Things to do in Montreal
Montreal, planned before you land.
Old stone streets, a mountain in the middle of the city and the food. Quebec City is a long day, or a second stop.
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What to do in Montreal
Montreal is the closest thing to Europe on this side of the Atlantic: cobbled Old Montreal, a basilica, bagels and smoked meat, and French on every sign. Mount Royal is the park and the viewpoint. Quebec City is three hours by train or road and makes a long day or, better, an overnight. Tours leave from Old Montreal and the downtown hotels.
01
Old Montreal and Notre-Dame Basilica
The port, the squares and the basilica's blue and gold interior. The evening light show inside the basilica needs a separate timed ticket.
02
Food tour: bagels, smoked meat and poutine
Mile End bagels from a wood oven, smoked meat on the Main, Jean-Talon Market and a poutine. Guides keep the portions survivable.
03
Mount Royal and the city viewpoint
Walk or e-bike up the park Olmsted designed to the lookout over downtown, with the cross and the Sunday tam-tams on the slope in summer.
04
Quebec City day trip
The walled old town, the Chateau Frontenac boardwalk and Montmorency Falls, about three hours each way. A 12 to 13 hour day.
05
Botanical Garden, Biodome and the Olympic Park
One of the largest botanical gardens anywhere, an indoor ecosystem museum and the tower you can ride to the top of. Indoor options for winter.
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Good to know
- French first, English works
- Greet in French and the rest can be in English almost everywhere in the visitor areas. Menus and signs are French; guides translate.
- Summer is festival season
- Jazz Fest, Just for Laughs and the fireworks fill June to August. Hotels and tours book ahead; winter has Igloofest and the underground city.
Before you go
Neighborhoods, food and the mountain in one tight guide.
Questions before you book
Is Quebec City worth a day trip?
It is a long day, six hours on the road for five in the city. If you can, stay one night; the old town after the day visitors leave is the point.
What about winter?
Montreal works in winter: the underground city links downtown, the basilica and museums are indoors, and the snow festivals are the reason some people come.
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