Waiting for the Olympic Flame to arrive in Perigueux

The river Isle, in the centre of Perigueux city

Perigueux Cathedral looks amazing with all of its domes

We spotted a strange porch ornament on our walk

Perigueux Cathedral has an imposing position over the river

L'Eschif, a toll bridge lookout built in 1347 is close to two bridges over the Isle river

Start of the Olympic flame procession, lots of gendarmes (Police) were around

Waiting to relay the flame as it gets closer

Transfer of the flame for the next part of the relay

After an hour being relayed and travelling around perigueux

Huge crowd turned out in the rain, which cleared just before the flame reached its stop

The flame was transfered to the cauldron for display in the center of perigueux to much cheering

The flame is transferred again for safe keeping overnight

The motorhome parkup in the middle of perigueux next to the river

Parkup had all services and was free. An ideal spot to visit the city

Périgueux - The 2024 Olympic flame

May 22–23, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

Today we've driven a short distance to the city of Périgueux where the Olympic torch relay is going through this evening.
Our aire is around a 10 minute walk from the beautiful cathedral and the area around Place Tourny where the torch will reach its final destination for the day.
There were hundreds of people out on the streets, lots of security and lots of entertainment. It was great to watch the procession and be a part of the celebrations. We had the chance to walk through some of the very historic streets near the cathedral aswell.
Niska had a kip in the motorhome while we were out (I wouldn't say keeping guard because she'd be a terrible guard dog....too easily bribed with a biscuit!).Read more