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42 marché de l’esPlanade l9
44 marché des Beaux-arts l11
45 marché d’antiGone m9
Place du nombre d’or
From April 1 to October 31:
Wednesday from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm.
From November 1 to May 31:
Moularèsfrom 7 am to 1:30 pm
Wednesday
Faculté
de Sc. Éco
et de Gestion
51 musée
FaBre de montPellier
aGGlomération l10
39, boulevard Bonne nouvelle
+33 (0)4 67 14 83 00
www.museefabre.fr
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Famers’ market m9
antigone - avenue samuel champlain
Sunday from 8 am to 1:30 pm
48 comédie des Bouquinistes l10
esplanade charles de Gaulle
4th Saturday of every month
Permanent collections: 6€
Temporary + permanent exhibitions: 9€.
Until June 30:
Open every day except Monday. Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 10 am to
6 pm. Wednesday from 1 pm to 9 pm. Saturday
from 11 am to 6 pm.
From July 1st 2011:
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.
Odilon Redon exhibition open till 7 pm.
Closed on Monday.
Flowers’ market l10
esplanade charles de Gaulle
Every day from 8 am to 8 pm and on Sunday
from 8 am to 2 pm.
63 les ateliers des métiers d’art l10
53, boulevard Bonne nouvelle
+33 (0)4 67 59 48 30 or +33 (0)6 09 54 21 58
5 art groups: pottery, jewelry,
glass and stained glass making,
woodwork, design and fashion
accessories.
Art galleries open from Tuesday to Saturday
from 10:30 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm
to 6:30 pm. Free admission.
64 Pavillon PoPulaire - montPellier
city PhotoGraPhy Gallery l10
carré sainte-anne
esPace d’art contemPorain de la
ville de montPellier k10
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Discover the city with a threemuseum tour in three historical,
remarkable, and unique locations.
One ticket gives you access to all three
museums - 3€.
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30 am
to 12:30 pm and from 1:30 pm to 6 pm.
54 musée de l’histoire
de montPellier k10
crypte notre dame des tables
Place Jean Jaurès - +33 (0)4 67 54 33 16
Located beneath today’s
Place Jean Jaurès, in the very
foundations of the ancient
Notre Dame des Tables church,
this museum tells the history
of Montpellier through that
of the church, animated
by sound and light effects.
Audio guide provided.
28 musée du vieux montPellier k10
hôtel de varennes - 2 place Pétrarque
+33 (0)4 67 66 02 94
This museum in the Hôtel
de Varennes mansion presents
collections of objects from
Montpellier’s history from the
Middle Ages to the 20th century.
de la miséricorde l10
6
2, rue Philippy
+33 (0)4 67 60 88 21 or +33 (0)4 67 60 82 11
www.montpellier.fr
Open every day except Monday, from 10 am
to 12:30 pm and from 1:30 pm to 6 pm.
65 Galerie saint-ravy k9
Place saint-ravy
+33 (0)4 67 60 61 66 - +33 (0)4 34 88 76 68
www.montpellier.fr
Open every day except Monday, from 10 am
to 12:30 pm and from 1:30 pm to 6 pm.
Free admission.
66 médiathèque centrale
d’aGGlomération émile zola n9
218, bd de l’aéroport international
+33 (0)4 67 34 87 00
Open Tuesday and Friday from 12 noon to 7 pm,
Wednesday from 10 am to 7 pm, Thursday from
12 noon to 9 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 6:30 pm
and Sunday from 2:30 pm to 6 pm (October
to April).
67 archives municiPales
de montPellier n9
287, rue Poseïdon - médiathèque centrale
d’agglomération émile zola
+33 (0)4 67 34 87 50
www.montpellier.fr
Open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 5 pm.
68 la Panacée - centre d’art
contemPorain de la ville de
montPellier k10
14, rue de l’école de Pharmacie
+33 (0)4 67 34 88 80
www.montpellier.fr
Currently under restoration.
Due to open in Spring 2012.
69 Frac - reGional collections oF
contemPorary art J9
4, rue rambaud - +33 (0)4 99 74 20 35
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 2 pm to 6 pm.
The last remaining Montpellier
Closed for bank holidays. Summer schedules:
apothecary, a 18th century
Tuesday to Saturday from 3 pm to 7 pm. Closed
pharmacy with nearly 300 18th and for bank holidays. Admission free.
1, rue de la monnaie - +33 (0)4 67 67 93 32
espace mosson
Sunday from 6 am to 1:30 pm.
50 marché de Port marianne n8
Place de Phocée
From May 1 to October 31: Thursday from 4 pm
to 8:30 pm
From November 1 to April 30: Thursday from
12 noon to 6:30 pm.
Exhibition
locations
14 musée atGer k10
Faculté de médecine - 2, rue école
de médecine - +33 (0)4 67 41 76 30
55 Pharmacie et chaPelle
marché aux Puces
et à la Brocante B11/Verso
marché aux Plants B11/Verso
espace mosson
Tuesday from 7 am to 7 pm.
59 Galerie hamBursin-Boisanté k9
15, bd du Jeu de Paume - +33 (0)4 67 84 43 17
Open Wednesday and Thursday from 3 pm
to 5:30 pm.
Museum
Tour
Museums
58 Galerie de l’écusson k9
11, rue de l’ancien courrier
+33 (0)4 67 52 80 14
esplanade charles de Gaulle
+33 (0)4 67 66 13 46
www.montpellier.fr
Open every day except Monday, from 10 am
to 12:30 pm and from 1:30 pm to 6 pm.
Free entrance. Opened Monday, Wednesday and
Friday from 1:30 pm to 5:45 pm. Closed during
Christmas Holidays, August and bank holidays.
Considered as oneVof
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Fabre museum was
Bus 106
created in 1825 by Montpellier
painter François-Xavier Fabre.
A collection of Flemish, Dutch,
Italian, Spanish and French masters.
46 marché des arceaux J10
Boulevard des arceaux
Tuesday to Saturday from 7 am to 1:30 pm
Private museum dedicated
to popular Occitan traditions.
Self-guided or guided tours.
Groups by appointment. Free
admission.
A collection of drawings from
the Flemish, Italian, Dutch,
and French schools.
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Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 7 am to 1:30 pm
Place des Beaux-arts
Monday to Saturday from 7 am to 1:30 pm
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Every day from 7 am to 1 pm.
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36 éGlise saint-denis k9
Boulevard d’antigone
Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 9 pm, Sunday
and holidays from 8 am to 3:30 pm.
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41 halles Jacques cŒur m9
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40 halles laissac k9
Place alexandre laissac
Sunday to Friday from 7 am to 1 pm,
Saturday from 7 am to 3 pm.
Rue Costebelle
43 marché alBert Premier k11
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Rue Thétis
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hôtel de varennes - 2, place Pétrarque
+33 (0)4 67 84 31 58
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33 couvent des dominicains l10
Covered and
open markets
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38 temPle rue maGuelone l9
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Bleus k9
The Lez is a coastal river that
provides the city with drinking
water. Enhanced by pedestrian
bridges and lined with trees,
the riverbanks offer an ideal place
for walks and bike rides.
éGlise saint-roch k9
39 halles castellane k10
rue de la loge
Monday to Saturday from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm,
Sunday and holidays from 7:30 am to 2 pm.
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28 hôtel de varennes k10
32 chaPelle royale des Pénitents
24 les rives du lez n9
37 éGlise saint-mathieu k10
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Open on weekdays.
Rue
27 hôtel des trésoriers
31 chaPelle des Pénitents
Blancs l10
Conference center designed by
Claude Vasconi in 1988, home to
the Berlioz opera house.
Rives du Lez
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The squares and fountains
of Montpellier, the trompe l’œil
Open Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 12:30 pm paintings on the walls of the city,
and from 2 pm to 5:30 pm and on Friday from
the art works placed along
9 am to 12:30 pm.
tramline 1 (see map).
Churches
and temple
aGGlomération l10
Barq
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du Lez
Mat. G.
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26 hôtel de Grave l10
30 hôtel haGuenot J10
19 le corum de montPellier
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28 musée du FouGau k10
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Bassin
Place de l'Europe
Rates: 6€. Guided tours: 8€.
Opened everyday except on Sunday and bank
holidays.
From 16/09 to 14/06: 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm and
from 15/06 to 15/09:3 pm to 6 pm.
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25 hôtel Fizes k9
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Museum of Languedoc art,
history and archeology, located
in the former mansion of Jacques
Cœur and Treasurers of France.
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57 Galerie de l’ancien courrier k10
3, rue de l’ancien courrier
+33 (0)4 67 60 71 88
62 Galerie Place des arts k9
8, rue de l’argenterie - +33 (0)4 67 66 05 08
53 musée lanGuedocien k10
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7, rue Jacques cœur
+33 (0)4 67 52 93 03
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Nearly 80 private mansions were
built in Montpellier from the 17th to
19th centuries, with massive gates,
large and bright interior courtyards,
stairways with forged iron railings.
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Ursuline convent built in 1641,
later transformed into a prison
for women during the Revolution.
It now houses the Montpellier
National Choreographic Centre
and Agora, the International
Dance Centre.
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Way of St. Jacques
56 atelier BoB k10
11 bis, rue saint-Firmin - +33 (0)4 34 00 15 89
61 Galerie J. c reno k10
10, rue saint-Firmin - +33 (0)4 67 66 37 30
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60 Galerie hélène trintiGnant k9
21, rue saint-Guilhem - +33 (0)4 67 60 57 18
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Antigone’s history began in 1978
when the city acquired land
belonging to the army on the
city’s east side. Neo-classical
district designed by renowned
Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill,
part of Montpellier’s unique
architectural appeal.
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With its park, pond
and playground
for children, thisProtestant
relaxing
space is just minutes from the
city’s medieval streets. Also a
commemorative site with plaques
and monuments.
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23 antiGone m9
This Medieval archaeological
garden is set around the remains
of the 13th century Saint Esprit
church which was a meeting
point for pilgrims and of the
14th century Pila Saint Gely gate.
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One of the first reinforced
concrete buildings in Montpellier,
a privileged space for activities
and concerts when the weather
is nice.
20 Jardin des Potiers l10
Av. du
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22 kiosque Bosc l10
18 couvent des ursulines k11
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17 chaPelle saint-charles k11
Chapel of the general hospital,
created in 1678 on the order of
Louis XIV. The two levels of
galleries matches the floors in the
hospital allowing patients to walk
directly to service. Now the Maison
des Chœurs, a center of choir
practice and concerts.
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Henri IV for the study of medicinal
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Clément aqueduct.
anyone, regardless of religion
or background, could teach
medicine in Montpellier…
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And thus was born, at the end
The engineer, Henri Pitot de
of the 12th century, what is
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today’s oldest operating medical
the Pont du Gard to build the
school in the occidental world.
Saint-Clément aqueduct in 1754.
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generations of students before
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today’s techniques for exploring
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the human body existed. Over
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Place de la Comédie/Esplanade Charles de Gaulle
30, allée Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
34000 Montpellier
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19th century porcelain objects.
The chapel itself is from 1830,
ornate with pictures illustrating
the history of Montpellier charity.
52 hôtel de caBrières
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Fabre Museum’s decorative arts
department.
Renovated mansion presenting
numerous ceremonial pieces to
recreate 18th and 19th century
atmospheres.
70 le mur rouGe k11
9, rue Joachim colbert - +33 (0)9 54 48 07 46
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 2 pm to 5:30 pm.
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Sortie 31
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Vélomagg’bike stations
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New City Hall (opens in 2011)
11 source de l’avy et arBoretum
A wooded estate of about
ten hectares. A walking area, with
a recreation site, fitness centre,
paths and trails.
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city
aquarium mare nostrum card
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Parc zoologique de lunaret
+33 (0)4 67 54 45 23
The largest greenhouse in France,
offering you a fun and educational
trip through the Amazon, from its
estuary to its source.
Fun, educational and scientific, the
aquarium takes you on a fabulous
journey from the Mediterranean
to the south seas. The aquarium
has been extended. New areas to
discover.
Information on www.lrdm.fr
18
ccitayrd
chemin de la diligence - +33 (0)4 67 27 86 26
A maze, riddles, secret codes…
back to the time of knights and
fortified castles. 40 games, 3.5 km
of pathways and dead-ends to share
pleasure, fun and finding out.
Picnic area.
Golf courses
Baillargues
19 GolF de montPellier-massane
- 18 hole GolF course
a9 sortie 28 - vendargues
+33 (0)4 67 87 87 89
Patinoire veGaPolis de
montPellier aGGlomération q8
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Délivrée par AFNOR Certification - www.marque-nf.com
20 GolF hôtel montPellier JuviGnac
- 18 and 9 hole GolF course
Fun ice-skating rink: 2 tracks,
2 moods. A 1,800 m rink is connected
with a fun and entertaining track
with lighting effects, image walls,
a tunnel, slide and music.
13 site naturel ProtéGé du méJean
Pour les activités d’accueil, d’information, de promotion/
communication, de production/commercialisation, de la boutique.
Juvignac
tramway line 1 - station Place de France
+33 (0)4 99 52 26 00
Lattes
a9 sortie 32 - direction lodève-millau
38, av. des hameaux du Golf
+33 (0)4 67 45 90 10
Prices and schedules are provided for information.
Only the full rate is shown. For discounts and to confirm information,
check with the Montpellier Tourist Office,
directly at the various tourist sites, or on www.ot-montpellier.fr
Montpellier
AGGLOMÉRATION
Squares mark locations
within the agglomération area
1
le laByrinthe de maGuelone
Information on www.laby34.fr
Open everyday from 2 pm to 6 pm in winter (until
8 pm in summer).
maison de la nature - +33 (0)4 67 22 12 44
“White swan” path open every day (6 km). “Pink
4flamingo” trail of 7 km. A 2.5 km loop with
the Tourism and Handicap label (visual, auditory,
mental and motor). Picnic area, adapted public
toilets and car park. From September to March
3free access, March to June from 9 am to 6 pm
and July/August from 9 am to 7:30 pm. Closed
on Mondays all year round.
Maison de la Nature: from September to June 2 pm
to 6 pm, in July and August: 9 am to 12 noon / 4 pm
2
to 8 pm. Closed on Mondays and Thursdays.
Lez river lets you ride safely from
Montpellier to the beaches. The
path is 8 km long (one way) and
accessible on foot, by bicycle and
roller skates.
Gently sloped paths in a natural
reserve between Montpellier and
its beaches. Giant Zip-lines, climbing
site, snack-bar, panoramic terrace,
picnic area.
12 Parc de Bocaud
5
les rochers de maGuelone
chemin de la diligence - +33 (0)4 67 27 86 26
Rate: 15€50 - Children (7-12): 11€50
Children (3-6): 7€50 - Free for children under 3
Family: 42€.
Open every day. Consult the opening times on
www.aquariummarenostrum.fr
Tariff: 6€40 - Young people: 12 to 18 years: 3€10
Children from 6 to 12 years: 2€60 - Free for
children under 6 years old.
Same hours as for Lunaret Zoological Park.
The ticket office closes 1 hour before the tropical
greenhouse closes.
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tramway line 1 - station Place de France
+33 (0)4 67 13 05 50 New
serre amazonienne k16 ccitayrd
Vélomagg’Service: see under
the “Practical” heading.
Hérault Transports: Bus n° 102 (Villeneuve-lès
Maguelone and Sète), n° 106 (Carnon, GrandeMotte and Grau du Roi) and n° 131 (Palavasles-Flots).
TAM: Bus n° 28 (Pérols) and n° 32 (Villeneuvelès-Maguelone) + Vélomagg’bike hire.
Cycle paths
16
14
Only 11 km away from Montpellier,
enjoy the coastline and beaches.
To get there, bus services and bike
hire by the day are available.
Rate: 6€30
Reduced rate and children’s tariff: 5€30
Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday except
school holidays. Every day during school holidays
(Zone A).
Ticket office opens starting at 1:30 pm - first
show at 2:00 pm. Information on
www.planetarium-galilee.com
A brand new cycle path along the
Jacou
Golf courses
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Take a trip beneath the 15-meter
wide domed screen on a fabulous
virtual journey through space
to discover the planets and stars.
Free entry. From November to April, open Tuesday
to Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm.
The rest of the year, open Tuesday to Sunday
from 10 am to 6:30 pm
Access to the park up to 30 min before
closing time.
6avenue Joseph arlery
Car Park
Bus parking
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tramway line 1 - station Place de France
+33 (0)4 67 13 26 26
Beaches
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centre réGional d’histoire de la
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musée hoFer-Bury
château de lavérune
+33 (0)4 99 51 20 25 or +33 (0)4 99 51 20 00
390, av. de Pérols - +33 (0)4 67 99 77 20
Located on an archaeological site,
the museum houses collections of
Open from 1st April to 30th October, on Sunday
from 3 pm to 6 pm.
Villeneuve-lèsMaguelone
cathédrale saint-Pierre
de maGuelone
6
+33 (0)4 67 50 63 63
Magnificent Roman monument by
the sea, marshes and vineyards.
Open every day from 9 am to 6 pm.
1744, av. albert einstein - +33 (0)4 99 52 66 37
Montpellier’s oldest “folie”. A family
home built in 1696, gardens and
botanical park you won’t want to
miss. Possibility to visit the wine
cellar and taste wines produced
in the vineyards.
Visit of the castle rate: 8€50. Reduced rate: 6€.
By appointment all year long (except Sundays),
except June, July and September, open from
2:30 - 6:30 pm every day except Monday. Visit of
the gardens or wine cellar rate: 6€. All year long
from 9:30 am -12:30 pm and 2:30 - 7:00 pm except
Free entrance to the park and gardens every day.
Library on the ground floor: open Tuesday from
10 am to 12 pm, Wednesday from 10 am to 12 pm
and 3 pm to 6 pm, Friday from 10 am to 12 pm
and 4 pm to 7 pm, Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm.
Hofer-Bury museum on the 1st floor, opened
on weekend (see Museums).
6 hectares of natural space,
category-2 peaks, picnic area,
gardens, roller-balding track,
beach for sunbathing and
swimming, walking paths…
Prades le Lez
Parc rimBaud n11
64, rue st-andré de novigens
Opening hours: see the Domaine de Méric.
7
Parc clémenceau J8
22, avenue Georges clémenceau
Opening hours: see the Domaine de Méric.
8
Lavérune
ccitayrd
34880 lavérune - +33 (0)4 67 47 00 02
www.chateau-engarran.com
7
château de l’enGarran
Parks and
gardens
Montpellier
domaine de Grammont s11
Historical and viticulture landmark 1, avenue albert einstein - +33 (0)4 67 64 32 90
Open all year at any time.
since 1632. Your are invited to
5
15 domaine de restinclières
Exhibitions, activities, trails, play
and picnic areas.
maison départementale de l’environnement
+33 (0)4 99 62 09 40
Saint Jean de Védas
16 château du terral
quartier du terral - +33 (0)4 67 07 83 00
Open March 1st to October 31, Wednesday,
avenue de heidelberg
national holidays and school holidays from
Open all year round at any time.
1:30 pm to 5: 30 and weekends from 1:30 pm to
10 domaine Bonnier de la mosson c10 6 pm. November 1st to February 28, Wednesday,
route de lodève - 80, allée de la mosson
week ends, national holidays and school holidays
Open all year round at any time.
from 1 pm to 5 pm. Closed in August.
9
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sortie Ouest
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sortie Est
13 Étang du
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Open every day from 10 am to 12 noon and from
2 pm to 4 pm, except Saturdays and Sundays.
Guided tours from May 1st to July 31 and from
September 1st to October 31.
14 lac du crès
Also called the Château de
Lavérune. From the 18th
century, this was the residence
of Montpellier’s bishops. Today it
houses the Hofer-Bury museum.
LE CRÈS
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Lattes
Vestiges from archaeological
discoveries around the city.
Exhibition of objects from the
Gallo-Roman site of Castellas.
Walking is possible around the
ancient site. Unguided tour.
This abbey is the only remaining
part of a Benedictine then
Cistercian monastery dating
back to the 12th century.
Le Crès
avenue du château
+33 (0)4 99 51 20 25 or +33 (0)4 99 51 20 00
GRABELS
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Free entry. Open Monday and Tuesday from 9 am
to 12 pm and from 1 pm to 5 pm - Wednesday from
9 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 6 pm - Thursday
3 musée municiPal d’archéoloGie
from 9 am to 12 pm and from 1 pm to 6 pm - Friday
rue de l’ancienne mairie - +33 (0)4 67 27 88 28
from 9 am-12 pm and from 2 pm to 4 pm.
or mairie: +33 (0)4 67 47 71 74
By appointement for groups.
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city
château de FlauGerGues r10 card Rates: from 3€ to 6€. Castle: June 1st to
September 30, open every afternoon from
2:30 pm to 6:30 pm (reservations recommended
on Saturday). October 1st to May 31, Saturday,
Sunday, national holidays afternoon. Other
days by appointment. Gardens: every day. For
additional hours, please call first.
château des évêques
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25, route de saint Georges d’orques
+33 (0)4 67 42 76 68 or +33 (0)6 01 73 57 70
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Museum of modern and
résistance et de la déPortation n14 contemporary art, named after an
1, place de la liberté - +33 (0)4 67 14 27 45
art lover who donated his collection
www.memoire-resistance-lr.fr
to the city.
This museum offers a historical
Rates: 2€ - Student and child rate (12 - 18 years): 1€
overview of the 1939-1945 era.
Free for children under 12. Open weekends from
Presentation of instruments
3 pm to 6 pm. By appointment for groups.
belonging to the Resistance, and
reconstruction of life in a camp.
Pignan
Montpellier
18th century Montpellier “folie”,
still used today, a historical
monument. Tours available of
the interior or gardens.
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Castelnau-le-Lez
Lavérune
A remarkable structure dating
back to 1670, carrying water along
a stretch of 6,822 m to the gardens
of the Château of Castries.
Considered to be the biggest private
hydraulic system in France.
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MONTFERRIERSUR-LEZ
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Free entry. Open Tuesday and Friday, from 10 am
to 12 pm.
+33 (0)4 99 74 01 77
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Founded in 1972, this museum
presents a collection of documents on
pharmacology past and present.
aqueduc de castries
PRADESLE-LEZ
6 domaine de méric m14
634, rue de Ferran - rue de la draye
Open from 8 am to 6 pm from November 1st to
February 28, 9:30 pm from June 1st to August 31
and 8 pm from March 1st to May 31 and from
September 1st to October 31.
Sè
te
15, av. charles Flahaut - +33 (0)4 67 54 80 62
4
At the end of the 17th century,
the nobles of Montpellier began
building houses in the countryside.
Some of these residences, known
as “Folies” from the Latin “Folia”, or
“leaves”, are now open to the public.
discover its wine museum, park,
Sunday and holidays. Gardens also open Sunday
and holidays from 2: 30 - 7:00 pm in June, July and costumer collection, and to taste
its wines.
September. Guided tours by appointment only.
Visit of the museum and access to the wine
cellar free every day from 10 am to 1 pm and
4 château de la moGère s8
from 3 pm to 7 pm. Acces to the park and wine
2235, route de vauguières
tasting. Tariffs: to be consulted.
+33 (0)4 67 65 72 01
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Castries
Folies
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Rates: 2€50 - Reduced rates: 1€50
Rates temporary exhibitions: 3€50
Admission free on the 1st Sunday of every month.
Open everyday except Tuesday from 10 am to
noon and from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Weekend and
holidays from 2 pm to 6 pm.
Heritage
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Montpellier
findings from excavation in the antique
city of Lattara and nearby sites.
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with a multiplex cinema and many
activities, such as go-karts, bowling
alley, climbing wall and some one
hundred stores…
80 hectares, 90 species, over
500 animals, 2 swamps, 11 km
of paths to discover animals from
around the world.
D 986
as the Montpellier city center is a pedestrian area,
we highly recommend that you use public transportation
or Vélomagg‘ bike rentals to get around. 12,000 parking
spaces are available, as well as seven park-and-ride lots.
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Taxi Tram: +33 (0)4 67 58 10 10
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Montpellier Taxi Bleu du Midi: +33 (0)4 67 03 20 00
PRÉS
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15
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25, allée de l’attique
+33 (0)4 67 71 76 48 - www.jckom.fr
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2 agencies: Gare sncF: +33 (0)4 67 92 78 77 / clémenceau: +33 (0)4 67 58 34 35
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Park and terraces open to the public from
June 18 to September 18 every day from 10 am
to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 7 pm. Individual guided
tours in the summer and group tours all year
9round, on request.
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+33 (0)4 99 64 78 96 - www.sp-location.fr
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+33 (0)8 20 00 74 98 - www.sixt.fr
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50, av. agropolis - +33 (0)4 67 54 45 23
Open all year round.
Beaulieu Town Hall: +33 (0)4 67 86 60 28.
With its park in the French style
11 and its aqueduct, this is one
of the most important groups
of monuments in the region.
Also known as “The Versailles
of the Languedoc”.
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de Grammont
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M.P.T.
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montPellier aGGlomération q8
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Parc zooloGique de lunaret k16 Educational and commercial center
office de tourisme de castries
+33 (0)4 99 74 01 77
Cimetière
St Etienne
Funérarium
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M.P.T.
Pierre Azéma
7
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Rate: 4€90 - Child rate (under 16): 4€
Skate rental: 2€70
Open every day. Information on www.vegapolis.net
odysseum s9
tramway line 1
station Place de France and odysseum
+33 (0)4 67 13 50 50 (information)
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+33 (0)4 67 69 35 50 - www.auto-handicap34.fr
Boutonnet
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École Nat. Sup.
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I.N.R.A.
M.P.T.
François Villon
Golf de
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BOUTONNET
Faculté
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Clairval
Cimetière
St Lazare
M.P.T.
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clapiers: +33 (0)4 67 59 17 17 / aéroport: +33 (0)4 67 20 02 12 - www.ada.fr
St Lazare
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La Galine
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les carrières de Beaulieu
15 Beaulieu stone, a construction
material used in many of the
buildings in the region, was
first extracted in Roman times.
14 The quarries now house a theatre
(summer programme) and
trails can be followed on foot
or on mountain bike.
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and 8 pm from March 1st to May 31 and from
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Fanfonne Guillierme
12 Parc montcalm H7
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Open all year round at any time.
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Université
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St Jean de Védas
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11 Bois de montmaur J16
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Emma Calvé
CHU
Lapeyronie
Château d' Ô
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+33 (0)4 67 20 85 00 or +33 (0)4 34 888 999 (transit time around 20 minutes)
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Bus network around the Department: +33 (0)4 34 888 999
Airport shuttle
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17 rue des chasseurs
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30 bus routes, 2 of which are for night owls: the amigo
(serving nightclubs from thursday to Saturday, from midnight
till 5 am) and bus number 15 (crossing Montpellier every
evening from 9 pm to 1 am).
2 tram lines: line 1 (swallows) from Mosson to odysseum
and line 2 (flowers) from Jacou to St. Jean de Védas.
agency: 6, rue Jules Ferry
open from 7 am to 7 pm, monday to saturday.
+33 (0)4 67 22 87 87 - www.tam-way.com
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a great deal for bicycle rental by Montpellier
agglomération: nearly 50 bike stations to enjoy some
120 km of bike paths and discover the city your way.
rentals available at the tourist office.
central Bikestation: 27, rue maguelone
open every day from 9 am to 7 pm and from 8 am to 8 pm from april to october
+33 (0)4 67 22 87 82
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Av. des Garrats
guided tours through the historical center, starting
at esplanande Charles de gaulle.
open from February 19 to november 13. +33 (0)4 67 66 24 38
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Book your accommodation, a guided tour, a day trip, a ticket
for a show, buy your City Card… in short, organize your stay
in just a few clicks on www.resamontpellier.com, the central
booking service at the Montpellier tourist office, and take
advantage of new offers at the best prices.
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available for 24, 48 and 72 hours, the Montpellier City Card
combines free entry and discounts for a wide
range of activities, from museums to leisure sites,
shows and public transportation.
starting at 12 euros.
on sale all year long at the montpellier tourist office. +33 (0)4 67 60 60 60
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Val d' Aurelle
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City Card Montpellier
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GRABELS
17
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the Montpellier tourist office offers guided tours all year
long, with experienced guides who can give you privileged
access to the city’s most prestigious monuments. 2 hours
covers 1,000 years of history, and everything you need to
know about Montpellier.
starting at 7 euros. historical center: every wednesday, saturday and sunday. every
day during school holidays. theme visits following a quarterly program available at
the montpellier tourist office. +33 (0)4 67 60 60 60
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