Montpellier

I bloody love this place. It's so beautiful, the council REALLY cares about tourism so there's LOTS of stuff to do in Summer. Estivals with wine and cheese tasting, tourist train, TONNES. Gorgeous to walk around. Not bad hotel prices. Touristy food places aren't half bad. Lovely lovely shops. Kind people. Easy going, relaxed town. Good transport links to Paris and Spain. Nice beach, great GREAT airport. Travel time from London Stansted was around 1.5-2 hours. Excellent. However Ryanair was damned expensive - will go with Easyjet next time from Gatwick. Countryside beautiful, rolling hills and mountains. Very fun. EXCELLENT bus network. Could not praise it ...  Read the complete review

I come from Montpellier. I was born there, I grew up there and then I left. And then I came back, and left again. Once you've been there, once you tamed its people, you will always come back, for Montpellier is a wonderful city and has a lot to offer. Montpellier is the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon, one of the largest region of France, and almost touch the Mediterranean Sea. The old town center itself, with the Cathedral St Pierre, the Botanical Garden, the Jardin du Peyrou (made for Louis XIV), the Ancien Courrier Quarter... you will find History on every corners and since the old town is not very big, it is all fairly short walking distance. And do nto ...  Read the complete review

I am filing this under Montpellier as our canal 'cruise' started from Carnon, near Montpellier. Montpellier itself is an attractive town but the traffic, road signs, driving, and parking, are atrocious, but that applies to most towns in France. A canal linking the Mediterranean with the Atlantic, an engineering feat of such complexity that many thought it impossible when it was started in 1663, was completed some 17 years later, proving the cynics wrong. This is the Canal Du Midi, one of the most famous in the world, passing through areas of natural beauty such as the Camargue and the Pyrenees, and boasting attractive man-made features ...  Read the complete review

Montpellier is a totally chilled out bohemian and incredibly pretty town. if you like sun and a really warm relaxed atmosphere , original and interesting little shops full of hard to come by knick knacks, small windy roman streets and architecture and cool friendly people then I strongly suggest you visit Montpellier. For advice on where to go at night look out for advertised fetes/touffs in the streets. they are definately the best place to go if you want to experience the real Montpellier. I seriously cannot reccomend it enough, go and see for yourself. ...  Read the complete review