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Must See
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The city’s expansive Place Musée Fabre
de la Comédie, with the Opéra TOP
Comédie in the distance ⌂ 39 blvd Bonne Nouvelle 3 BEACHES NEAR
# 10am–6pm Tue–Sun MONTPELLIER
∑ museefabre.montpellier Carnon-Plage
3 "'- 3m.fr This long sandy stretch
Cathédrale St-Pierre Housed in a 17th-century is where the locals go.
building, the Musée Fabre’s
⌂ 43 rue de l’Aiguillerie Plage du Couchant
§ 04 67 45 49 61 # Hours col lection is composed mainly La Grande Motte’s
vary, call ahead of French artworks. High lights
include Courbet’s Bonjour M. “sunset beach” lives
This mammoth cathedral Courbet and Berthe Morisot’s up to its name at dusk.
was originally the chapel of L’Eté, as well as a selection
a Benedictine monastery; it of evocative paintings of the Plage du Petit Travers
only became a cathedral in region by Raoul Dufy. Look Powder-fine white sand,
1536 when the archbishopric out for the paintings of local rolling dunes and
of Maguelone was transferred Impressionist artist Frédéric pristine woodland.
to the city of Montpellier. The Bazille, who died tragically
building is more like a fortess young at the age of 29.
than a cathedral thanks to gardens. In fact, the Jardin des
the two tower-shaped pillars – Plantes was used as a model
measuring over 4.5 m (15 ft) for designing other botanical
in diameter – which support 5 ' gardens in France, including
a monumen tal arched porch. Jardin des Plantes the world-famous one in Paris.
The cathedral suffered exten- ⌂ Blvd Henri IV # Noon– The gardens cover nearly 5
sive damage during the Wars 8pm Tue–Sun (to 6pm hectares (12 acres) and, among
of the Religion. Oct–May) ∑ umontpellier. other things, contain a tranquil
Nearby is the 18th-century fr/patrimoine/jardin- lotus pond, an English garden
Notre-Dame des Tables, a des-plantes and an aboretum. The gardens
former Jesuit chapel, home are also home to a 400-year-
to a splendid painted ceiling Created in 1593 to aid the old mock privet tree, where
and impressive organ. Its studies of Montpellier’s locals make wishes by insert-
crypt contains an exhibition medical students, these are ing notes bearing their heart’s
on the city’s history. France’s oldest botanical desires into indents in its trunk.

0 metres 300 N BOULEVARD QUA I D U V E R DANSON
BOULEVARD HENRI IV
RUE DE LA PROVIDENCE PASTEUR
0 yards 300 Jardin des BOULEVARD LOUIS BLANC LÉON VALLOIS
RUE GERHARDT Jardin de de Médecine Tour Université RUE DE L'UNIVERSITE RUE ST-URSULE CHAPELLE- CORUM VIADUC ALPHONSE LOUBAT
RUE PROF.
Plantes
des Pins
Faculté
AV. JEAN MERMOZ
RUE DES
ÉCOLES LAÏQUES
PLACE
la Reine
RUE D'ARGENCOURT
VERRERIE
NEUVE
PLACE DE
RUE DU CARRE DU ROI
St-Pierre
A V E N U E
CANNAU
des Tables
D ’A S S A S
RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT JAUMES
Préfecture
R U E P I T O T Cathédrale L’UNIVERSITÉ RUE DE LA RUE DU Notre-Dame BOULEVARD BONNE NOUVELLE
Château Arc de PALAIS DES GUILHEM PLACE DU Musée Jardin ALLÉE DE LA CITADELLE
MARCHE
RUE DU
Aqueduc d'Eau Triomphe AUX FLEURS RUE DE LA MONNAIE Fabre ESPLANADE CHARLES DE GAUILLE du Champ
St-Clément Jardins de Peyrou R U E F O C H PLACE DES RUE DE L'AI GUILLERIE de Mars
Église MARTYRS DE LA BOULEVARD SARRAIL BD D’A NTIGONE
RESISTANCE
St-Anne
PLACE
RUE CLAPIES
AUGUSTE COMTE RUE DE L’ECOLE DE DROIT RUE DU MERCI RUE MONTCALM GIRAL BOULEVARD LEDRU ROLLIN RUE DE L’AMA NDIER des Trésoriers de Manse Place de la R. DU JEU DE BALLON
Hôtel
Hôtel
RUE ÉMILE ZOLA
RUE
de la Bourse
RUE DE LA LOGE
RUE DE LA VELFERE
ALLÉE
Église
GRAND RUE JEAN MOULIN
St-Roch
PLAN R. PLANTADE RUE ST-GUILHEM R. DE L'ANCIEN COURRIER R. DE L’ARGENTERIE Comédie JULES MILHAU
CABANES RUE FAUBOURG DU CORREAU ST-ROCH PLACE Opéra RUE BAUDIN
PLACE
R. MICHELETE
ST-CÔME
RUE DU GUESCLIN
RUE DARU RUE DES SOLDATS RUE ROUCHER RUE DESETUVES Comédie RUE BOUSSAIROLLES
RUE
R U E A D A M D E C O U R S G A M B E T T R. ANDRÉ MICHEL Babote R U E M A G U E L O N E AVENUE DU PONT
DE LA PALISSADE RUE MARCEAU RUE PAUL BROUSSE Tour de la BD. VICTOR HUGO R U E D E V E R D U N AVENUE HENRI FRENAY RUE CITÉ BENOÎT
C R A P O N N E
BOULEVARD DU JEU DE PAUME
R. CHAPTAL A RUE CASTILHON Laissac REPUBLIQUE Planchon Gare JUVÉNAL
R U E S A I N T - L O U I S
RUE DE LA
SNCF
Halles
Square
RUE TOIRAS
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