Montpellier’s parks and gardens

Montpellier’s parks and gardens tell the story of the city.

La promenade royale du peyrou  Newly built, this fountain is amazing in its originality and imposing stature.  La promenade royale du Peyrou : On the outskirts of the Ecusson (the name given to the historic center because of its shape).

Le domaine bonnier de la mosson  This magnificent mansion was built at the beginning of the XVIIIth century.  Le jardin des plantes : Created in 1593 by Henri 4th in order to facilitate the Faculty of Medicine student research, the Botanical garden is the oldest botanical garden of France.

Le domaine de grammont  A former 12th century Grand-montain monastery, the beauty of its park and its carefully main-tainedplants and trees (there is a cedar which is hundreds of years old in the park, and a multitude of essences) make it an enchanting place and a source of endless delights.

le domaine de méric  Magnificent property which used to belong to the family of the painter, Frédéric Bazille. The Domaine de Méric has an orangery and an English garden, and is surrounded by greenery perfumed with Mediterranean essences.  Le parc Rimbaud : Situated by the Lez, this family park has playgrounds for children as well as a space dedicated to boules, a theatre for the meeting and exchange between generations.French formal gardens.

Le parc tastavin  Surrounding a mansion acquired by the town in 1979 and which has become the Maison pour Tous Albert Camus, this park proposes a magnificent 16,000 m2 walk in a classed site.  Le parc zoologique de Lunaret : To the North of Montpellier, in the thick vegetation of the Mediterranean “garrigue”, the Park is home to 750 animals and 145 species in an 80-hectare area which is classed as a “Free Animal Reserve and Refuge”.

Les jardins de l’esplanade  From the Place de la Comédie to the Corum, this is a walk shaded by the many plane trees, embellished with pools, fountains, games areas and seats to rest on.

les rives du lez  On either side of the Lez, a coastal river whose floods have been controlled, linking Montpellier to the sea, extend the new neighbourhoods of Montpellier: Antigone, Port Marianne, the faculté Richter and soon Odysseum.