also a lot of senses”, predicts the mayor. The artist Naestro, as well as two tifos will participate in the entry of Belem into the Old Port. “The Old Port is open today. This city is ours, it belongs to us. It’s a city where we will be able to celebrate for free throughout the day and tomorrow all day in Marseille and in the department, the celebration of Olympism”, rejoices Benoît Payan.
After a million euros of investment, he plans “100 million euros” of fallout “for the people of Marseillaise, for the traders, for the craftsmen, for the workers, for people who are retired”. “It is perhaps one of the most important festivals on the planet in terms of image impact, which will have the least carbon impact and the least environmental impact,” he rejoices.
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