Montpellier tourist information
Montpellier France
The capital of Languedoc-Roussillon Septimanie is a typical Mediterranean town, where the pace of life is unhurried and the quality of life is superb. The old and the new mix happily here, with historic buildings sitting side-by-side with the latest in modern architecture.
Pedestrianised old town (known as the ‘Ecusson’) with its beautiful 17th and 18th century town houses; chapel of the White Penitents; the Place de la Comédie, overlooked by the 19th century Opera House; Saint Pierre cathedral; Botanical Gardens created by Henri IV; the ‘Corum’ conference centre and theatre; Museum of Langudoc; Atger Museum; the Fabre museum, with its 17th and 18th century Montpellier ceramics and collection of French, Spanish and Italian paintings from the 16th century to the present day.
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