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Located 50 km SW of Nimes and 3-1/4 hours via TGV from Paris, the university city of Montpellier is one of the liveliest cities in the south of France. The capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, Montpellier is centered around the oblong place de la Comedie (known as “l’Oeuf” or “the egg”), home to a number of cafes and boutiques, in addition to the ornate 19th-century opera house. |
| Montpellier - Place de l'Europe |
|  | The city suffered major damage during the Wars of Religion and was largely rebuilt in the 17th century. Situated between the mountains and the Mediterranean Sea the city can best be viewed from the Promenade de Peyrou, an 18th-century square featuring formal gardens and the end of the 18th-century aqueduct modeled on the Pont du Gard. |
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| Pros: | "Good climat! Nice monuments! Good food!" | | In A Nutshell: | "Very nice city!" |
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Henkster Wed Nov 10, 2004 11:57 UTC
Looks a lot like our trams in Munich :) Very nice page about this city! | rozehill Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:04 UTC
Great variety of architecture here,lovely pics, and information | Jim_Eliason Fri Apr 23, 2004 00:20 UTC
great page! | sim1 Sat Feb 28, 2004 19:34 UTC
Great page! I haven't been to Montpellier, but it looks like I've missed something! Hopefully I can go here on a next trip to France :-)) |
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