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BOCOG President Liu Qi carries the safety lamp

Sacred flame waves goodbye to Greece

On Sunday, Beijing took over the Olympic torch relay with the successful conclusion of the torch handover ceremony, which took place at Panathenaikon Stadium, the site of the first modern-day Olympic Games. The torch is now on its way to China's capital, where a welcome ceremony will be held at Tian'anmen Square on the morning of March 31. [Full story] [Relive the ceremony]
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Greece Lighting Ceremony

March 24, 2008

Handover Ceremony Next

March 30, 2008

Greek Leg of the Journey

Sacred flame lights its way through Greece The Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) has provided information regarding the route the Olympic torch will take as it travels through Greece. A map detailing the Greek leg of the journey has been released on its website. [Full story]

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Greek leg of Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay

• March 24 LIGHTING CEREMONY-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PIRGOS-ILIDA-PATRAS-MESOLOGI
• March 25 MESOLOGI-AGRINIO-AMFILOCHIA-MENIDI-ARTA-IOANNINA
• March 26 IOANNINA-METSOVO-GREVENAΑ-KOZANI-VERIA
• March 27 VERIA-NAOUSSA-SKIDRA-EDESSA-GIANNITSA-ANCIENT PELLA-THESSALONIKI
• March 28 THESSALONIKI-DION-LARISA-VOLOS-LAMIA
• March 29 LAMIA-AMFIARIO MARATHONAS-RAFINA-ATHENS-PANATHENAIKON STADIUM

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High Priestess for Lighting Ceremony

High Priestess for Lighting Ceremony decided The Plenary Session of the Hellenic Olympic Committee decided unanimously Wednesday that the High Priestess of the Lighting Ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games will be the actress Maria Nafpliotou. [Full story]

The first and last torchbearers in Greece

Life in Greece

City tours Greece is situated in Southeastern Europe, with an area of 131,957 sq.km. and a population of 10,964,020. Athens is the capital of Greece with a population of 3,192,606. [Full story]

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Culture and Tradition

Greek cuisine What distinguishes traditional Greek cuisine is a combination of the following factors: unique ingredients, the Greek philosophy regarding eating and sharing meals, as well as the country itself and the atmosphere in general. [Full story]

Greek wines Apart from giving birth to Dionysus, patron god of wine, Greece is the birthplace of the first VQPRD wines in history. They were the wines of the islands of Chios and Thassos, renowned in the entire ancient world. [Full story]

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Enjoy Greece

Greece is full of archaeological sites and monuments of distinctive prestige and charm, on which all known periods of its long-standing history have left their mark. [Full story]