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Palavas Beach - Montpellier
Palavas Beach
by KiNyA
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Experience the art of petanque
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  • Dee22
  • By Dee22 on November 9, 2003
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  • A photo of the players in the show-tournament - Montpellier
    A photo of the players in the
    show-tournament
    by Dee22
    Montpellier is one of the major cities in the world when i comes to the french game petanque, and this is also the home of a big international tournament being played during a weekend in July every year.
    The tournament that hosts some of the best teams including world champions is being played near the center of the city and whether you wanna play yourself or just look, you are in for a great experience here!
    'Comedie de la Petanque' is the official name of the tournament due to the location near the 'Place de Comedie' in Montpellier.
    The tournament is being played Thursday - Sunday, and offers four different tournaments including a special 'show'tournament' in a stadium featuring the best players in the world !
    You are able to play both 'double' and 'triple' tournaments, but you need to have a players-license, and it's a good idea to be able to speak french with the inscription-people.

    If you wanna play you need to have your own 'boules' and of course a players-license. If you are just going to watch, a camera would be nice :0)

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  • Theme: Sports Watching
  • Directions: Lately the tournament has been played at a huge 'parking lot' filled with gravel - a 10-minute walk from 'Place de Comedie'. Look for the posters or ask at the tourist information!
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    BASKET BALL at Grammont!
    viny32
  • By viny32 on August 22, 2004
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  • Meet me at in Montpellier if you wanna play some basket Ball!
    It's always great any you will allways meet new peaople over there!
    Can't see me, I have a Phoenix suns Short or a Purple Arizona State One!
    See U!

    nothing just yourself and shoes

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    Swimming
    KiNyA
  • By KiNyA on March 30, 2003
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  • Palavas Beach - Montpellier
    Palavas Beach
    by KiNyA

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  • Theme: Beach Activities
  • Directions: Palavas Beach
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    Beaching at La Grande Motte
    mickebear
  • Updated By mickebear on February 17, 2005
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  • At beach with Mom;) - Montpellier
    At beach with Mom;)
    by mickebear
    A continuous beach from Palavas to La Grande Motte via Carnon.

    Notice that locals adore going to the beach, so you will not be alone...

    Directions:
    Bus 106 from Montpellier

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  • Theme: Beach Activities
  • Directions: in front of Palavas, Carnon, La Grande Motte
  • Website: http://www.ot-lagrandemotte.fr/anglais/sommaire-gb.htm
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    Stade de la Mosson
    MUFConTour
  • By MUFConTour on May 3, 2006
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  • Nice ground shame about the team - Montpellier
    Nice ground shame about the
    team
    by MUFConTour
    Montpellier were at the time a promising young team in "La Championat" but times have changed and they now languish in the lower regions of the second divison

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    Teaching the French about American Baseball.
  • Updated By roastie on March 23, 2004
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  • Montpellier Sports Travel
    by roastie
    Practicing for the Alpe D'Huez minor league baseball team.

    And yes he does make contact.

    Ski Pole

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  • Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding
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    Course Camarguaise at Lunel Arena
    Kate-Me
  • By Kate-Me on July 17, 2006
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    by Kate-Me, 4 more photos
    Corse Carmarguaise is a bull event, but one where the bull isn't harmed or killed at the end - rather, it's loose in the arena and there is a team of about 10 men all dressed in white, who must take turns running at the bull, trying to get close enough to cut through several layers of string which is tied around the base of the bull's horns - bit like a game of cat and mouse, with the bull as often the victor as not.
    When the bull is chasing the competitors, it's amazing to see just how fast they can jump clear over the top of the arena fence, and how close the bull comes sometimes to goring them (the only injury we saw, fortunately, was one guy who got hit in the foot, just upon clearing the fence).
    The bull even got mad enough on a couple of occasions to smash a top portion of the fence in his desire to get at the runners.

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  • Theme: Other
  • Directions: Lunel Arena, about 10 kms from the village of St Christol, near Montpellier
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