Montpellier
Graceful and easy-going, Montpellier is a stylish metropolis with elegant buildings, grand hôtels particuliers (private mansions), stately boulevards and shady backstreets, and gorgeous white-sand beaches on its doorstep.
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- Paul Stafford | Jul 11, 2026A guide to Montpellier, France
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