Our hotel is located in the heart of the Antigone district, developed by the architect ... more
Ricardo Bofill. We are also only a few minutes walk from the historical heart of Montpellier (Place de Comédie). Reception open between 7am and midnight during the w...
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Located in the city centre, near the famous Place de la Comédie, the hotel is just 15 ... more
minutes from the Mediterranean coast and 10 kilometres from the international airport.All of the guestrooms feature a unique décor and cosy accommodation. They are sp...
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Advantages: Timeless theme of resistance to political authority, continuation of Oedipus, great dramatic language Disadvantages: No real 'tragic hero', not much action
After unintentionally finding that Aeschylus? Seven Against Thebes formed a logical continuation of Sophocles? Oedipus Rex, I was pleased to discover the latter?s Antigone completed a trilogy of sorts, dealing with the same themes ? the curse of Oedipus and his descendents. Of course, it isn?t a proper trilogy, it?s not even by the same playwright. What?s more, Antigone ? although in the mythological chronology last ? was written prior to Oedipus Rex. That?s the advantage with dealing with well-known mythological themes. It?s like writing about the death of Christ, and then about the nativity.
The plays aren?t intended to go together, and it?s no real disadvantage not to have seen/read Oedipus Rex first (specially as most people know the basics), but they do naturally complement each other and will probably be better approached in ...
While on holiday we visited Montpellier Le Vieux (Montpellier the old man)
This natural park is in the area called Aveyron in the south of France about 12k from Millau along the d110.
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This is a natural site known for its rock formations its fauna and flora. It is a spectacular sight of grey coloured black causse rock that has been shaped by the wind, the rain and time to make the most amazing shapes. The whole of this area of France is very rocky. This small spectacular, site Montpellier le vieux was discovered and developed in the late 1800?s early 1900?s into the site we found.
We found this site by following a map we had it was not really very easy to find there were few signs along the road and we did find one leading to a narrow road which went quite a long way before we reached parking for Montpellier le vieux.
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Advantages: Cosmopolitan, student-orientated, public transport Disadvantages: parking in city centre,
, Cartier and Hugo Boss can be found in the Old quarter.
NIGHTLIFE:
This is quite spread out in Montpellier with most nightclubs being located about 10 minutes from the centre on the beach roads. However, there is a thriving bar culture in the centre, the best being Café Joseph in the Place Jean Jaurés, Fizz, the only city centre nightclub and O'Carolans at Place Ste. Anne.
Further afield, Ayers Rock is located by the river, in Antigone, a striking new development which stretches from the Polygone centre, all the way down the the Lez river. The architecture and the series of pedestrianised areas complete with fountains are a must -see for any trip here.
To conclude, Montpellier is a fantastic city, being compact enough for a weekend visit, ideally located for a base from which the Languedoc region can be explored, and diverse ...
