Montpellier: most seductive city in the South of France
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Montpellier located on Mediterranean Sea coast is one of the most charming and seductive cities in the South of France. It is the elegant capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, the Hérault department and the third-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast after Marseille and Nice. It is considered the fastest growing city in the country over the past 25 years, filled with culture with a selection of museums, a young dynamism with numerous universities and world-class architecture including over a dozen of very stylish private mansions and Historical Hotels. Even its tramways designed by Christian Lacroix as moving tableaux are often considered as the sexiest of the world.
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- Montpellier video
- Introduction
- Montpellier in a nutshell
- Montpellier’s top sights
- Montpellier’s images
Montpellier in a nutshell
Some of Montpellier’s most interesting facts:
- Most charming city in the South of France
- Capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region
- Capital of the Hérault department
- Less than a hour bus or cycle ride from the beach
- Fastest growing city in France over the past 25 years
- Packed with culture with a selection of museums
- Filled with a young dynamism with numerous universities
- Home to world-class architecture with over a dozen of Historical Hotels
- World’s sexiest tramways designed by Christian Lacroix
Montpellier’s top sights
Montpellier’s must see attractions:
- Montpellier Historical centre: a labyrinth of typical medieval streets
- Place de la Comédie: grandiose square with its 18h century opera house
- Antigone District: central area known for its neo-classical architecture designed by Catalonian architect Ricardo Bofill
- Charles de Gaulle Esplanade: beautiful green space extending la Place de la Comédie
- Porte du Peyrou: triumphal arch entrance to the Royal place
- Place Royale du Peyrou: three hectares esplanade build in 1689 with fountains and monuments
- Jardin des Plantes: France’s oldest botanical garden in, founded in 1593and maintained by the University
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre: Montpellier Cathedral originally built in 1364
- Musée d’Anatomie: Museum of Anatomy of the Faculty of Medicine in Montpellier
- Musée Fabre: Montpellier art museum
- Montpellier Historical Hotels and private mansions
- Follies: splendid châteaux built by wealthy merchants surrounding the city