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Live tours in Montpellier

Explore Montpellier, France, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Place de la Comédie, Écusson lanes and Opéra Comédie on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

14 live tours From 17,00 €

Explore Montpellier live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Écusson is worth asking about: the old town shaped like a shield, narrow lanes and private mansions.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Place de la Comédie The large oval square at the city's centre, ringed by cafes.
  • Écusson lanes The shield-shaped old town, narrow lanes and private mansions.
  • Opéra Comédie The nineteenth century opera house that gives the square its name.
  • Antigone A postmodern neoclassical district built in the 1980s, running to the river.
  • Musée Fabre A major fine arts museum housed in a former Jesuit college.
  • Château d'Eau du Peyrou The hexagonal water tower ending the Peyrou esplanade, fed by an aqueduct.
  • Aqueduc Saint-Clément The stone aqueduct built in the eighteenth century to carry water into the city.
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre A Gothic cathedral with an unusual twin-towered porch.

Neighbourhoods

  • Écusson the old town shaped like a shield, narrow lanes and private mansions
  • Antigone the postmodern neoclassical district running down to the river
  • Les Arceaux the district around the old aqueduct, market and cafes

Food to know

  • Petits pâtés de Pézenas
  • Brandade de morue
  • Pélardon
  • Tielle sétoise
  • Fenouillette de Montpellier

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Good to know about Montpellier

Do I need to be in Montpellier to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Montpellier, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.8 and 1.3 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer French and English; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.