Montpellier Neighborhoods: 4 Area Guides
Montpellier grew outward from its medieval core into contrasting districts: neoclassical Antigone, modern Port Marianne, village-like Beaux-Arts and lively Figuerolles. These guides describe each area for a visitor.
Montpellier neighborhood guides
Antigone, Montpellier: Bofill's White Quarter Guide
Antigone is the quarter of vast white stone buildings and Greek porticos that Ricardo Bofill designed between the Lez river and Montpellier's old town. It is monumental, geometric and divisive: a half-day of architecture and photography for some, a quick pass-through for others.
Beaux-Arts Montpellier: Neighbourhood Guide for a City Break
Beaux-Arts is the central quarter of Montpellier, built around the place de la Comédie, the Opéra Comédie and the plane-tree esplanade. It is where you sleep, eat and walk when you want the station, the musée Fabre and the old streets of the Écusson all within a few minutes of each other.
Figuerolles Montpellier: Where to Stay on a Short Break
Figuerolles is a residential quarter south-west of Montpellier's historic centre, part of a pair of districts the city's own visitor material presents alongside Celleneuve as areas with their own identity and flavour. It rewards travellers who want ordinary city life within walking distance of the old town rather than a sightseeing base.
Port Marianne, Montpellier: Where to Stay and Explore
Port Marianne is Montpellier's newest district, laid out along the River Lez in the south-east of the city, and it is where contemporary architecture, the Marché du Lez and the 56-metre L'Arbre Blanc sit together. It suits design-minded visitors who want modern Montpellier; anyone expecting medieval streets should look elsewhere.