Something new in the course of the paris marathon 2023. On April 2, the participants will still face the 42.195 km in the most beautiful city in the world but on a new route. The departure is from the Champs-Elysées with the first kilometers offering as a spectacle the Place de la Concorde, the Opéra Garnier, the Louvre Museum, the Hôtel de Ville and the Opéra Bastille.
Then, the runners make an incursion into the Bois de Vincennes before a new tourist offer to Notre-Dame, the Musée d’Orsay, the Grand Palais and the Eiffel Tower. A second wooded part will be waiting for them in the Bois de Boulogne. Previously, marathon runners will have passed the Roland-Garros stadium and the Auteuil racecourse.
Unprecedented last kilometers
The unprecedented will be at the 38th kilometer at the exit of the Bois de Boulogne with a new route to reach the finish line on Avenue Foch. On the program the Trocadéro, the Place Victor-Hugo, the Porte Dauphine. “Spectators and supporters will be able to take advantage of this new route to more easily see their favorites pass several times”, underline the organizers.
A grueling visit to Paris but that would not be denied Emily in Paris. She still has to swap her stilettos for sneakers.