L’hôtel de Cabrières-Sabatier d’Espeyran, Montpellier, France Right next door to the Fabre Museum is the Hôtel de Cabrières-Sabatier d’Espeyran, a town house, which says it is dedicated to decorative arts. That could mean anything, and in this case it means that they have 19th century rooms, and a basement area with ceramics and metalwork. The house was built in 1873/4 by…
The Fabre Museum, Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France Montpellier doesn’t have many museums, but it does have what is said to be one of the finest art collections in France. The Fabre Museum is home to a good collection of paintings that not only shows off some of the country’s best known artists but specifically highlights some local boys, like Frédéric Bazille.…
Cathedral of St Peter, Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, Montpellier, France From the outside, the Cathedral of Montpellier is probably one of the most peculiar I’ve ever seen. In fact, it really doesn’t look like it should be a cathedral, not least because the ecclesiastical building joins on almost seamlessly with the university building to its side. And somehow, it does suit Montpellier.…
Church of St Roch of Montpellier, Église Saint-Roch de Montpellier, Montpellier, France It’s not often that you can walk in the footsteps of saints. The St Roch church is a product of the 19th century. It was created by donations from the public and built between 1860-1868 by J Cassan, on the site of a church destroyed during the siege…
Botanical Gardens, Jardin des plantes de Montpellier, Montpellier, France Right in the heart of Montpellier, a skip away from the Cathedral, are the peaceful University-managed botanical gardens. Visiting in the summer, you get a mixed experience: it’s sure nice getting out of the heat by hiding under the trees, but a lot of plants aren’t exactly at their most interesting…