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Olympic Flame schedule
The Olympic Spirit Glows All Over

By deTraci Regula, About.com

The flag of Greece

The flag of Greece

During the Olympic Games, the Flame is burning at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, where it will remain through the Closing Ceremonies on August 29th, 2004.

Read more about the Olympics in Athens in my Olympic Blog covering my travel experiences in Greece during the Olympics.

Visit the official Athens Olympics website for more images and information on the Olympic Flame.

Flame Schedule:
25 March 2004 - Olympia, Greece - Lighting of the Olympic Flame

4 June Sydney, Australia

5 June Melbourne, Australia

6 June Tokyo, Japan

7 June Seoul, South Korea

8 June Beijing, China (Flame maintenance day)

9 June Beijing, China

10 June New Delhi, India

11 June Cairo, Egypt

12 June Cape Town, South Africa

13 June Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

14 June Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Flame maintenance day)

15 June Mexico City, Mexico

16 June Los Angeles, United States

17 June St. Louis, United States

18 June Atlanta, United States

19 June New York, United States

20 June Montreal, Canada

21 June Antwerp, Belgium

22 June Brussels, Belgium (Flame maintenance day)

23 June Amsterdam, The Netherlands

24 June Geneva & Lausanne, Switzerland

25 June Paris, France

26 June London, England

27 June Barcelona, Spain

28 June Rome, Italy

29 June Munich, Germany

30 June Berlin, Germany

1 July Stockholm, Sweden

2 July Helsinki, Finland

3 July Moscow, Russia

4 July Moscow, Russia (Flame maintenance day)

5 July Kiev, Ukraine

6 July Istanbul, Turkey

7 July Sofia, Bulgaria

8 July Nicosia, Cyprus

9 July Heraklio, Crete

10 July - 13 August 174 Destinations in 54 Prefectures throughout Greece

13 August Athens, Greece (Opening Ceremony of Games of XXVIII Olympiad)

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