"My experience in Montpellier was wonderful and I will always remember it. I learned a lot during my three months spent there and I think that my French improved immensely. In living with a host family, studying at the university and doing volunteer work, I feel that I saw a true side of French society and was part of the community."
- Kristen, Rosemont College"

Service-Learning: France Excursions

Study Abroad integrated with Volunteer Service Study Abroad in France

Travel and Excursions that Broaden Your Perspective

Excursions are an important supplement to the classes, introducing you to the region's architectural heritage, landscape, and cultural sites. A tour of Montpellier is arranged during the first week. Additional excursions to historic sites around Montpellier and the region are organized every month and may include visits to:

the nearby Roman cities of Nîmes and Arles
the medieval walled city of Avignon, home of the Palace of the Popes and the famous Pont d'Avignon
St Guilhem-Le- Désert et l'Ermitage, a legendary village at the heart of a preserved valley and the site of the Gellone Abbey, a jewel of Romanesque architecture
Carcassonne, one of the most extravagant fortresses in all of Europe
Sommières market and le Pont du Gard, a magnificent aqueduct, built towards the end of the first century B.C.
Les Baux de Provence, one of the most beautiful villages in France, and Cathédrale d'images, a unique art center in a limestone quarry
Les Baux de Provence, one of the most beautiful villages in France, and Cathédrale d'images, a unique art center in a limestone quarry
Aigues-Mortes, the 13th-century city in the heart of the Camargue, from which Louis IX (St. Louis) set out on his first crusade in 1248
Château de Flaugergues, built in the 17th century and surrounded by magnificent gardens.

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