Montpellier attraction guides

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  Arc de Triomphe Montpellier: Porte du Peyrou Guide

  Montpellier's Arc de Triomphe is a 1692 triumphal arch at the eastern end of the Promenade du Peyrou, and it is free to walk under. Here is where it stands, how to reach it on foot or by tram, and the park, aqueduct and garden that make a natural half-day walk.

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  Jardin des Plantes Montpellier: What to See & Decide

  A single-place guide to Montpellier's Jardin des Plantes: the terraced Montagne de Richer, the Orangerie, the Serre Martins glasshouse, the 400-year-old wish tree and the memorials, with realistic timings for a slow hour or two in the old city.

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  Montpellier Cathedral: Visiting Cathédrale Saint-Pierre

  Montpellier Cathedral is the fortified Gothic Cathédrale Saint-Pierre on Rue Saint-Pierre in the old town. Here is what to see outside and in, when it opens, and how long to allow.

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  Musée Fabre Montpellier: Hours & Highlights Guide

  The Musée Fabre is Montpellier's flagship art museum on Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle, open Tuesday to Sunday from 11h to 18h. Here is how to reach it by tram, what to see inside, how to pace a two-hour or half-day visit, and how the decorative arts branch at the Hôtel de Cabrières-Sabatier d'Espeyran fits in.

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  Place de la Comédie, Montpellier: A Visitor Guide

  Place de la Comédie is Montpellier's main square, a free, café-lined oval that links the Écusson's pedestrian lanes to the tram stop of the same name. Use it to get your bearings, then walk into the old town.

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  Promenade du Peyrou Montpellier: What to See and How Long

  The Promenade du Peyrou is Montpellier's open belvedere west of the old town, reached through the Arc de Triomphe and framed by a Louis XIV statue, an 18th-century water tower and the Saint-Clément Aqueduct. It is a public esplanade rather than a ticketed sight, best treated as a 30-60 minute stop folded into a walk between the Écusson, the Jardin des Plantes and Les Arceaux.