For a hundred years, the Olympic flame has returned to home atop Acropolis Hill, putting the global torch relay to an end for its last overnight stay outside the Olympic Stadium.

Olympic flame lights up Acropolis Hill

Greek heroine athlete Niki Bakoyianni, runner-up in the women's high jump at the 1996 Olympic Games, was the last who escorted the torch into the 2,500-year-old Acropolis.

The flame will stay inside of the columns of the Parthenon, dedicated to the Goddess Athena, protector of Athens, for the night before it lights the cauldron at the Olympic stadium on Friday for the opening ceremony.

The flame was lit on March 25 by the sun rays at Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the games, and traveled 78,000 kilometers through 34 countries for the first time.

A concert, played by the Patras String Ensemble, was held at the Theater of Herodes Atticus to welcome the comeback flame.

Source: China Radio International