Montpellier

L'epi D'or is the best bakery in Sete.
It is primarily a bakery, but you can also try cakes and coffee.
We have breakfast here and go to the next town.
The restaurant has been open since 7am, so you can come here early to enjoy a delicious breakfast for longer.

Montpellier, the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon department, is very fond of French students. The university here in the 12th century was a medical school.
During the religious wars Montpellier suffered a great deal, but in the 17th century the city became the administrative center of the southern Languedoc and experienced the dawn. It was at this time that the Baroque Du Pueru Esplanade, dedicated to Louis XIV, was founded.

The heart of the city beats on Comedy Square, named after the Municipal Opera and Comedy Theatre.
In 1755, on the site of the former military square, the royal military engineer Jacques-Philippe Maréchal built the first municipal theatre building in Montpellier. The central part of the square - the best place for meetings and walks - had an oval shape, for which it received the nickname "egg" from the townspeople. In 1785, the Mareshal Theatre burned down, but three years later it was restored. In 1881, a fire destroyed the building again, and in 1888 the architect Joseph Bernard, who started his activity at the famous Charles Garnier, built the theater in the form in which it has survived to this day.
The central part of Comedy Square is still a favorite meeting place, its historical unofficial name is reminiscent of the oval border around the fountain with the Graces - the symbols of Montpellier. Various sporting and cultural events are organized here, a grape market is opened on the square in autumn and a Christmas market is opened in December. The main square of Comedy is a pedestrian zone, but there is also a tram.

It's lunch time!
There are different cuisines in this restaurant, and the interior of the place is no less interesting.
Tourists especially like chickpeas garnished with carrots, avocado toasts with anchovies and hummus.
The area where the street tables are standing is beautiful.
The restaurant is open until 7pm.

Four kilometres north of the centre of Montpellier is a magnificent zoo, the second largest in France. It is home to a huge number of wild animals from different continents of our planet. There are African lions, and South American spiders, and Asian snakes, and European deer, and Australian emus and many, many other animals.
Next to the zoo is the Serre Amazonienne with Amazon jungles, piranhas, alligators and South American reptiles. Entrance to Montpellier Zoo: free of charge. But we'll have to pay for the entrance to the Amazon Greenhouse.

Tourist's eyes can see a very modern city, where they care about the antiquity. The city centre is always full of students; there are magnificent palaces here, and not only the buildings themselves, but also their courtyards deserve to be seen.

The Arc de Triomphe, also called the Peyro Gate, is one of the main symbols of the city of Montpellier. The main adornment of the arch is the medallions depicting the various achievements of King Louis XIV, such as the construction of the Languedoc Canal between the Mediterranean Sea and the Garonne river, the abolition of the Edict of Nantes or one of his foreign policy victories.
Local shell limestone was used to build the arch, which was mined in the vicinity of Montpellier. The decoration used rustic stone, and in addition to the medallions, the arch was also decorated with the coat of arms of Montpellier and a dedication to the king, the "sun". The arch dimensions were 15 meters high and 18 meters wide. Its design includes one central archway and two imitation arches to the left and right of it.
In Montpellier, the arch is located on the Peyro Esplanade, not the heart of the city, but the most elevated place in the city. The arch is adjoined by a square with another attraction dedicated to Louis XIV - the center of the square is decorated with its statue. One side of the arch goes out to Fosh Street.

St. Peter's Cathedral is the largest architectural structure in the city of Monopelier on St. Peter's Square. Built in XIV century in Gothic style.
The authors of the project were architects Mance and Nugarol. Originally he served as a Benedictine monastery church, but in the XVI century he acquired the status of a cathedral.
The building of the cathedral - a reflection of the architectural trends of the era - is recognized as an architectural monument of history, is currently in operation.
In different epochs, the cathedral served as a fort as well as an institute, was repeatedly rebuilt, decorated and grew into many legends.

In this city you just have to try pizza!
Visitors' favourites are a calzone with cheese and honey and a pizza with smoked salmon and arugula.
It's also a very tasty beer, worth a try.
Open from 12:00 to 14:00 and from 18:30 to 22:00.

We recommend staying overnight at Hôtel du Parc, located in an 18th century building.