Touching art, not far from the Fabre Museum
Two draughts tournaments are being held in Montpellier, one of France’s largest cities. The 2025 world veteran champion Fidele Nimbi and multiple French champion Cordier Arnaud are participating in one of them. As usual, we will be rooting for our good friend Fidele Nimbi.
It is also worth noting that Montpellier is home to one of the most famous art museums with a rich collection of works by French artists.- Fabre Museum
Historical background:
D. I. Fonvizin recounted his stay in Montpellier in his famous epistolary work, Letters from France (1777):
You cannot imagine, my dear sister, what kind of city we are in now. Montpellier can rightly be called a hospital, but one where people who are already recovering live. How pleasant it is to see people whose faces show the joy they feel at regaining their health. Many foreigners of all nations and French people from other provinces have come here for the winter for their health. It is clear that God has a special love for this region.