Montpellier Experience

A great day out

Advantages: you're the right side of the fences
Disadvantages: for endangered species

The Lunaret Zoo is situated in the town of Montpellier, and is easy to reach by bus or tram. It doesn't resemble other zoos much for several reasons. The first thing you'll notice when you visit, is that the entrance is free. You can always donate a few euros to help out with the major animal protection programs that go on here. The second thing you'll notice is that once inside the zoo gates, you find yourself in a shady forest with a choice of ...
...There is a children's playground at the entrance, a merry-go-round and an information hut, where you can pick up a map to chose which way to go around the zoo. Unlike other zoos, visitors are not all there to see the animals. Seeing as it is Montpelliers largest open green space, just 3 kilometres from the town centre, many locals come here for a stroll or a bit of jogging. There are wooden sign posts at each crossing to indicate where which animals ...

bodsquidge 07.01.2008 · Read full review
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