But beyond that Paristhe competitions take place in different corners of the French state. Find out about the other venues of the Olympic Games and, if you have the opportunity, don’t hesitate to visit them.
The other venues of the Olympic Games
Montigny-le-Bretonneux and Versailles
An hour’s drive from the centre of Paris, the town of Montigny-le-Bretonneux houses the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodromeheadquarters of the French Cycling Federationwhere the Games’ cycling races will be held. Nearby, the Elancourt Hill It is the scene of the Olympic mountain bikingwith spectacular routes and layouts that will remain after the Games for the enjoyment of fans of this sport.
11 kilometers from the velodrome, there is an exceptional site listed as World Heritage by UNESCO: the Palace and Gardens of Versailles. Some have been prepared here structures on the outsidesuperimposed on the original, of a temporary nature, to accommodate the equestrian competitionsthe pentathlon and the race cross-country.
Bordeaux and Lyon
There are several football stadiums that host the Olympic football matches. One of them is the Girondins Coliseumin the city of Bordeauxthe famous wine capital. This stadium was built for Euro 2016. It is one of the many sustainable sports centres of the country, thanks to the solar panels that extend across its 700-square-meter roof and the rainwater recycling system it has.
Lyonthe second largest city in France after Paris, with its fabulous stadium, is another of the venues where we can enjoy football during the Games. Lyon Stadium It is one of the largest in the country and is also powered by renewable energy.
Villeneuve-d’Ascqes
The spectacular Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascqes It is the stadium chosen to host the handball and basketball events of the Olympic Games. Villeneuve-d’Ascqes, Close to the Belgian border, it is just 10 kilometres from the centre of Lille and offers large green spaces and cultural offerings.
Nantes
Nantes It’s one of the most beautiful destinations in Franceperfect for a family get-together. A city where public transport is free on Saturdays and Sundays, and where you can visit the Machines of the island.
Nantes welcomes the La Beaujoire stadiumhome of the FC Nantes football team, more Olympic Games football competitions. Among the various matches held at this location, the Spanish team Women’s Football play here against Japan on July 25, and against Nigeria on July 28.
Le Bourget and Saint-Denis
One of the few new sports venues that have been built for this edition of the Olympic Games is the Le Bourget Sport Climbing Headquartersin the town of the same name in the Seine-Saint-Denis department. With its impressive climbing wallsboth exterior and covered, this Olympic climbing wall It thus becomes the ideal place for competitions climbing.
In the same French department, in the city of Saint Denis Another of the facilities specially designed and inaugurated for these Olympic Games is located here. This is the Saint-Denis Olympic Aquatic Center (CAO). In it you can see the competitions of artistic swimming and of trampoline jumpsas well as the preliminary phase of water polo. The Paris La Défense Arena will host the finals.
Chateauroux
In Berryin the Centre-Val de Loire, three hours by car from Paris, is located Chatereauxone of the venues of the Olympic Games 2024. And here is where the Shooting Center where competitions of this type are held: a total of 15 Olympic shooting competitions and 13 Paralympic shooting competitions.
Saint-Etienne
In the city of Saint-Etiennehe Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium serves as a venue for other Olympic Games matches. This is a great opportunity to discover this French industrial city 55 kilometres from Marseilles which houses sites of interest such as the Mining Museum, the Museum of Art and Industry and the Museum of Modern Art.
Marseille and Nice
He Marseille stadiumknown as Velodrome Stadiumis another of the cities that hosts the football matches of this international competition; although if there is one thing that the city stands out for in the Olympic Games, it is for being the venue for sailing events with the port of Roucas-Blanc.
About 200 kilometers from Marseille we find the beautiful coastal city of NiceIts stadium, with a capacity of 36,178 people and some 7,000 square metres of solar panels, also hosts some of the football matches at the Games.
Tahiti
Finally, the most distant headquarters of the Paris Olympics is Tahitiin French Polynesia, scene of the surf testsThey take place in the emblematic Teahupo’o Beachwhere after the competition they will continue to host the World Surfing Tour.
