Montpellier, France Day Trip

Carol

We visited friends there a few years ago and they took us on two day trips

One was a morning in Nimes-visiting the Roman arena then lunch and the afternoon in Aigues-Morte. Interesting and scenic along the waterway.

The second was a visit to St Guilhem-le-desert with a loop through some medieval walled towns in the area. Interesting also and the drive through the mountains was scenic.

I loved Montpellier . It felt very sophisticated .

Where are you headed to in the Dordogne?

Enjoy your trip.

Jennifer

I've been to all of the places mentioned -- Sete, Aigues-Mortes, St. Guilhem, and Nimes. If you just have a few hours, St. Guilhem is very manageable and worthwhile. Sete is really charming, and you can stroll through the port area in an afternoon.

Thank you for the suggestions. We will probably plan the day trip after we arrive, the distance and designation to be determined by the weather. We have already traveled in the Nimes - Pont du Gard area, and loved it. If we had more than one-half day, I'd love to visit the Pont du Gard again.

From Montpellier, we'll drive to Saint-Cirq-Lapopie for one night, Rocamadour, Sarlat-la-Caneda for three nights to visit caves and Dordogne River villages, one night in Albi to visit Toulouse Lautrec Museum, Carcassonne for one night, then to Barcelona for five nights. We are flying in and out of Barcelona.

You've picked some lovely places Carol. Although I wasn't wild about Carcassone, a lot of people like it. But as to Rocamadour, unless you've set your reservations, I would recommend staying the whole 3 nights in Sarlat and making Rocamadour a partial day trip. We spent one night in Rocamadour, having arrived in the mid-afternoon, and that was more than enough. The view of Rocamadour from below and the approach road is spectacular, but the village itself is a tourist trap.