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36 pages, 30+ vibrant, full-color pages Over 50+ meticulously curated entries featuring stunning images, invaluable tips, practical insights, and much more Up-to-date and triple-verified information for accuracy and reliability Our guides are designed to achieve the perfect balance between comprehensive coverage and practicality – no filler content, just valuable insights – saving you time and effort while maximizing value. Immerse yourself in the captivating charm of southern France with "Unveiling Montpellier: Your Ultimate Guide to France's Hidden Gem." This comprehensive guidebook is your passport to the rich tapestry of history, culture, and gastronomy that makes Montpellier a unique destination. Explore the winding, medieval streets of the Ecusson, the heart of old Montpellier, packed with historical landmarks like the Promenade du Peyrou and the majestic Montpellier Cathedral. Venture into vibrant, contemporary neighborhoods like Antigone and Port Marianne, showcasing the city's innovative spirit and architectural grandeur. Montpellier is not just a feast for the eyes, but also a paradise for foodies. Savour the taste of local specialties in bustling markets like Les Halles Laissac, and discover hidden gastronomic delights in our curated selection of restaurants and cafes. From traditional French cuisine to innovative fusion dishes, Montpellier's culinary scene promises to tantalize your taste buds. Let "Unveiling Montpellier" guide you through the city's rich cultural landscape, from world-class museums like the Musée Fabre to experimental art spaces and independent galleries. We've packed our guide with insider tips on the city's thriving art, music, and theatre scenes. Whether you're a history buff, a culture vulture, a food lover, or simply seeking a relaxed sojourn in the sunny south of France, "Unveiling Montpellier" offers something for every traveler. Every page is filled with detailed, up-to-date, and practical information designed to help you make the most of your visit. We delve beyond the usual tourist destinations and bring you off-the-beaten-path experiences that showcase the authentic Montpellier lifestyle. From scenic strolls along the Lez river to exhilarating hikes in the nearby Cévennes National Park, there's always a new adventure waiting around the corner. Our dedicated team at Tailored Travel Guides is committed to providing you with an insider's view of Montpellier. Every recommendation in this guide is based on in-depth research and personal experiences, ensuring you enjoy the most authentic and enriching travel experience possible. "Unveiling Montpellier" isn't just a guidebook—it's your personal companion to this remarkable city. We provide practical information about local transportation, weather, and accommodations, and even include curated day-trip suggestions for exploring the wider region of Occitanie. No matter what kind of traveler you are, "Unveiling Montpellier: Your Ultimate Guide to France's Hidden Gem" is designed to help you discover the city's unique essence, charm, and vibrancy. This is not just about checking off must-see sites—it's about immersing yourself in the Montpellier way of life and creating unforgettable memories. Whether you're planning a short city break or a longer stay, let "Unveiling Montpellier" be your trusted travel companion. Start your journey today, and uncover the charm, elegance, and hidden gems of Montpellier. Bon voyage, and may your Montpellier adventure be as memorable and delightful as the city itself.

In the Hellenistic period certain Greek temples and cities came to be declared "sacred and inviolable." Asylia was the practice of declaring religious places precincts of asylum, meaning they were immune to violence and civil authority. The evidence for this phenomenon—mainly inscriptions and coins—is scattered in the published record. The material has never been collected and presented in one publication until now. Kent J. Rigsby lays out these documents and discusses their historical implications in a substantial introduction. He argues that while a hopeful intention of military neutrality lay behind the institution of asylum, the declarations did not in fact change military behavior. Instead, "declared inviolability" became a civic and religious honor for which cities across the Greek world competed during the third to first centuries B.C.

This book has one central theme: how, in the United Kingdom, can we create better cities and towns in which to live and work and play? What can we learn from other countries, especially our near neighbours in Europe? And, in turn, can we provide lessons for other countries facing similar dilemmas? Urban Britain is not functioning as it should. Social inequalities and regional disparities show little sign of going away. Efforts to generate growth, and spread it to the poorer areas of cities, have failed dismally. Much new urban development and redevelopment is not up to standard. Yet there are cities in mainland Europe, which have set new standards of high-quality sustainable urban development. This book looks at these best-practice examples – in Germany, the Netherlands, France and Scandinavia, – and suggests ways in which the UK and other countries could do the same. The book is in three parts. Part 1 analyses the main issues for urban planning and development – in economic development and job generation, sustainable development, housing policy, transport and development mechanisms – and probes how practice in the UK has fallen short. Part Two embarks on a tour of best-practice cities in Europe, starting in Germany with the country’s boosting of its cities’ economies, moving to the spectacularly successful new housing developments in the Netherlands, from there to France’s integrated city transport, then to Scandinavia’s pursuit of sustainability for its cities, and finally back to Germany, to Freiburg – the city that ‘did it all’. Part Three sums up the lessons of Part Two and sets out the key steps needed to launch a new wave of urban development and regeneration on a radically different basis.

Place and Locality in Modern France analyses the significance and changing constructions of local place in modern France. Drawing on the expertise of a range of scholars from around the world, this book provides a timely overview of the cross-disciplinary thinking that is currently taking place over a central issue in French history. The contributed chapters address a range of subjects that include: the politics of administrative reform, decentralization, regionalism and local advocacy; the role of commerce in engendering narratives and experience of local place; the importance of ethnic, class, gender and race distinctions in shaping local connection and identity; the generation and transmission of knowledge about local place and culture through academia, civic heritage and popular memory. As a reconsideration of the 'local' in French history, Place and Locality in Modern France bridges the divide between micro- and macro-history for all those interested in ideas of locality and culture in modern French and European history.

This book considers the post-68 French city as a prism through which to understand the contemporary world and France's specificity within it. The reader is invited to join in a series of exploratory strolls through texts, buildings, and neighborhoods, and thereby share in a process of discovery. Zeroing in on international architectural debates, a range of key Parisian exhibitions, and major urban design decisions in Paris, Montpellier, and Lille, Yaari unravels an often-acerbic French critique of both modern and postmodern positions on culture, technology, and the city. This critique-stemming from the competing claims of national identity, the ethics of architecture and display, and an anthropologically informed revision of prevailing views on the city-has sparked in France a passionate search for a third path, which the author proposes to term apres-moderne. Breaking new ground in the field of French Studies through cultural analysis of the contemporary city, this study brings new insight to scholars and professionals in architecture and urbanism, and will interest all others for whom France and cities in general hold special appeal. Monique Yaari is a specialist of twentieth-century French literary and cultural studies. For the past decade, her research has focused on the contemporary city. The author of Ironie paradoxale et ironie poetique: sur les traces de Gide dans Paludes (Summa Publications, 1988) as well as numerous articles on contemporary French art and architecture, Professor Yaari teaches in the Culture and Civilization option of the Department of French and Francophone Studies at The Pennsylvania State University.