Visit Paris differently through the unique route of the 42.195km Paris Marathon which will take place on August 10 and 11. In this guide, you will have all the steps to follow to visit Paris differently and experience the same ordeal as the athletes.
Discover the official route from the departure at the Paris Hotel de Ville (the City Hall) and the arrival at Esplanade des Invalides.
If you want to venture beyond the center of Paris, the official route crosses 9 cities :
PARIS, BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT,
SÈVRES, VILLE D'AVRAY, VERSAILLES,
VIROFLAY, CHAVILLE, MEUDON,
and ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX.
A little history on this historic journey : to trace the route of the Olympic marathon, the organisation made the choice strong to be inspired by the "Women's March" of October 1789, one of the founding events from today's France.
The Olympic marathon draws its energy and her inspiration in the women's march, one of the great collective fighters who
shaped the history and values of France contemporary.
On October 5 and 6, 1789, merchants from the Hall, shopkeepers and workers from the suburbs popular gathering in front of the Hôtel de City in Paris to demand bread and weapons. Between 6,000 and 7,000 Parisians, joined by the men cross Paris to go to Versailles and bring the king back to the Tuileries. This that day, Louis XVI finally agreed to ratify the
universal declaration of human rights and
of the Citizen.
