The Olympic flame is set to enter Wales on the seventh day of the UK torch relay.
The Olympic torch will be centre stage across the country
The Olympic flame will enter Wales on the seventh day of the UK torch relay.
It will pass through more than 80 towns, cities and villages in the principality between Friday and next Wednesday.
The route covers all 22 local authorities in Wales, with hundreds of runners due to carry the flame.
The torch will be centre stage at four overnight stops in Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth and Bangor, alongside major celebratory events.
First Minister Carwyn Jones and Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan will be among the first to welcome the torch's arrival in Wales, with both due at an event in the border town of Monmouth.
Unique
Mr Jones said: "It is good to welcome the Olympic torch to Wales as this is a fantastic opportunity for all those chosen to carry the torch to show the world the things that make Wales unique.
"From journeying on a Ceredigion Cob and Llangollen canal boat to passing through our landmarks old and new, such as Caerphilly Castle and the Millennium Stadium, this looks set to be an exciting week for the relay and everyone involved."
The route begins in Dixton Road, before travelling across the Monnow Bridge and along Monnow Street. It then moves on to Raglan and Abergavenny.
Torchbearer Hazel Cave-Browne-Cave, of Raglan, was nominated to take part in the event by her sister.
The 44-year-old is an experienced runner, regularly taking part in marathons to raise money for local charity Bobath Cymru.
She volunteered at Raglan Youth Group before being offered a full-time role and has recently completed treatment for breast cancer.
Speaking ahead of the relay, she added: "I still find it very hard to believe that I have been chosen from the many people nominated. I am getting more excited the closer we get.
"I will have lots of people cheering me on, my parents and sister plus a friend from Northampton is coming just to watch me run. There will also be friends from church and from the village of Raglan. All in all it should be a very exciting and momentous day."
Celebrations
Another Welsh torchbearer is Robyn Tyler, 21, of Monmouth.
"Seeing the torch travel through Monmouth will mean a lot to all of us here. Despite being a small town on the Welsh border, we feel so much a part of the bigger London 2012 picture," she said.
Mrs Gillan said the torch relay is Wales's "moment to shine".
The minister added: "Over the next five days, the Olympic torch will be carried by around 500 runners along more than 300 streets in Wales and provides a unique opportunity to celebrate the Games as a country.
"I congratulate the many deserving people across Wales who have been selected to play their part in the celebrations.
"I look forward to seeing everybody join together to celebrate their communities, rally behind our athletes, and show the world all the great things that Wales, and the whole of the UK stands for."
