Free Tour of Montpellier's historic center

Discover Montpellier through its history, from medieval origins to the royal golden age. Stroll through ancient streets, squares and emblematic monuments such as the Arc de Triomphe and the Promenade du Peyrou.

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Things to do Free Tour of Montpellier's historic center

Montpellier is a city like no other: born at the crossroads of the Frankish, Occitan and Mediterranean worlds, it has long looked to the Iberian peninsula as much as to the kingdom of France. This free tour takes you through over a thousand years of history, from the birth of the Guilhem seigneury in the Middle Ages to the city's definitive entry into the kingdom of France in the 14th century. You'll discover how Montpellier became a city of merchants, knowledge and power, coveted by the kings of Aragon, integrated into the kingdom of Majorca, then purchased by the French crown. We'll wander through medieval alleyways, squares and emblematic monuments to understand the city's evolution: from vanished fairs and ramparts to royal symbols and grand classical perspectives. The tour ends on the Promenade du Peyrou and its Arceaux, an 18th-century masterpiece of engineering, where political history, architecture and the mastery of water meet, facing one of the finest panoramas in the region.

Included

Rue du Bras de Fer
Montpellier Cathedral
Église Saint-Roch de Montpellier
Pine tower square
Place du Peyrou
Place de la Comédie
La Tour de la Babote
Jardin des plantes de Montpellier
Place de La Canourgue
Arc de Triomphe

Meeting point

Tour de la babote

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