18 Sights in Montpellier, France (with Map and Images)

The jardin des plantes de Montpellier is a historic botanical garden and arboretum located on Boulevard Henri IV, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitania, France. It is maintained by the Université Montpellier 1 and open afternoons daily except Monday; admission is free.

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The Saint-Roch Church or Saint-Roch Sanctuary is a church located in the heart of Montpellier in France, built in the nineteenth century in a neo-Gothic style. The diocese of Montpellier of the Catholic Church gave it the status of diocesan shrine. It is dedicated to Saint Roch, a saint healer of plague victims and pilgrims, a native of the city.

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The train from Montpellier to Palavas was one of the six lines of the Compagnie des chemins de fer d'intérêt local du département de l'Hérault. It ran in the Hérault, between Montpellier and the seaside resort of Palavas-les-Flots, from 6 May 1872 to 31 October 1968.

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The Sainte-Eulalie Church is a Catholic church in Montpellier, located at 12 rue La Merci, in the heart of the city, at the foot of the Promenade Royale du Peyrou and the Arc de Triomphe. Built for mercedaries, its main interest is its 18th-century façade, its organ by Joseph Merklin & Schütze and a set of decorative 19th-century murals. An integral part of the cathedral parish, Mass in the Tridentine form of the Roman rite is celebrated here on weekdays and Sundays. Various groups of students and the Neocatechumenal Way meet there regularly and concerts are frequently given there.

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Planet Ocean Montpellier is a complex of aquarium and planetarium located in the Odysseum play area in Montpellier. Until April 2018, the aquarium and planetarium were managed independently: the aquarium was then called Mare Nostrum and the planetarium Galileo. The aquarium part has been open since December 15, 2007.

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Montpellier Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Peter and located in the city of Montpellier, France. It is the seat of the Archbishops of Montpellier. The cathedral, built in the Gothic style, is a national monument.

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The Château de la Mosson, also known as the Château or Domaine Bonnier de la Mosson, is located on the banks of the Mosson, on the border between the communes of Montpellier and Juvignac, in France. It is part of the Montpellier follies. Owned by the city of Montpellier, the estate is now (2022) abandoned and generally closed to the public, pending a rehabilitation project.

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The Ursuline Convent is a seventeenth-century convent transformed into a prison in the nineteenth century. Located in the rue Sainte-Ursule district of Montpellier, in the Hérault, this building is listed as a historical monument and currently houses the headquarters of the National Choreographic Centre of Montpellier.

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The Babotte Tower or Babote Tower is a vestige of the old ramparts of Montpellier, in the Hérault, classified as a historical monument. In the eighteenth century, it served as an astronomical observatory.

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The Church of Sainte-Croix de Celleneuve is a place of worship of the twelfth and fourteenth centuries located in the suburb of Celleneuve, in Montpellier in the French department of Hérault and the Occitanie region.

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The Citadel of Montpellier is an Early Modern fortification in the city of Montpellier, in the Hérault département of southern France. It was built between 1624 and 1627, after several rebellions under the orders of Louis XIII in order to keep watch over the town. In the 20th century it became the Joffre Barracks, named after Joseph Joffre, and since 1947 the citadel has been an academic campus – the nationwide famous Lycée Joffre.

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The Château de la Mogère is a mansion near the city of Montpellier in the French region of Occitanie. It is one of many folies on the outskirts of Montpellier, built by wealthy merchants in the 18th century.

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Château d'O, also known as Domaine d'O, is one of the chateaux, old country mansions or follies, built by wealthy merchants, from the 18th century onwards, surrounding the French city of Montpellier.

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The Berlioz Opera is a performance hall created in 1990 in Montpellier within the Corum Convention Centre, of which it is one of the major elements. It is shared with the Opéra Comédie for the city's lyrical programming.

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The Porte de la Blanquerie is a vestige of the old ramparts of Montpellier, in the Hérault, located at the intersection of Rue de l'Université and Boulevard Louis Blanc. It is also called the Old Gate.

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The Montpellier Zoological Park, which is part of the Lunaret Park, is a French zoological park located in the Occitanie region, north of the city of Montpellier. Located in the Hôpitals-Facultés district, within the Aiguelongue sub-district, the Lunaret park also includes the Lez nature reserve. Founded in 1964, it now presents about 170 animals of 29 species on an area of 80 hectares. Owned by the city of Montpellier, which finances it entirely, it has been managed by Marine Baconnais since the beginning of 2023.

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The Hôtel des Trésoriers de France or Hôtel de Lunaret, also known as the Palais Jacques-Cœur in Montpellier, is located between the rue des Trésoriers-de-France and the rue Jacques Cœur. It is one of the oldest private mansions in this city.

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The Collège des Écossais in Montpellier was founded in 1924 as a place of study by the botanist and urban planner Patrick Geddes and built by the architect Edmond Leenhardt. It is the property of the State and is listed as a Historic Monument by decree of 19 December 2013 for the entire area of the plot, which includes terraces and gardens, and buildings, in particular the Outlook Tower, as well as the facades and roofs of the buildings, and the monument to Joan of Arc.

Wikipedia: Collège des Écossais, Montpellier (FR)