For just a moment
Jacques and Laurent Pourcel assert a unique personality and culinary identity. They will offer you gastronomic experiences to discover in the three vaulted rooms of the Jardin des Sens, under gypseries and paintings by Jean de Roy, trompe-l’oeil, medallions and scrolls. They will also propose a bistronomic cuisine, upstairs, in the former wedding hall, in the courtyard of the hotel or on the terrace, close to the hackberry trees of the Place de la Canourgue.
Interior courtyard
Terrace
L'Élytre
Jardin des Sens
Flavors
Cultivating the culinary art
Le Jardin des Sens – the garden of senses,a restaurant in a hotel and not a hotel restaurant, authentic spaces with original decor – remarkable frescoes and decorations – rousing, reassuring,drawing you to another world, that of the eternal 17th Century, without leaving the world of today, thanks to the gastronomy. Here history and gastronomy meet in great and beautiful harmony.
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A quick break
Our atmosphere designer, Christian Collot, has added his own touch of sensitivity to the 15 rooms and 5 suites. The spaces are treated like curiosity cabinets with a singular atmosphere that plunge into dreamlike worlds without losing the comfort and the requirements of today’s well-being.
He has made the spaces warm with wood, velvet, tapestries and paintings chosen in the colors of blue hour, purple and scarlet night.
Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.
Coco Chanel
“Don Giovanni” in Montpellier: The Timeless Myth of Seduction Sets the Opéra Berlioz Ablaze
The Montpellier Organic Wine Festival: A Celebration of Local Terroirs and Flavors in the Heart of the City
Pierre Paulin at the Museum Fabre: Design Elegance Comes to Montpellier
La Traviata: An Operatic Stopover in the Heart of Montpellier
Works
For art pursues History…
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La Traviata: An Operatic Stopover in the Heart of Montpellier
When Verdi’s virtuosity meets the Pourcel brothers’ art of living. To mark the performances of *La Traviata* in April 2026, the Hôtel Richer de Belleval, a long-standing patron of the Opera, invites you to immerse yourself in a world of operatic emotion and haute cuisine.
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Radio France Festival: an exceptional cultural stay at the Hôtel Richer de Belleval
Experience the excitement of the Radio France Festival with an exceptional stay combining music, fine dining, and art at the Hôtel Richer de Belleval.
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Major conferences in Montpellier in September 2025
September 2025 promises to be an intense month in Montpellier, with four major international conferences in fields as varied as law, plant biology, medicine, and sustainable tourism. To ensure you enjoy these events in the best possible conditions, the Hôtel Richer de Belleval offers a unique setting for your stay, combining heritage, discretion, and exceptional comfort.
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15 years on stage in Montpellier
On September 12, 2025, the Sud de France Arena will celebrate fifteen years of shared emotions with an exceptional concert. An event that symbolizes Montpellier's cultural vitality and offers an invitation to fully experience the intensity of a unique evening in a city where tradition and modernity intertwine with elegance.
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The Hôtel Richer de Belleval shines in Travel World International Magazine
Between historic stones and contemporary creations, Travel World International Magazine reveals the soul of the Hôtel Richer de Belleval, an exceptional place where art, gastronomy and French hospitality come together.
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Luxury stay in Occitanie: from Paris to Montpellier, discover the art of living in the South of France
From Paris to Montpellier, discover a city where heritage, gastronomy and Mediterranean climate come together. Stroll through the historic centre, savour the cuisine of renowned chefs and enjoy the surrounding beaches and vineyards. A luxury stay in Occitanie that immerses you in an unforgettable getaway between city and nature.
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Christian Collot, atmosphere designer
An oversized bar, cabinets of curiosities, touches of the Grand Siècle and contemporary furniture: this is the delicate balance that Christian Collot has sought to achieve. The decorator in charge of the Hôtel Richer de Belleval used pastel tones to elegantly highlight the listed decorations, gypseries, gilding and moldings of the private mansion. On the top floor, draperies and velvets in the colors of blue hour, scarlet night, purple and pomegranate sublimate the most contemporary parts of the hotel.
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Ricou’s workshop
All of the decorations were patiently restored over many months by the Atelier de Ricou teams. The workshop was born in 1989 from the meeting of two aesthetes, Cyril and Stéphanie de Ricou, and two skills: the creation of painted decorations and the restoration of paintings and sculptures for Historic Monuments. From this confrontation was born the requirement to keep the decoration in coherence with the architecture. This credo of remaining as true as possible to the spirit of the place has taken shape over the years, from classicism to modernity. The Atelier de Ricou has notably worked in emblematic and prestigious places such as the Hotel Lutetia and the Château de Versailles.
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Philippe Prost Architecture Studio
A specialist in the restoration of historical monuments, Philippe Prost has already completed several prestigious renovations, including the Hôtel de la Monnaie in Paris. For several years now, he has been working on restoring the 2000 m² of this private mansion to its former glory. Thanks to the intervention of the Philippe Prost Architecture Workshop, the building has been restored to its former glory, and has even been enriched with contemporary touches, so that the Hôtel Richer de Belleval is an exceptional place, a moving testimony to architectural practices since the middle Ages.
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La Traviata: An Operatic Stopover in the Heart of Montpellier
When Verdi’s virtuosity meets the Pourcel brothers’ art of living. To mark the performances of *La Traviata* in April 2026, the Hôtel Richer de Belleval, a long-standing patron of the Opera, invites you to immerse yourself in a world of operatic emotion and haute cuisine.
Montpellier
A Southern Beauty with Mediterranean accents
Discovering Montpellier is first and foremost an architectural journey through 1,000 years of history, combining the narrow streets of the middle Ages with the prowess of the greatest contemporary architects. But Montpellier cannot be visited, it must be discovered.
This exceptional destination is not limited to its emblematic Place de la Comédie. It reveals itself around unmissable places: the Camargue natural park, the Languedoc wine route, the Thau basin or its magnificent wild beaches.
