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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Montpellier","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Southern, young and walkable: a medieval tangle of a centre, the oldest working medical school in the world, and the Mediterranean ten minutes away by tram.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304163","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1220 | The medical school founded, and still teaching\r\n70,000 | Students in a city of about 300,000\r\n10 min | To the beach by tram and bus","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The youngest city in France, with a beach attached","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Montpellier has one of the youngest populations of any French city \u2014 around seventy thousand students in a city of three hundred thousand \u2014 and it feels it. The bars are cheap, the squares are full on a Tuesday, and nothing about the place is stately.\r\n\r\nThe centre, called the \u00c9cusson for its shield shape, is a knot of medieval lanes with almost no cars in it, opening suddenly onto the Place de la Com\u00e9die, which is one of the largest pedestrian squares in Europe.\r\n\r\nThe medical faculty was founded in 1220 and has taught continuously since, making it the oldest working medical school in the world; Rabelais and Nostradamus both studied here.\r\n\r\nUnlike most of the French Mediterranean, Montpellier is not actually on the sea \u2014 it sits about ten kilometres inland, with tram and bus links to the beaches at Palavas and Carnon.\r\n\r\nTwo days, plus a beach afternoon.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | TGV from Paris 3h15, \u20ac30\u201390. Two stations \u2014 Saint-Roch in the centre, Sud de France outside\r\nGetting around | Trams about \u20ac1.60. The \u00c9cusson is almost entirely pedestrian\r\nCurrency | Euro\r\nThe beach | Not in the city. Tram then bus to Palavas or Carnon, about 40 minutes total\r\nStudents | Term time September to June is when the city is at full strength\r\nTipping | Service is included. Rounding up is plenty","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"A pedestrian medieval core with newer quarters spreading south towards the sea.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"\u00c9cusson | First-timers | The medieval centre: pedestrian lanes, squares, bars and most of the beds. Noisy at night and central. | 43.6110 | 3.8760 |  | \nCom\u00e9die and Gare | Transport and value | Around the main square and Saint-Roch station: trams to everywhere and cheaper rooms. | 43.6050 | 3.8800 |  | \nBeaux-Arts and Boutonnet | Local and quieter | North: a residential quarter with good restaurants, markets and fewer visitors. | 43.6180 | 3.8790 |  | \nAntigone | Modern and spacious | East: a neoclassical postmodern district of the 1980s, walkable to the centre and the river. | 43.6080 | 3.8890 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Montpellier","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Walk the \u00c9cusson. It is a medieval street plan almost entirely free of cars, full of small squares, seventeenth-century mansions with courtyards, and the kind of wandering that does not need a map.\r\n\r\nThe Mus\u00e9e Fabre, about \u20ac8, is a serious fine art collection \u2014 Courbet, Delacroix, Soulages \u2014 and considerably better than a city this size would normally hold.\r\n\r\nThe Jardin des Plantes, founded in 1593, is the oldest botanical garden in France and is free.\r\n\r\nThe Place de la Com\u00e9die is the social centre and one of the largest pedestrian squares in Europe, running into the Esplanade and the Corum at the top.\r\n\r\nThen go to the beach: tram to Port Marianne or P\u00e9rols and a bus onward to Palavas or Carnon, about forty minutes and a couple of euros. Or go inland instead \u2014 the Pic Saint-Loup, a limestone ridge with vineyards below it, is an hour away.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"The \u00c9cusson | Free. A car-free medieval centre made for wandering\r\nMus\u00e9e Fabre | About \u20ac8, and better than the city's size suggests\r\nJardin des Plantes | Free. The oldest botanical garden in France, from 1593\r\nThe beach | Forty minutes by tram and bus, a couple of euros","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Montpellier","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Montpellier","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The \u00c9cusson costs nothing and is the main attraction \u2014 lanes, squares, courtyards and a total absence of traffic.\r\n\r\nThe Jardin des Plantes, founded in 1593, is free, as is the Promenade du Peyrou with its arch, aqueduct and view towards the sea and the C\u00e9vennes.\r\n\r\nThe Place de la Com\u00e9die and the Esplanade are free and are where the city actually spends its evenings.\r\n\r\nThe cathedral and the medical faculty buildings beside it are free from outside, and the anatomy museum is free on certain days.\r\n\r\nThe beaches at Palavas and Carnon are free, and the walk along the \u00e9tangs \u2014 the coastal lagoons full of flamingos \u2014 costs only the bus fare.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The \u00c9cusson | Free and car-free\r\nJardin des Plantes | From 1593, and free\r\nPromenade du Peyrou | Arch, aqueduct and the view to the sea\r\nFlamingos on the \u00e9tangs | On the way to the beach","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Montpellier","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Montpellier","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Cheap, because of the students. A lunch formule is \u20ac12 to \u20ac17 and plenty of places do less.\r\n\r\nHalles Castellane and the Halles Laissac are the covered markets, with counter lunches at \u20ac8 to \u20ac14 and the Mediterranean catch on display.\r\n\r\nLanguedoc food is southern rather than Proven\u00e7al \u2014 brandade de morue, a whipped salt cod and olive oil dish, plus Bouzigues oysters from the \u00e9tang de Thau just west of the city at \u20ac10 to \u20ac16 a dozen.\r\n\r\nP\u00e2t\u00e9 de Montpellier and the local tielle, a small octopus pie from S\u00e8te, are worth trying once.\r\n\r\nLanguedoc wine is the other advantage: Pic Saint-Loup, Faug\u00e8res, Picpoul de Pinet, at \u20ac3.50 to \u20ac5.50 a glass and consistently better value than its neighbours.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Lunch formule | \u20ac12\u201317, and often less\r\nBouzigues oysters | \u20ac10\u201316 a dozen, from the lagoon nearby\r\nLanguedoc wine | \u20ac3.50\u20135.50 a glass and underrated\r\nThe covered markets | Counter lunches at \u20ac8\u201314","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Montpellier","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Montpellier","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"One of the best student nights in the south, and cheap with it.\r\n\r\nThe \u00c9cusson squares \u2014 Place Jean Jaur\u00e8s, Place Saint-Roch, Place de la Canourgue \u2014 fill with people drinking outside from early evening, which is the local pattern and costs almost nothing.\r\n\r\nRue de la Loge and the lanes off it have the bars, and a handful of clubs sit east near the river.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac4 to \u20ac6 and cocktails \u20ac7 to \u20ac11, with student nights lower again.\r\n\r\nSummer moves the whole thing to the beaches at Palavas and La Grande-Motte, which have their own club scene from June to September.\r\n\r\nTrams run to about half past midnight, later at weekends.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"\u00c9cusson squares | Drinking outside from early evening, and cheap\r\nPrices | Beer \u20ac4\u20136, cocktails \u20ac7\u201311\r\nSummer moves to the beach | Palavas and La Grande-Motte\r\nTrams to about 00.30 | Later at weekends","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Montpellier","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Montpellier","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Trams cost about \u20ac1.60 with day tickets, and four lines cover the city. The trams are individually decorated \u2014 one set was designed by Christian Lacroix \u2014 which is a small thing that makes the city feel like itself.\r\n\r\nThe \u00c9cusson is almost entirely pedestrian, so walking is the default in the centre.\r\n\r\nThere are two stations: Saint-Roch in the middle of town for most services, and Sud de France outside the city for some TGVs. Check which one your ticket says, because they are a tram ride apart.\r\n\r\nParis is three and a quarter hours by TGV, Barcelona about three hours, and Marseille an hour and a half.\r\n\r\nFor the beach, tram then bus to Palavas or Carnon, roughly forty minutes in total.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Trams, about \u20ac1.60 | Four lines, and decorated individually\r\nTwo stations | Saint-Roch central, Sud de France outside. Check yours\r\nThe beach | Tram plus bus, about forty minutes\r\nBarcelona | About three hours by train","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Montpellier","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Montpellier costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Cheap for the French Mediterranean. Dorms are \u20ac20 to \u20ac35, a lunch formule \u20ac12 to \u20ac17, and a beer \u20ac4 to \u20ac6.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac45 to \u20ac80, which is well under Nice and slightly under Marseille.\r\n\r\nThe \u00c9cusson, the gardens, the Peyrou and the beaches are all free, and the beach costs only a tram and bus fare.\r\n\r\nThe Mus\u00e9e Fabre at about \u20ac8 is the main entry.\r\n\r\nTerm time keeps prices honest; July and August push beds up as the coast fills, though less sharply than on the Riviera.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac20\u201335\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac45\u201380\r\nCheaper than Nice | By a clear margin, for a similar climate\r\nThe beach | A couple of euros each way","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Montpellier","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Montpellier","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Montpellier is a safe city and the crime affecting visitors is petty theft.\r\n\r\nPickpocketing happens around the Com\u00e9die, on trams and in the \u00c9cusson at night.\r\n\r\nThe \u00c9cusson squares get very drunk at weekends in term time, which is the main source of trouble and mostly avoidable.\r\n\r\nAt the beaches, the Mediterranean here shelves gently but the \u00e9tangs and the channels between lagoon and sea have real currents. Swim on the patrolled beach sections in season.\r\n\r\nSummers are hot, regularly above 32\u00b0C, and the \u00c9cusson holds the heat. The tramontane wind blows hard for days at a time and drops the felt temperature noticeably. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Pickpockets | The Com\u00e9die, trams, and the \u00c9cusson at night\r\nLagoon channels | Real currents where the \u00e9tangs meet the sea\r\nSummer heat | Above 32\u00b0C, and the old centre holds it\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Montpellier","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Montpellier","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"A beach, a gorge village, an oyster lagoon and a Roman aqueduct.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Saint-Guilhem-le-D\u00e9sert | 1 hour | Bus, about \u20ac3 | A medieval village in a gorge on the Santiago pilgrim route, with an abbey and the Pont du Diable nearby. |  | 1304267\nPont du Gard | 1 hour | Bus or train and bus, about \u20ac12 | A three-tier Roman aqueduct bridge, UNESCO-listed, with swimming in the river beneath it. |  | 1304268\nN\u00eemes | 30 minutes | Train, about \u20ac10 | A Roman amphitheatre in better condition than the Colosseum, still used for concerts and bullfights. |  | 1304269","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Montpellier","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"April to June and September to October. July and August are hot and the students are gone.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. September is the best single month here \u2014 the sea is at its warmest, the students come back, and the July crowds have gone.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 12 | 2 | Mild and bright. Cheapest, students in, bars full\r\nFebruary | 13 | 2 | Mild and quiet outdoors\r\nMarch | 16 | 3 | Warming. Squares filling again\r\nApril | 19 | 4 | Very good. Warm days and everything open\r\nMay | 23 | 5 | Excellent. Terraces, and the sea starts to work\r\nJune | 27 | 5 | The best month. Students still in until late June\r\nJuly | 30 | 5 | Hot and busy. The coast is where everyone goes\r\nAugust | 30 | 4 | Hotter. Students gone and many cheap places closed\r\nSeptember | 26 | 5 | Superb. Warmest sea, term restarts, city refills\r\nOctober | 21 | 4 | Very good value and still warm\r\nNovember | 15 | 2 | Wetter. Quiet and cheap\r\nDecember | 12 | 3 | Mild and bright, with a Christmas market on the Esplanade","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"A dance festival in June, and water jousting along the coast in summer.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Montpellier","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/france\/montpellier\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Montpellier Danse | June to July | Citywide | A major international contemporary dance festival across theatres and outdoor venues. |  | \nFestival de Radio France | July | Citywide | Classical and jazz concerts across the city, many of them free. |  | \nWater jousting | Summer | S\u00e8te and the coast | Boats and lances on the canals of S\u00e8te, a tradition dating to the seventeenth century. |  | \nF\u00eate de la Musique | 21 June | Citywide | Free live music across the streets and squares. |  | \nTerm time | September to June | Citywide | When seventy thousand students are in and the city is at its liveliest and cheapest. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"The beach costs only a tram and bus fare, which keeps the doing line low. July and August run above these figures.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3\r\nMiddle of the road | 32 | 27 | 5 | 14\r\nComfortable | 58 | 46 | 8 | 30","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Montpellier","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A modest scene around the \u00c9cusson and the station, at low southern prices. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Montpellier","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/france\/montpellier\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Montpellier travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is Montpellier on the sea? | No, and this surprises people. It sits about ten kilometres inland. The beaches at Palavas and Carnon are a tram then a bus away, roughly forty minutes and a couple of euros, with flamingo lagoons on the route.\r\nIs it cheaper than Nice or Marseille? | Cheaper than both. Dorms \u20ac20 to \u20ac35, beer \u20ac4 to \u20ac6, a day around \u20ac45 to \u20ac80. Seventy thousand students in a city of three hundred thousand keep the prices down.\r\nWhat is the \u00c9cusson? | The medieval centre, named for its shield shape \u2014 a knot of narrow lanes almost entirely free of cars, full of small squares and seventeenth-century courtyards. It costs nothing and it is the main reason to be here.\r\nWhen should I visit? | September. The sea is at its warmest, the students return and the city refills, and the July and August crowds have gone. April to June is the other good window.\r\nWhat is worth a day trip? | S\u00e8te, thirty minutes away, a working fishing port built across canals with the best seafood on the coast. The Pont du Gard, a three-tier Roman aqueduct with swimming underneath it, is an hour.\r\nWhich station do I arrive at? | Saint-Roch is in the middle of town and handles most services. Sud de France sits outside the city and takes some TGVs. They are a tram ride apart, so check your ticket.\r\nWhat wine should I drink? | Languedoc \u2014 Pic Saint-Loup from the ridge an hour north, Picpoul de Pinet from beside the oyster lagoons, Faug\u00e8res. At \u20ac3.50 to \u20ac5.50 a glass it is consistently better value than the more famous regions.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Montpellier hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Montpellier | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/france\/montpellier\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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