Montpellier - Sights

Sights

• The main focus point of the city is the Place de la Comédie, with the Opera Comédie built in 1888.
• The Musée Fabre.
• In the historic centre, a significant number of Hôtels can be found. The majority of the buildings of the historic centre of Montpellier (the Ecusson) have medieval roots, and have been modified between the 16th and the 18th century. Some buildings, along Rue Foch and the Place de la Comédie, have been built in the 19th century.
• The Rue du Bras de Fer (Iron Arm Street) is very typical of the medieval Montpellier.
• The mikve, ritual Jewish bath, dates back to the 12th century and is one of very few in Europe.
• The Jardin des plantes de Montpellier – oldest botanical garden in France, founded in 1593
• The La Serre Amazonienne, an Amazon greenhouse
• The fourteenth century Saint Pierre Cathedral
• The Porte du Peyrou, a triumphal arch built at the end of the 17th century, and the Place Royal du Peyrou built on the 17th century, are the highest point of the Ecusson.
• The Tour des Pins, the only remaining of 25 towers of the city medieval walls, built around 1200.
• The Tour de la Babotte, a medieval tower which was modified in the 18th century to welcome an observatory.
• The Saint Clément Aqueduct, built in the 18th century.
• The Antigone District and other housing projects have been designed by the architect Ricardo Bofill from Catalonia, Spain
• A number of châteaux, so-called follies, built by wealthy merchants surround the city