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Culture and Activities
Alliance Francaise Montpellier will introduce you to French culture through its very wonderfull cultural agenda:
- A wide range of cultural and social activities to discover Montpellier and its culture, festivals, artistic, musical, festive and sporting events, meet people and practice the French language.
- Excursions to explore the Montpellier region, the South of France, Occitania and even Provence with a professional tourist guide. We will help you discover the South of France, the Mediterranean coast, the Cévennes. Roman sites (Nimes, Arles, Pont du Gard), large ancient and medieval cities (Avignon, Carcassonne), historical monuments but also exceptional natural heritage are on the programme.
- For lovers of gastronomy, we also offer weekly cooking workshops with a professional chef, wine and cheese tastings.
Activities several times a week and every weekend, all year round so that you can plan your stay and enjoy an unforgettable experience in France.
Discover the South of France
Alliance Francaise Montpellier organises excursions ad visits to discover the South of France region.
Occitanie, between land and sea, between heritage and modernity, landscape and architecture, villages and people are an indication of the cultural richness of a territory of unspoilt nature. Full of places listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites (Carcassonne or the Canal du Midi, for example), the destination South of France is a land of contrasts where you can enjoy regional cuisine and the sensations of the wine estates.
Our cultural activities at Alliance Francaise
Montpellier is a young, international and cultural city that attracts people from all over the world all year round.
15 minutes from the sea, in a region known for its heritage, Montpellier cultivates the art of living with its sunny terraces and lively medieval alleys.
Sport, festivals, concerts, cinema, exhibitions, theatre... make the most of "the city on the move" with Alliance Francaise Montpellier !
Cultural projects Alliance Française
Alliance Française Montpellier contributes to the city’s cultural dynamism. The activities organized by our school provide a multicultural experience, which raises awareness of art, culture and representations, and French history.
The Cultural Service offers meetings, workshops, conferences, visits, debates and discovery. These are meetings where language is the vehicle for free expression, for knowledge, for sharing ideas and emotions.
Horizons croisés
Des moments d’échanges en français destinés à des personnes provenant d’horizons et de statuts très divers. Il s’agit d’inviter ces personnes à s’exprimer très librement sur des sujets impulsés par un « médiateur », dans un espace ouvert à un large public et propice aux échanges interculturels.
#spirou4rights
The exhibition #spirou4rights includes 17 panels made from drawing boards from a special issue of the Journal de Spirou, in order to give everyone the opportunity to know and understand the universal values written in the 30 articles of the Declaration of Human Rights.
French and comics
The comic strip is a unique cultural event in the French-speaking context. We invite you to get to know it better. The program includes conferences, visits, workshops... You will be able to exchange and share about the comic strip, its stories and heroes...
Discover Montpellier: Mediterranean, medieval, student, cultural
Ideally located in the south of France by the sea, between Spain and Italy, Montpellier is the ideal destination to discover the Mediterranean coastline. 3 hours from Paris by train, 1 hour by plane.
Founded in the Middle Ages, Montpellier is a metropolis turned towards modernity. It seduces by the beauty of its architectural heritage, the bubbling of its cultural life and its gentle Mediterranean lifestyle.
Cosmopolitan and very dynamic, Montpellier is a university city ... the third in France. With its festivals and a multitude of cafes, theaters, it is a city that moves, day and night!
