Greece Torch Relay Route
The initial flame is gathered in front of the Temple of Hera. Actress Maria Nafpliotou ignited the first torch. The Olympic Flame Handover ceremony was also held on March 30.
| Greece torch relay route | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Greece Prefecture / City | Length | Notable torchbearers | # of torchbearers | |
| March 24 | Ilia | Ancient Olympia ruins | Alexandros Nikolaidis – medalist in taekwondo Luo Xuejuan – gold medalist swimmer Wang Leehom – singer |
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| Pyrgos | |||||
| Ilida | |||||
| Achaea | Patras | ||||
| Aetolia-Acarnania | Missolonghi | ||||
| March 25 | Agrinio | ||||
| Amfilochia | |||||
| Menidi | |||||
| Arta | Arta | ||||
| Ioannina | Ioannina | ||||
| March 26 | Metsovo | ||||
| Grevena | Grevena | ||||
| Kozani | Kozani | ||||
| Imathia | Veria | ||||
| March 27 | Naousa | ||||
| Pella | Skydra | ||||
| Edessa | |||||
| Giannitsa | |||||
| Ancient Pella ruins | |||||
| Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki | ||||
| March 28 | Pieria | Ancient Dion ruins | |||
| Larissa | Larissa | ||||
| Magnesia | Volos | ||||
| Phthiotis | Lamia | ||||
| March 29 | East Attica | Ancient Amphiareion of Oropos ruins | |||
| Marathon | |||||
| Rafina | |||||
| Athens | The Acropolis at Athens | ||||
| March 30 | Athens' Panathinaiko Stadium | ||||
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