Martinique, recognised as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, is full of life—both on land and at sea. The Olympic torch will endeavour to display its diversity, treasures, and most renowned figures, including Aimé Césaire. The torch will start its journey at the peak of Mount Pelée with a lighting ceremony at the break of dawn. The torch will then head to Lamentin, the island's economic hub and second-largest city.

Next, it will travel to Robert for a thrilling relay across the Passe de l'Écurie, a narrow channel over the sea where the torch will pay tribute to the tradition of yoles: traditional Martinican boats. From there, it will go to Sainte-Marie and Saint-Esprit before traversing Saint-Pierre. Dubbed the "Little Paris of the Antilles", the town was devastated by the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, which the Belem survived. The route will remember this event by passing by the Old Theatre and the 1902 Catastrophe Memorial. From there, the torch will rise high in the town of Diamant by scaling to the summit of the Morne Larcher before going to Cap 110, a memorial honouring the victims of slavery. Finally, the day will draw to a close in Fort-de-France.

Celebrations in Fort-de-France

The Olympic torch will have arrived the day before, on Sunday 16 June, on the pontoons of the Malecon in Fort-de-France. After crossing the Atlantic on board, the torch will also have travelled between Guadeloupe and Martinique on the Maxi Trimaran Banque Populaire XI. After touring the island, it will make its way back to Fort-de-France at the end of the day. It will start its promenade around the largest city of the island at the Louis Achille sports complex.

It will then swing by the Lycée Schoelcher, where Aimé Césaire learned and taught. The torch will visit Saint Louis's Cathedral, which culminates in a 12-tonne steel spire. It will then set course for the Aimé Césaire Museum Space, where this iconic Martinican figure used to work when he was honorary mayor of Fort-de-France. It will then head to the 19th-century Schoelcher Library and the Departmental Museum of Archaeology and Prehistory.

The torch will continue exploring the city by roaming through the La Savane park, where the Martinicans like to go for a stroll and enjoy its tropical vegetation. Finally, it will reach the Malecon, a venue for numerous sports and cultural events, which will host the end-of-day ceremony. Celebrations will take place and the cauldron will be lit at the end of the last relay.