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.

Montpellier law courts building, France (Palais de justice de Montpellier, France)

Montpellier law courts building, France (Palais de justice de Montpellier, France)

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