Montpellier. What to do for this long Ascension weekend: here are four ideas for outings

Are you looking for good deals for Ascension weekend? Long live public holidays and non-working days which allow us to take a few days off. From May 8 to 12, on the occasion of the Ascension Bridge, we take the opportunity to visit, walk and have fun in Paris. What if we were going to rediscover Montpellier in a new light? Here are four ideas for walks to make the most of it!

Summit meetings

Taste wine, discover the landscape and admire the late afternoon sun at the top of the Arc de Triomphe. Take to the skies in partnership with viticulture professionals from the IGP Pays d’Hérault terroirs. Live an authentic experience on one of the highest terraces in the city: the Arc de Triomphe. With you, a guide and a viticulture professional will offer you tastings of red, white and rosé wines, and landscape readings.

> Practical : This Wednesday, May 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. or from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – 16 euros per person – Registration here

Hello Montpellier!

Does waking up to the city and having breakfast tempt you? Take a unique tour of Montpellier in the early morning to enjoy the calm and freshness. On the program: ancient streets, mansion, Mikvé and to end in splendor and delicacy, reach the top of the triumphal arch for a breakfast as beautiful as it is delicious with our partner Grazing Montpellier.

> Practical : This Friday May 10 at 8 a.m. – 36 euros per person – Registration here

Montpellier by night

At nightfall, Montpellier is adorned with its most beautiful lights to surprise you. Embark on a journey of more than 1000 years of history in the heart of lanes that are sometimes quiet, sometimes bustling with abundant nightlife. Your guide will take you to discover some of our major sites such as the Babote tower, the Place royale du Peyrou or the Saint Pierre cathedral and will offer you two unique access points to the Arc de Triomphe and the cloister of the medical faculty closed at night to visitors. A luminous visit to discover a completely different side of Montpellier. Highlight of the visit: a panoramic view of this beautiful heritage from the top of the Arc de Triomphe

> Practical: From Friday May 10 to Friday May 31 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. – Prices: Full price 13 euros, reduced price 11 euros from 6 to 11 years old – Registration here

Montpellier through literature

Follow in the footsteps of Montpellier through literature, between historical anecdotes and reading extracts. Your guide will introduce you to the journeys of some of the illustrious writers who have written about Montpellier over the centuries. The visit will be punctuated by readings of texts by André Gide, Rousseau, Jeanne Galzy, Paul Valéry, Stendhal and many others.

> Practical : This Saturday May 18 and Sunday May 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Prices: Full price 12 euros, reduced price 10 euros – Registration here

Other guided tours

• Every day “L’essentiel de Montpellier” at 2:30 p.m. until Sunday May 12, except Thursday May 9 at 3:30 p.m. – and then four times a week
• Visit to the Opéra Comédie this Friday, May 10 at 10:30 a.m.
• “Street art, overview” this Friday, May 10
• “The Faculty of Medicine: a historic building” this Saturday, May 11 at 10:30 a.m.

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