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The official website of the Montpellier Tourist Office, France
Historical center
Walking through Montpellier's historical center is like travelling through 1,000 years in time, from 985 to the seeds of the city's future.
The city of Montpellier has kept the reminders of its past intact and proudly protects the symbols of every era.
Meander along the typical medieval streets of the south, winding your way from the central Place de la Comédie to the peaceful Place de la Canourgue.
Be sure not to miss these highlights
- The Place de la Comédie, with its XVIIIth century opera house
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre and the Tour des Pins
- Faculty of Medicine, Museum of Anatomy and botanical garden
- Medieval mikve (XIIIth century Jewish ritual bath)
- Lavish private mansions from the XVIIth, XVIIIth, and XIXth centuries, such as Hôtel de Varennes with its Museum of Old Montpellier, Hôtel des Trésoriers de la Bourse, Hôtel Jacques Cœur, which became the Hôtel des Trésoriers de France in the XVIIth century and now houses the Languedoc Museum, Hôtel Saint-Côme with its XVIIIth century surgical amphitheater, Hôtel Haguenot and Hôtel de Guidais, and Hôtel Sabatier d'Espeyran, which has recently been renovated to accommodate the Fabre Museum's new Decorative Arts museum.
- Arc de Triomphe, Royal Peyrou plaza and Saint-Clément aqueduct
- Place de la Canourgue, scallop shell corner on Hôtel de Sarret and the unicorn fountain
- Ursuline convent, Tour de la Babote
- Carré Sainte Anne and local violin-makers
- Charles de Gaulle Esplanade, Fabre Museum and Corum Conference Center-Berlioz Opera House
Good to know
Audio-guides: Join the French walking tour groups and use an audio-guide to enjoy the visit in your own language.
Audio-guides: Join the French walking tour groups and use an audio-guide to enjoy the visit in your own language.
Treat yourself to a guided tour. All year long, specially-trained tour guides from the Montpellier Tourist Office show you around the city, with privileged access to the most prestigious sites. Two hours for a thousand years of history and everything you need to know about Montpellier.
Montpellier Tourist Office - 30, allée Jean de Lattre de Tassigny - 34000 Montpellier - France
Tel. +33 (0)4 67 60 60 60 - Fax +33 (0)4 67 60 60 61 - contact@ot-montpellier.fr