About Stade Velodrome, Marseille
Stade Velodrome, Marseille is in the final phase of its completion for being the venue for the World Cup Rugby 2007. It was in the year 1937 that the stadium was opened to the public viewing. Stade Velodrome, Marseille has the capacity to hold 60,000 spectators.
The grand event Soccer World Cup 1938 was inaugurated in this stadium which was a dream event for it. There are four stands in Stade Velodrome, Marseille and has its nomenclature by the name of a runner Jean Bouin and Chevalier Roze who fought against the epidemic plague. Stade Velodrome, Marseille will be the host for the three matches which are the Pool C match between New Zealand and Italy and Rugby World Cup-Pool D matches between Argentina and Namibia and France and Georgia.
Tourist attractions near Stade Velodrome, Marseille
Apart from being the venue for the Rugby World Cup 2007 Marseille the second largest city in France will also be the host for many tourist attractions such as Musee D'Histoire, the Marseille history museum, Musee de la Maritime, a small museum, Musee de la Mode, a modern fashion museum, Musee Cantini, an art museum, Cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, Gare Saint-Charles, the main train station, Borély Park and Chanot Park.
The other tourist attractions also include an archaeological museum as well as a gallery of African and Asian art. The tourists tired of watching the rugby matches can find pleasure and solace in this quintessential town of France. Stade Velodrome, Marseille can be easily accessed by train, rail and plane. There are also the local beaches that envelopes the beautiful wildlife of the outskirts of Marseille, some of the notable ones being Prado, Château d'If, The Count of Monte Cristo, the islands of Ratonneu and Pomegues.
To gather more information on the 2007 Rugby World Cup Venues please make the links for the following.
| Rugby World Cup Results |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
| Parc des Princes, Paris |
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens |
| Stade Gerland, Lyon |
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
| Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne |
| Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
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Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier |
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