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Montpellier, rich in its 1,000 years of history, is a particularly dynamic city that combines heritage and modernity, while being a leading economic and university hub.
Heritage lovers will be charmed by the city's atmosphere: the Place de la Comédie, an Arc de Triomphe, medieval alleyways, the oldest medical school in the world, renowned museums, and ambitious architectural works… Here, aesthetics merge with the past, present, and future! Under Mediterranean influence and bordered by mountains, the Montpellier region boasts a unique natural heritage, making it one of the richest regions in France in terms of biodiversity.
Among the major landscape ensembles of biological interest, we can mention the chain of coastal lagoons, the Camargue (the largest wetland area in France and one of the most important migration sites in Europe), the garrigues, and the calcareous steppe plateaus of the Causses, the Salagou basin, and its red lands dotted with canyons… The natural environments of the region are known for hosting a remarkable diversity of species, including many rare and threatened ones, at the edge of their range or endemic.
Come here for incredible architecture and a constant stream of new projects. The Polygone shopping centre recently fitted witth a unique contemporary glass roof. The Arble Blanc is an outlandish piece of architecture that's part of twenty innovative buildings and is the most photographed landmark in Montpellier.
Montpellier is also famous for its major year-round festivals (Montpellier Danse, Radio France Montpellier Occitanie, le Printemps des Comédiens, Cinémed etc.) and countless cultural venues including the next-generation Mo.Co art centre that opened in 2019, the Opera Comédie and Musée Fabre home to 900 pieces.
Montpellier's unique heritage, manors, Faculty of Medicine, the oldest medical school in the western world that has never stopped working, and Château de Castries with its grounds designed by Le Nôtre make the city a prime playground for countless creatives and a top tourist destination.
