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Montpellier's Arc de Triomphe

Montpellier's Arc de Triomphe

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Montpellier's Arc de Triomphe

Recommended by 11 road cyclists out of 13

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Location: Occitania, France

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Montpellier's Arc de Triomphe

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1. Lez cycling area – The Sources of the Lez loop from Montpellier Saint-Roch

47.0km

02:06

360m

350m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Vic loop – Saint-Clément Aqueduct loop from Montpellier Saint-Roch

42.8km

01:53

350m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Montpellier 🥰 – Vic loop loop from Montpellier Saint-Roch

44.8km

01:55

300m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Fabrice Rigalleau

May 6, 2023

The Arc de Triomphe in Montpellier is a gate built to the glory of King Louis XIV, on his orders. The chosen site was one of the highest points of the city, Mount Peyrou. The work is 15 meters high and its opening is 7 meters high. The arch dates from 1691 and was designed by the architect François II d'Orbay, a pupil of Mansart. It has similarities with the Porte Saint Martin in Paris: the builder was inspired by it, although in smaller dimensions. It was previously part of the city's fortifications. Today, we go through the door to enter the Place du Peyrou. The monument was built after the battles led by Louis XIV to expand the territory, which lasted 40 years. The Latin inscription engraved in the stone reminds us: ''Louis the Great, whose reign lasted seventy-two years, brought peace on land and sea after separating, containing and attaching himself to allied peoples in a forty year war.
It is a good meeting point if you are leaving or arriving in the center of Montpellier.
It adjoins the Peyrou gardens, a well-known place to walk in Montpellier.

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Location: Occitania, France

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Montpellier's Arc de Triomphe

1. Lez cycling area – The Sources of the Lez loop from Montpellier Saint-Roch

2. Vic loop – Saint-Clément Aqueduct loop from Montpellier Saint-Roch

3. Montpellier 🥰 – Vic loop loop from Montpellier Saint-Roch

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