A thousand years of trade and intellectual activity have made MONTPELLIER a teeming, energetic city. Benjamin of Tudela, the tireless twelfth-century Jewish traveller, reported its streets crowded with traders from every corner of Egypt, Greece, Gaul, Spain, Genoa and Pisa. A few hiccups like being sold to France in 1349, almost total destruction for its Protestantism in 1622, and depression in the wine trade in the early years of the last century have done little to dent this progress. Today it vies with Toulouse for the title of most dynamic city in the south. The reputation of its university … more »
Montpellier is the capital of the Hérault department as well as... more »
Montpellier can be visited any time of the year, as it generally offers... more »
Both Rabelais and Nostradamus studied in this French university town... more »
Montpellier is a fascinating pastiche of all the architectural eras of Francemedieval structur... more »
Discover wine regions in Europe and the United States, find a vineyard to visit, or plan a complete... more »