Bastille Day is just around the corner and the Tour de France letour. Between 8 July and 26 August, from What began as a classical music festival now extends to many different genres, with over performances around the city during the Festival Radio France Montpellier et Languedoc Roussillon festivalradiofrancemontpellier.
Montpellier airport 2 montpellier. Aer Lingus ; aerlingus. Set about 10km from the Mediterranean, the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon is a city of both the very old and very new.
The shield-shaped medieval Old Town is a tangle of mellow, cobble stoned streets dating from the 10th century. It opens Monday to Saturday from 9. Le Guilhem 10 18 rue Jean Jacques Rousseau 00 33 4 67 52 90 90; leguilhem.
Surrounded by vineyards, 10 minutes from the centre, Domaine de Verchant 11 , Boulevard Philippe Lamour, Castelnau le Lez 00 33 4 67 07 26 00; domainedeverchant. Bear left onto Rue Montgolfier and then back on to the Rue Foch β on your right is the 19th-century, neoclassical-style Palais du Justice The Grand Rue Jean Moulin 20 is where you will find most of the big brand names.
You can sit outside on the narrow street or in the small rustic dining room at Le Pastis 27 3 rue Terral 00 33 4 67 66 37 26; pastis-restaurant. Montpellier has no shortage of beautiful churches, many of which are hewn from mellow, honey coloured stone. Its origins lie in a monastery and church built in by Pope Urban V.
