Between Place de la Comédie and the Peyrou Triumphal Arch, the old quarters of Montpellier have kept their winding, narrow streets, the vestiges of the town's medieval layout. Since the 17 and 18C, the streets have been lined with superb private resi..

The museum was established in 1825 thanks to the generosity of local painter François-Xavier Fabre (1766-1837) who established a major collection here. His and later donations by other local artists like Bazille and Soulages constitute over 800..

At Montpellier’s highest point and designed in 1688 by Charles d'Aviler , the promenade is crossed by the St Clement aqueduct which served to carry water from the Lez springs to the water tower. Inspiration for the two rows of 22m arcades was draw..

Housing the Languedoc Museum and also called the Hôtel Jacques-Coeur (after the Bourges financier who lived here in the 15C) or the Hôtel de Lunaret, this fine building was in the 17C the headquarters of the magistrates responsible for the administ..

Romanesque sculptures from Fontcaude and Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert abbeys, Coronelli's celestial sphere, a yellow 18C style drawing room and fine pieces of majolica. The 2nd floor is devoted to popular arts and traditions; displays include strange Ceve..

Formerly the street where the post-houses were located, it is now lined with art galleries, elegant boutiques and antique shops.

Designed by the architect Jean Giral , it has a sloped staircase encased behind rising arches. Delightful cupids on the courtyard façade. There is a large garden in the second courtyard, an unexpected haven of peace in the heart of the city.

An archway leads to several Gothic rooms with crossed rib vaulting. One of them contains Roman columns and capitals from the Church of Notre Dame des Tables . The 14C salle Pétrarque is used by the Montpellier local authority as a reception hall. ..

Apply at the Fabre Museum to visit this rich Second Empire residence.

The museum houses the collection of drawings bequeathed by Xavier Atger (1758-1833), for the most part works by 17C-18C artists from the South of France: Puget, Mignard, Rigaud, Lebrun, Subleyras, Natoire, Vernet, Fragonard, Vien. There are also pain..

This vast architectural complex is the work of the Catalan architect, Ricardo Bofill , known for his neo-Classical pastiches. Entablatures, pediments, pilasters and columns give this housing development, with its apartments and municipal facilities,..

The château was built by Étienne de Flaugergues , a Montpellier financier. It has a monumental staircase decorated with Brussels tapestries (the life of Moses), high-class furniture and old paintings and, to conclude, a tasting of the estate's wines..

Covering 80ha, bequeathed to the city by Henri de Lunaret, the zoo contains over 150 species of animals. A 9km walk is all it takes to come across leopards, ostriches and other animals. A pleasant walk.

This elegant folly, erected by Jean Giral , has a harmonious façade crowned with a pediment. Inside there are 18C paintings by Rigaud, Louis David, etc. and delicate plasterwork in the large drawing room.

It’s well worth taking the time to explore this museum. Beyond a historical mural encompassing food gathering to the Oxo cube, discover the farmers of today: from the American corn cropper to the High Atlas shepherd... quite simply fascinating! Rural..

The people of Montpellier used to call it the Egg because of the ovoid shape of the boundaries of the old public space, around the Three Graces Fountain by sculptor Étienne Antoine. This lively centre, lined with café terraces and dominated by the ..

The former church of St Foy, this chapel, which belonged to a religious order, was rebuilt in the 17C. It has a doorway with a triangular pediment.

One building with a twin colonnade gives onto the street, the second houses the famous polygonal amphitheatre built by Giral thanks to a donation from François Gigot de Lapeyronie , surgeon to Louis XV, to the Montpellier guild of surgeons to enab..

This square contains the vestiges (Gothic bays) of the ancient palace of the sovereigns of the short-lived Kingdom of Majorca. Note the fine vaulting with keystones in the Saint Ravy room (used for temporary exhibitions).

The Roman crypt in Montpellier's oldest church, destroyed in 1794, has been developed into a virtual tour through the history of the Languedoc capital: 3D representations, slide shows and audio-guides take you back from the origins of the city to its..