Montpellier: Europe's next cultural capital?

The laid-back Mediterranean charm of Montpellier hides the town's deep-rooted artistic personality

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While the epicentres of European art are numerous and varied, a certain element of stagnation has crept in over the years. Tourists flock to the Prado, the Louvre, the Uffizi and the National Gallery in huge numbers, but while the status of these world-class museums is undisputed, what if somewhere new were to challenge Europe's dusty Old Guard?

Down in the furthest reaches of southern France, the languid Languedoc hill town of Montpellier may be on the brink of providing an unexpected answer to that very question.

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