Montpellier - Promenade du Peyrou

In Montpellier, from the Place de la Comédie the visitor can take the Rue de la Loge (pedestrian area) and the Rue Foch, impressive with its splendid 19th C buildings, to reach the Promenade du Peyrou, an elevated park on two levels, dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, which offers a beautiful view as far as the Cévennes and the sea. At the intersection of the promenades stands an equestrian statue of Louis XIV, dating from 1828, while at the western end of the terraces is a water-tower. The water is led through a channel 14m/46ft wide which was constructed between 1753 and 1766 and which terminates in an imposing aqueduct 800m/875yds long and up to 21.5m/71ft high. On both sides of the water-tower steps lead down to the Boulevard