Montpellier: Best Things to Do
SIGHTSEEING
Take a walk along Jardin des Plantes de Montpellier is a famous botanical garden in Montpellier. Built-in 1593, Jardin des Plantes de Montpellier that located on Boulevard Henri IV. Inspired by Orto Botanico in Padova, this botanical garden is the oldest garden in France. This garden contains about 2,680 plant species that you can enjoy nature.
Jardin des Plantes de Montpellier
DOWNTOWN
The city is famous for Montpellier Cathedral. Montpellier Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church with crazy architecture. Located in the heart of Montpellier, a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Peter. This church has a Gotic style that makes you amazed when seeing this building.
Montpellier Cathedral
SHOPPING
You can find numerous gift shops with interesting items to bring home. Happy Design - Pylones is the recommended place to buy a souvenir when visiting Montpellier. Happy Design - Pylones serve the unique things that design by themselves self such as a postcard, key chains, display, bottles and other. Another gift shop in Montpellier is Oxygen. Oxygen has cute concepts that really attractive for buyer. Oxygen provides bags, key chains, display, and others.
Happy Design - Pylones
Oxygen
FOOD & DRINK
The authentic food in Montpellier that you should try is Clapassade. Clapassade made from the neck of lamb, leg cuts, large onion, chicken stock, dry white wine, star anise, tamarind pureé and other. Vermouth is the iconic drink that you can easily in Montpellier. Vermouth made from Grand Marnier, simple syrup, sweet vermouth, angostura bitters, lemon peel and other.
CULTURE
Montpellier is one of the cities that famous for its culture, art, museum and other. Here, you can enjoy the art and culture in an easy way to visit La Panacée, Musée Fabre, Pavillon Populaire, and Carré Sainte Anne.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
The best time to visit Montpellier is April, May, June, July, August, September and October. The great weather makes you comfortable traveling with quite warm temperatures.
HOTEL
Stay in Pullman Montpellier Centre is the recommended hotel with four stars. Pullman Montpellier Centre is the luxury hotel that located 9-minute from the Place de la Comédie by walk. This hotel offers flat-screen TVs, Wi-Fi, minibars, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. Then, the public facilities that you can use are a hip lounge and a trendy restaurant/bar with city views. Hôtel des Arceaux Montpellier center is the three stars hotel that you can find 6-minute from the Promenade du Peyrou by walk. This hotel provides private bathrooms, free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs.
Pullman Montpellier Centre
Hôtel des Arceaux Montpellier center
RESTAURANT
Try the authentic food with a visit to Le Pat'Daniel's. Le Pat'Daniel's is the small hidden restaurant that built in their own house. This restaurant has the homey vibes that make you feel like your home and feel comfortable. Then, this restaurant has a delicious menu that you can order. Le Couperet (restaurant smokehouse) is the favorite American restaurant that you find in Montpellier. Le Couperet (restaurant smokehouse) is a small restaurant with modern and classic decoration. This restaurant also gives the great service with a good choice of music.
Le Pat'Daniel's
Le Couperet (restaurant smokehouse)
CAFE
Hangout in Montpellier, Broc Cafe Montpellier is the beautiful cafe that you can find in Montpellier. This cafe open from 8.30 AM. This cafe has an industrial style with plants as the decoration that makes the compliment this cafe. This cafe is famous with its beers as the recommended menu. For coffee lovers, Coffee Club Montpellier is a good choice to taste the authentic coffee from Montpellier. Coffee Club Montpellier has a great decoration with comfortable atmosphere. This place suitable for a conversation with each other.
Broc Cafe Montpellier
Coffee Club Montpellier
BAR AND NIGHTLIFE
Spend your time with a visit to Moody Social Club. Moody Social Club is a beautiful restaurant that suitable for dinner with your partner. This place gives you many choices for the delicious menu that you can order. Les Garçons is the French traditional bar that you should visit when you search bar in Montpellier. Les Garçons has a great choice of beer that you can try and enjoy the atmosphere here.
Moody Social Club
Les Garçons
INTERESTING PLACE
The interesting place that you should visit is the Planet Ocean World. Planet Ocean World is an aquarium that has 300 species in state of the art. This place will add your knowledge and experience that makes you love to visit here. Another place is Montpellier Zoological Park. Montpellier Zoological Park is the French zoological park that have footprint of about 2,600 m². Built in 2007, this place located in the Occitanie region, north of the city of Montpellier. Here, you can see 500 animals and 8,000 plants.
Planet Ocean World
Montpellier Zoological Park
INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOT
If you want to search the Instagram spots in Montpellier is the best idea. Place de la Comédie is the area surrounding the massive building. This place really instagramable that you can photo everywhere. The crazy architecture of the building makes you love to visit here. Next, Porte du Peyrou is the building that has great architecture. This building located in the park near the city center. Built-in 1693, this place becomes a one-stop destination when visiting Montpellier. The last place to take the photo in Montpellier, Promenade du Peyrou is the pretty place that you should visit. The amazing architecture makes you enjoy the art and you can also see the cool statue here.
Place de la Comédie
Porte du Peyrou
Promenade du Peyrou
