Place de la Comédie

Place de la Comédie

Place de la Comédie
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  • Massimiliano P
    Novara, Italy48,490 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Place de la Comedie is recognized as the most beautiful square in Montpellier but personally I was not too impressed. Visited during an evening walk, it seemed rather chaotic and busy with trams that cross it with intense frequency and did not convey particular emotions. Several elegant palaces overlook the square, the most beautiful is the building that houses the Theater, but the work that perhaps stands out most is the fountain surmounted by the statue of the Three Graces.
    Visited August 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written November 22, 2024
  • Zamorsky
    Minsk, Belarus1,438 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    On the one hand, it is impossible not to visit this square: it is located at the end of the main pedestrian street, in the middle of the triangle "Arc-Avenue Foch" - Station - "Espalanade Charles de Gaulle". And accordingly, filled with people, cafes, etc. On the other hand, I didn't see any super interesting objects here. Please don't resent me. The theater is like a theater, the buildings are sophisticated, but quite standard in style. Probably when there's an event here, it's interesting, but it's just a mandatory item on the Montpellier visitation program.
    Visited July 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written July 9, 2024
  • Philip Harris
    17 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Place de la Comédie is the vibrant heart of Montpellier. Lively day and night, it offers an electric atmosphere with its street artists, its lively café terraces and its emblematic fountain. Perfect for strolling, shopping or just sitting and enjoying the Mediterranean ambiance. A must-see during a visit to Montpellier!
    Visited September 2023
    Traveled on business
    Written May 6, 2024
  • Eléna
    Turin, Italy55 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Wide and pretty square, with many amenities including all tram lines and various clubs around. From here you can quickly reach almost all points of the city. Beautiful to see during an evening walk.
    Visited July 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written August 4, 2024
  • Claudia B
    17 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful square, rich in buildings from different periods, full of cafes where locals and tourists mingle. Super guided tour of the city departing from the tourist office: highly recommended! It would have been 4* if it hadn't been for the work...
    Visited April 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written April 28, 2024
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Claudia B
17 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2024 • Couples
Beautiful square, rich in buildings from different periods, full of cafes where locals and tourists mingle. Super guided tour of the city departing from the tourist office: highly recommended! It would have been 4* if it hadn't been for the work...
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Written April 28, 2024
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Marc V
Saint-Gely-du-Fesc, France46 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Family
I'm from Montpellier and I was born there...so I know...you could even say I knew...the Egg...we used to say here making the Egg...it's say walk around the square then go to the Esplanade..I don't like the plan to plant 5 or 6 elms...elms..!! before reaching a size where the canopy will allow very relative shade...elms are not large trees...it will take several decades...I loved the mineral side of this place...like a mirror ( slippery in rainy weather..) and the freshness very close to the Esplanade, which deserves great plant attention..Another symbolic place in Montpellier is deteriorating very quickly is the Jardins du Peyrou..(garden ...!!!) What a pity to see what this whole thing has become..If you take the stairs from the Arceaux car park you get there from the bottom..and there it is horror..!!a horrible uneven ground full of holes and bumps, patched in places, dead magnolias not replaced, others visibly at the end of their life, dry flowerbeds, rough like an old doormat (the excuse of saving water is pitiful...)...On the top from the pool where as a child I sailed a boat...it's the same...plane trees in poor condition...before annoying miscreants wallowed on the lawns.. there there is no risk of seeing any...no more than grass for that matter or flowers...dead leaves everywhere...Ugly ugly...beautiful image of our city for tourists...I like to less and less my city....!!
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Written September 15, 2023
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slychris43@gmail.com
Montpellier, France50 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
I pass through the "comedie" almost every day and it is a magnet for visitors. Whilst the space has physically little to recommend it, it is proportionately too wide and "bleeds" into the surrounding streets and an avenue without a focus. There is both a copy of the three graces on a fountain, a childrens play ground in the avenue,a roundabout and of course numerous expensive cafes. The entertainment is largely local drawing considerable crowds in the afternoons and is in some instances very professional, worth watching. There is frequently a hip hop group who are extremely skilled, an extremely good blues singer who should be given a contract,often the local gipsy on his guitar and others who periodically entertain tourists and residents alike with a hight degree of professionalism. Prices in the cafes are I suppose at a level one might expect in a busy city centre but there is always something to watch even if its just the passers by.
Written February 19, 2020
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Marc-Camille
Montpellier, France85 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Family
How many Montpellier adults and especially teenagers no longer want to go to town and even less to Place de la Comédie.
According to my teenagers, for several years, verbal attacks have been flourishing day and night.
And let's not talk about the passage of the clock: Just the courtyard of miracles.
Let's hope that our city center becomes more pleasant, in terms of its population.
THANKS.
Google
Written May 22, 2024
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Giorgia
Venice, Italy97 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Couples
A beautiful large, majestic square full of prestigious buildings in the center of Montpellier, the fountain of the three graces stands out. Tourist office on one side of the square for more details on the city (excellent welcome service) worth the visit and more than a few photos!!
Google
Written August 17, 2023
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MichelM_Delft
Delft, The Netherlands24,356 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023
Beautiful square in the middle of Montpellier. The square is named after the opera located on the square. During our visit they were working on the tram track. Fortunately, that didn't bother you much. Beautifully illuminated in the evening. Enough catering facilities on the square.
Google
Written August 14, 2023
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Travel and living in France
Limoux, France228 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020
A large square in the centre of the city with the opera house close to the statue of the 3 graces and at the other side the tourist information office at the end of the Esplanade Charles de Gaulle. There is a large selection of cafés and bars along one side of the square. You can also catch the tourist train here.
Written December 7, 2020
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Robert F
Villecroze, France231 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Family
Whilst on the edge of the old city of Montpellier Place de la Comédie is very much the heart of the city where you will find the opera house, the tourist office and a park.
It is a vast paced expanse and with the teams running along one side is a transport hub.
It also is the gateway to to Polygone Shopping Centre and from there the Antigone district.
The Place is bordered by numerous cafes and restaurants.
Written February 28, 2020
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Off their P
Manchester, UK4,050 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022 • Couples
This beautiful square was very close to our hotel and we spent quite a lot of time there. We were in the town on a Sunday and had been told it would be quiet with most places shut.

This was definitely not the case! The area was extremely busy and nearly all bars and restaurants were open if not the shops.

It is surrounded by beautiful buildings and lovely fountain and park at one end. It is full of character and characters and it was a shame we could only stay one day as we really likes the culture and history around this place.
Written June 27, 2022
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backpacker31
Boynton Beach, FL5,957 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Solo
Every time I walked through this area, be in daytime or night, it was lively and festive. Young people sitting at cafes, families with children enjoying one of the carousels, teenagers hanging out with friends and people out shopping. The surrounding buildings are stunning and even more beautiful at night when they’re illuminated.
Written January 31, 2020
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