* Montpellier, Mid-way between Spain and Italy, just seven kilometres from the Mediterranean, Montpellier regularly figures near the top in the charts of towns most loved by the French. With its narrow streets and sunny little squares, its international festivals and student festivities, Montpellier offers an exceptional quality of life that is the envy of everyone. You will soon see why when you get here!
* Not to be missed
- The Fabre museum
- The historic centre, its medieval streets and its private hotels
- Place de la Comédie
- The Faculty of Medecine, western world’s oldest and still in activity and the Botanical Garden
- Private hotels in the city centre, and the 18th century follies all around it
- The Mikve, ritual Jewish bath
- Saint-Pierre Cathedral
- The Antigone district designed by Ricardo Bofill and the banks of the river Lez
- The Arch of Triumph
- The zoological Park and the new Amazonian greenhouse
- The Odysseum leisure centre and Galilée planetarium and the Mare Nostrum new aquarium (opening November 2007)
* Experience Montpellier
Montpellier City Card
° To make the most of your stay, get the Montpellier City Card! 3 formulas available: 24, 48 or 72 hours
- Free admission and reductions at many cultural and tourist sites,
- Public transport card for travel in Montpellier and its suburbs. The Montpellier City Card is on sale all year round at the tourist office on Place de la Comédie. Information : 33 (0)4 67 60 60 60. WEB
* Festive Montpellier
The Fabre museum is a unique and magical place. It invites you to discover three temporary exhibitions:
- Summer exhibition at the Fabre Museum 2009
- The Exhibition Alfons MUCHA
- This summer, from 20 june to 20 september the Museum Fabre welcomes the Czech painter Alfons Mucha (1860-1939), one of the most popular Art Nouveau artists.
More information : www.ot-montpellier.fr/musee-fabre
International Montpellier Dance Festival June 19 - July 4
Since it was created in 1981, Montpellier Danse has been one of those special occasions for the world’s top choreographers get together regularly. Over 300 dance troupes from around the world have come to Montpellier thanks to this festival, the natural continuation of an already-rich local dance season, filling the city with an intense rhythm of 3 to 10 shows per day for nearly 10 days.
More information : www.montpellierdanse.com
Radio France and Montpellier Festival July 13 - 31
Every summer in July, Montpellier opens its walls and gardens to over a hundred concerts, ranging from operas, symphonic concerts and chamber music to recitals by young virtuosos, jazz concerts and conferences. Numerous events take place every day. Whether in the air-conditioned hall of the Corum or in the courtyards and gardens of the city’s historic monuments, great music is to be enjoyed by all.
And throughout the year as well, a rich cultural season with festivals galore… www.ot-montpellier.fr
* Getting there
- High-speed-train station: 3 hrs 15 mins from Paris
- Airport: Montpellier Méditerranée, 8 km from the historic town centre
- Motorways: A9, A 75 (750 km from Paris, 345 km from Barcelona)
* Contact
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OFFICE DE TOURISME DE MONTPELLIER
PUBLIC RECEPTION
Place de la Comédie
34000 Montpellier
33 (0)4 67 60 60 60
Fax: 33 (0)4 67 60 60 61
contact@ot-montpellier.fr |