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Did You Know?
To raise awareness of
breast cancer, each year
the city’s Fontaine
des Trois Graces is
decorated in pink.

2 conference centre. Built from
pink granite and metal, this
MONTPELLIER innovative space is typical of
the city’s brave new archi-
centre, the Opéra Berlioz is
! E6 ⌂Hérault k £ @ n 30 place de la Comédie; tectural projects. Within the
montpellier-france.com one of Montpellier’s biggest 0 metres 300 N BOULEVARD QUA I D U V E R DANSON
BOULEVARD HENRI IV
entertainment venues. The
RUE DE LA PROVIDENCE PASTEUR
Montpellier developed in the 10th century as a result of auditorium can seat up to 0 yards 300 BOULEVARD LOUIS BLANC RUE PROF.
the spice trade with the Middle East. Today, it is one 2,000 people, boasts extra- Jardin des Tour ÉCOLES LAÏQUES RUE DES VIADUC ALPHONSE LOUBAT LÉON VALLOIS
Plantes
of the liveliest cities in the south, thanks to its large ordinary moving wooden roof RUE GERHARDT Faculté des Pins Université RUE ST-URSULE AV. JEAN MERMOZ
student population. The city’s medical school, founded and is renowned for its acous- Jardin de de Médecine PLACE RUE D'ARGENCOURT
in 1220, remains one of the most respected in France. tic qualities. It hosts both la Reine RUE DE L'UNIVERSITE CHAPELLE- CORUM
VERRERIE
NEUVE
classical and contem porary A V E N U E Cathédrale L’UNIVERSITÉ RUE DE LA
PLACE DE
RUE DU CARRE DU ROI
music events, and festivals. D ’A S S A S St-Pierre RUE DU Notre-Dame BOULEVARD BONNE NOUVELLE
des Tables
local musicians, street artists R U E P I T O T CANNAU
RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT JAUMES
1 \-= and people relaxing on the Préfecture
PLACE DU
Place de la Comédie terraces of its many cafés. GREAT VIEW Château Arc de PALAIS DES GUILHEM AUX FLEURS Musée Jardin ALLÉE DE LA CITADELLE
MARCHE
RUE DU
Triomphe
d'Eau
Aqueduc
This egg-shaped square, City Sights St-Clément Jardins de Peyrou R U E F O C H PLACE DES RUE DE L'AI GUILLERIE RUE DE LA MONNAIE Fabre ESPLANADE CHARLES DE GAUILLE du Champ
de Mars
known affectionately as Walk through the place RUE CLAPIES Église MARTYRS DE LA
RESISTANCE
St-Anne
“l’Oeuf” (“the egg”), is a 2 du Peyrou gardens to PLACE RUE DE L’AMA NDIER Hôtel Hôtel BOULEVARD SARRAIL BD D’A NTIGONE
GIRAL
RUE
regular haunt of the city’s the pavilion that marks AUGUSTE COMTE BOULEVARD LEDRU ROLLIN des Trésoriers de Manse
students. One of the biggest CORUM the end of the 18th- RUE ÉMILE ZOLA RUE DE L’ECOLE DE DROIT RUE MONTCALM de la Bourse R. DU JEU DE BALLON
RUE DE LA VELFERE
RUE DE LA LOGE
pedestrian spaces in Europe, ⌂ Esplanade Charles De century Aquéduc St- RUE DU MERCI RUE ST-GUILHEM R. DE L'ANCIEN COURRIER Place de la JULES MILHAU
ALLÉE
Comédie
Église
this expansive square is lined Gaulle # For performances Clément; from here are R. PLANTADE St-Roch R. DE L’ARGENTERIE R. MICHELETE
GRAND RUE JEAN MOULIN
PLAN
with grand buildings, among ∑ montpellier-events.com/ stupen dous views of CABANES RUE FAUBOURG DU CORREAU PLACE Opéra RUE BAUDIN
ST-ROCH PLACE
them the city’s elegant 19th- Le-Corum the city nestled between RUE ROUCHER ST-CÔME
century opera house fronted moun tains and sea – on RUE DARU RUE DES SOLDATS RUE DESETUVES Comédie RUE BOUSSAIROLLES
by the beautiful Fontaine des An esplanade of plane trees a clear day you can see R U E S A I N T - L O U I S DE LA PALISSADE RUE MARCEAU BOULEVARD DU JEU DE PAUME BD. VICTOR HUGO R U E D E V E R D U N RUE DU GUESCLIN RUE CITÉ BENOÎT
RUE
Trois Graces. This buzzing and fountains leads to this the far-off Pyrénées. C O U R S G A M B E T T RUE PAUL BROUSSE Tour de la R U E M A G U E L O N E AVENUE HENRI FRENAY
C R A P O N N E
square is usually packed with extraordinary opera and R U E A D A M D E R. ANDRÉ MICHEL Babote AVENUE DU PONT
Gare
474 RUE TOIRAS R. CHAPTAL A RUE CASTILHON Laissac REPUBLIQUE Planchon SNCF JUVÉNAL
RUE DE LA
Square
Halles
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