Guidebook for Montpellier
Essentials
BIOCOOP LE CRES - L'AILE DU PAPILLON
100 Rte de Nîmes Our favourite organic grocery store!
A huge supermarket for just about everything!
There is also a dry cleaner/laundry shop, clothes stores, a shoe shop, hair dresser, tabac and cafe/restaurants in the complex.
12 locals recommend
Hyper U Le Crès
Route Nationale 113A huge supermarket for just about everything!
There is also a dry cleaner/laundry shop, clothes stores, a shoe shop, hair dresser, tabac and cafe/restaurants in the complex.
Sightseeing
promenade of Peyrou
Rue la BlottièreMarche les Arceaux (the market) is on Tuesday and Saturday mornings. Great for the atmosphere, fresh produce and cooked food too!
70 locals recommend
Les Arceaux
Marche les Arceaux (the market) is on Tuesday and Saturday mornings. Great for the atmosphere, fresh produce and cooked food too!
Nice area in the center of town to take a walk. During the summer months the summer festival "Montpellier les estivales" is worth visiting for local food, wine, music and crafts - 6pm onwards. Go early if you have kids.
102 locals recommend
Charles de Gaulle Esplanade
8 Av. du Pont JuvénalNice area in the center of town to take a walk. During the summer months the summer festival "Montpellier les estivales" is worth visiting for local food, wine, music and crafts - 6pm onwards. Go early if you have kids.
Puech Haut
A lovely winery to visit...
Place de la Comédie
Place de la ComédieCenter of Montpellier.
Parks & Nature
Great lake and walking/jogging path. Also a very nice children's play ground, skate park and basket ball court. Picnic tables. It's a large area with parking.
70 locals recommend
Lac du Crès
Great lake and walking/jogging path. Also a very nice children's play ground, skate park and basket ball court. Picnic tables. It's a large area with parking.
Good beach and one of the many lovely Paillote's that serve food and drinks and have rentable beds too.
112 locals recommend
La Paillote Bambou
2 Routes des PlagesGood beach and one of the many lovely Paillote's that serve food and drinks and have rentable beds too.
Entertainment & Activities
Gaumont Comédie
10 Pl. de la ComédieOdysseum
Shopping, CInema, Aquarium, Planetarium, Restaurants etc.
Arts & Culture
Montpellier's main museum located off the lovely Esplanade. There is a great restaurant in the same front court yard.
717 locals recommend
Musee Fabre
39 Bd Bonne Nouvelle Montpellier's main museum located off the lovely Esplanade. There is a great restaurant in the same front court yard.
Food Scene
Il Pizzaiolo
14 Rue BoussairollesBest pizza in town... owned by Italian's. Try the Pesto Principesa!
La Réserve Rimbaud
820 Av. de Saint-MaurGreat if you want some where special...
Le Petit Jardin
20 Rue Jean Jacques RousseauGreat restaurant with a lovely outdoor dining area.
Great Japanese food that's a little bit different from any other place!
16 locals recommend
Les Deux Grenouilles
8 Av. Jean JaurèsGreat Japanese food that's a little bit different from any other place!
If you're looking for something very special, this is our recommendation. It's not just an amazing restaurant. It's fantastic food and wine, history, culture, art and more. Make sure you have a drink at the bar on the 1st floor. Search for the website under the hotel name Hotel Richer de Belleval Montpellier - I promise you, you will want to go there.
Jardin Des Sens
If you're looking for something very special, this is our recommendation. It's not just an amazing restaurant. It's fantastic food and wine, history, culture, art and more. Make sure you have a drink at the bar on the 1st floor. Search for the website under the hotel name Hotel Richer de Belleval Montpellier - I promise you, you will want to go there.