Spectacular Opening in Marseille
On 14 January, Marseille became a focus of attention with Reb Bull’s Crashed Ice, a spectacular ice-skating event that opened the 2017 European Capital of Sport. A parade in the port before the event ended at the gates of the Town Hall where the mayor Gaudin officially inaugurated the 365 sports that lie ahead.
Subsequently and at dusk a beautiful fireworks display illuminated the city before the competition on an ice mountain built whimsically from the top of the Intercontinental Hotel to the same vieux port.