With a quarter of its population being students, 300 days of sunshine per year and a beach nearby, Montpellier is the ideal city for studying while also making the most of your free time. A city of the new millennium turned resolutely towards the future, Montpellier seduces visitors with the beauty of its city-centre, Ecusson, and its districts and infrastructures, designed by the world’s best-known architects. You can stroll through the medieval streets of the Sainte-Anne and Aiguillerie districts, or take advantage of the numerous cultural and sporting facilities (Olympic swimming pool, media library, Corum Opera, Végapolis ice rink, Galileo planetarium etc). Rich in history, culture and gastronomy, Montpellier is a passionate, youthful city that vibrates with life.