Photos: Christian Ferrer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Marc Ryckaert (MJJR, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 Alexander Baranov from Montpellier, France, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Photos: Christian Ferrer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Marc Ryckaert (MJJR, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 Alexander Baranov from Montpellier, France, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
The water tower and the aqueduct that feeds it
Your local guide
Léa Fabre
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Highlights
- A tower marking an engineering project's end
- Double-tiered arches carrying water
- Design borrowed from Roman aqueducts
- A district shaped by one structure
- Water history explained arch by arch
About this tour
This session traces the water tower at the end of the Peyrou and the aqueduct that feeds it, from the hexagonal colonnade to the double-tiered arches carrying water into the city. You see what the water supply looked like before this eighteenth century project and how directly it borrowed from Roman engineering far older than it. It is a focused session about one piece of infrastructure that shaped a whole district.
We move along the arches at an easy pace, pausing longest at the tower itself. Questions come up naturally as the engineering and the history both invite them. A short reading list follows for anyone who wants the fuller history.
This suits anyone with a general interest in history or engineering rather than expert knowledge. It also works well paired with a session at Les Arceaux, the market held in the aqueduct's shadow.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Montpellier before heading out.
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The hexagonal tower 21 min
The camera looks up at the water tower's hexagonal colonnade, built to mark the end point of a long eighteenth century engineering project. I explain what the city's water supply looked like before this tower existed.
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The aqueduct arches 21 min
Following the arches away from the tower, you see the double tier of stone arcades carrying water nearly a kilometre into the city. I point out how the structure's design borrowed directly from Roman aqueducts far older than it.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Montpellier: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Muscat de Frontignan and Comédie, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Paris time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 9 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Montpellier, showing you The hexagonal tower and The aqueduct arches live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I carry my phone along the aqueduct while we talk.
Times shown in Paris time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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