Montpellier

Sightseeing, sport, discovery, relaxation... diversify your holiday activities...

Montpellier; 300 sunny days per year!

The springtime is pleasant and sunny. There are lots of outdoor cafés in the city or on the beaches where you can have light meal.

The summer is a hot season but there is often a light breeze that provides cooling relief.
There are many summer festivals and at night you can have a drink at a sidewalk cafe. The sea is warm and everybody enjoys the beach.

Autumn is an extension of the summer, which goes on until October. You can swim until late October. The evenings are still very mild and you can dine outside at the sidewalk restaurants. It is also the period of the grape harvest in the region, which is also the time of many village festivals.

The winter is very mild. The sunny days, you can breakfast on the sidewalk cafés or simply enjoy a coffee on the Place of Comédie. The very few colder days usually have very blue skies and a beautiful light. If you love skiing, the Cevennes and the Pyrenees are close with their ski resorts.

Sports holidays

The Pic Saint Loup and the Gorges de l’Herault offer you very beautiful landscape and numerous activities.

In the hills and the fragrant and colourful scrubland, you can practice hiking, horse riding, mountain biking. You’ll also enjoy canoeing, hang gliding, gliding, ATV/4WD excursions, etc...

The beaches

On the Mediterranean beaches, enjoy our pleasant climate and, in summer, enjoy swimming and other water sports.

Gastronomy

You will discover various routes, wineries and estates that produce high quality wines with exceptional sunshine, the diversity of soils and perfectionism of its winemakers.

Throughout the year traditional markets, Christmas festivals, Camargue races, and férias are organized.

Visit our beautiful cities and villages

There are many well-known sites in the area to discover, Aigues Mortes and its walls (where St. Louis left for the Crusades), the site of Ambrussum (remnants of the Via Domitia), Montpellier with its historic center (Place de la Comedie , Cathedral of St John, the School of Medicine (oldest in Europe), the Arc de Triomphe, the Antigone district by the architect Ricardo Bofill).

The village of St.-Guilhem-le Desert in a rocky valley. Nîmes and its Roman ruins (la Maison Carrée, the Arena), the Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct). Near Palavas les Flots, the remains of the Cathedral of the Maguelone stand in the middle inland bay, the only vestige of a long-gone city...

The Camargue

You can also explore the Camargue and its nearby natural parks, a land rich in wild flora and typical fauna: flamingos, egrets, bulls, horses ... and Les Saintes Maries, sacred gypsy pilgrimage destination.