Experts' Choice Award Cathedrale St. Pierre
What the experts agree on
This 14th-century cathedral's architectural jewel is its fantastical Gothic entry porch with five-story cone-topped towers. Originally a monastery church, it became cathedral in 1536 and boasts soaring 133-foot vaults—the tallest in southern France.
“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
Lonely Planet "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
Fodor's "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
Frommer's "Originally a monastery church founded in 1364, it was mainly rebuilt in the 17th-century after the Wars of Religion." Full review
