Montpellier

Montpellier is a vibrant city located in Southern France. The city is the capital of the Herault department as well as the Languedoc-Rousillon region. Earlier, the name of the city was Monspessulanus. Earlier Montpellier was known as Monspessulanus. It stood for mont pele, which means a naked hill and was called so because the area has very scarce population. It is one of the few cities in France that do not have a (Gallo-) Roman background. The city's university known as the University of Montpellier is one of the oldest universities of the country.

Area & Location: Montpellier is located on hilly ground. The exact location of the city is 10 km (6 miles) inland from the Mediterranean coast on 43º36'43?N latitude and 3º52'38?E longitude on the River Lez. The city is located at an altitude of 7m to 57m. The total land area covered by Montpellier is 56.88 square kilometer. The density of population in the city is 3,963 per square kilometer.

Transportation: Aeroport Montpellier - Mediterranee, located 7 km Southeast of Montpellier in the area of Frejorgues. The city is served by railway including TGV trains. The TAM (Transport de l'Agglomeration de Montpellier) looks after the city's public transportation.

Hotels: Montpellier has many good hotels that offer state-of-the-art services. Some popular hotels of Montpellier are Inter Hotel L'Hotel, Hotel du Palais, Citadines Montpellier Antigone, Sofitel Montpellier, Novotel Montpellier, Holiday Inn Montpellier, Mercure Montpellier Antigone, New Hotel du tel du Parc, Hotel Le Guilhem, Le Jardin des Sens, Suitehotel Montpellier, Hotel des ArceauxMidi, Ibis Montpellier Centre Comedie, Mercure Montpellier, Demeure des Brousses, La Source Hotel, Hotel d'Aragon, Royal Hotel, Residence Les Consuls de Mer and Ulysse.

Places of Attraction: In Montpellier, interesting architecture from all periods of France can be found. Jardin des Plantes, Place de la Comedie, alaruc-les-Bains, Cathedrale St. Pierre, Musee Fabre, Musee - Parc des Dinosaures, Domaine de Grammont, Citadelle, Parc Magnol, Bois de Montmaur, Canoe le Moulin, Basilique Notre-Dame-des-Tables, Amphitheatre Anatomique St-Come, Parc Zoologique Henri de Lunaret, Pic St-Loup, Esplanade d'Europe and Les Arceaux are some interesting places to visit in Montpellier.