Cathedrale St. Pierre

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“Its fantastical 14th-century entry porch alone warrants the detour: two cone-top towers—some five stories high—flank the main portal and support a groin-vaulted shelter.”

– Fodor's

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"Montpellier’s monumental Cathédrale St-Pierre began life as a church attached to the 14th-century monastery of St-Benoît; it was raised to cathedral status in 1536." Full review
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"The town's former wealth is evinced by the 14th-century Cathédrale St-Just-et-St-Pasteur—its vaulting rises 133 feet from the floor, making it the tallest cathedral in southern France." Full review
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"Originally a monastery church founded in 1364, it was mainly rebuilt in the 17th-century after the Wars of Religion." Full review