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The charming, leafy expanse of Parc du Mont-Royal is charged for a wide range of outdoor activities. The wooded slopes and grassy meadows have stunning…
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²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô’s Museum of Fine Arts is an accessible and beautifully updated oasis of art housed in architecturally striking buildings. A visit here is a must…
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²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô's famous landmark, Notre Dame Basilica, is a 19th-century Gothic Revival masterpiece with spectacular craftsmanship – a visually pleasing, if…
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The stunning Oratoire St-Joseph church built on the flanks of Mont-Royal commands grand views of the the Côte-des-Neiges area and northwest ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô. The…
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²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô’s Jardin Botanique is the third-largest botanical garden in the world, after London’s Kew Gardens and Berlin’s Botanischer Garten.
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This open square is framed by some of the finest buildings in Old ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô, including its oldest bank, first skyscraper and Basilique Notre-Dame. The…
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One of ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô's most fascinating sites, this museum takes visitors on a historical journey through the centuries, beginning with the early days of…
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²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô's Old Port has morphed into a park and fun zone paralleling the mighty St Lawrence River for 2.5km and punctuated by four grand quais (quays)…
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A perfect marriage of urban infrastructure and green civic planning: a 14km-long cycling and pedestrian pathway, with picnic areas and outdoor spaces…
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The pride of Little Italy, this huge covered market is ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô’s most diverse. Many chefs buy ingredients for their menus here or in the specialty food…
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At 34 hectares, this great verdant municipal park is the city’s third largest, after Parc du Mont-Royal and Parc Maisonneuve. In the warmer months weary…
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Just off the Canal de Lachine, this fantastic market has a mouthwatering assortment of fresh produce from local farms (some promoting sustainability),…
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With hardly an inch to spare in its cramped but welcoming galleries, the McCord Museum of Canadian History houses thousands of artifacts and documents…
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The backbone of ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô’s francophone shopping district, Rue St-Denis is lined with hat and garment shops, uberhip record stores and terrace cafes…
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At this captivating exhibit you can amble through a rainforest, explore Antarctic islands, view rolling woodlands, take in aquatic life in the Gulf of St…
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours
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Known as the Sailors’ Church, this enchanting chapel derives its name from the sailors who left behind votive lamps in the shapes of ships in thanksgiving…
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Québec’s largest amusement park, La Ronde has a battery of impressive rides, including Le Monstre, the world’s highest double wooden roller coaster, and…
Centre Canadien d'Architecture
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A must for architecture fans, this center is equal parts museum and research institute. The building incorporates Shaughnessy House, a 19th-century gray…
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This magnificent farmhouse in Pointe St-Charles is one of the finest examples of traditional Québec architecture. The house was bought in 1668 by…
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A dividing line between the city’s east and west, Blvd St-Laurent (previously ‘the Main’) has always been a focus of action, a gathering place for people…
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Located in the Village, this neoclassical church from 1853 has a number of fine decorations – flying buttresses, stained glass, statues in Italian marble …
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This striking ex-bathhouse explores the history of Centre-Sud, an industrial district in ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô until the 1950s and now part of the Village. The museum…
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²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô’s performing-arts center is the nexus for artistic and cultural events. Several renowned musical companies call Place des Arts home, including…
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The artificial peninsula Cité-du-Havre was created to protect the port from vicious currents and ice. Here, in 1967, architect Moshe Safdie designed a set…
Belvédère Kondiaronk lookout
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There are excellent views of downtown from this wide semicircular vantage point fronting the Chalet du Mont-Royal. To the left you can even make out the…
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Old-fashioned five-and-dime stores rub shoulders with a wide array of trendy cafes and fashion boutiques on Ave du Mont-Royal. The nightlife here has…
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This island in the St Lawrence River still bears interesting traces of its use as a World War II prison camp, a fort and a 1967 World's Fair. Today you…
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Constructed in 1932, this grand old white villa, complete with bay windows, contains canvases that depict scenes of ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô history. You’ll also see…
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A home of French governors in the early 18th century, this mansion is one of the finest examples from the ancien régime. It was built for the 11th…
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²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô’s handsome City Hall was built between 1872 and 1878, then rebuilt after a fire in 1926. Its rigid square-based dome and nod to the baroque makes…
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This showcase of modern Canadian and international art has eight galleries divided between past greats (since 1939) and exciting current developments. A…
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The Insectarium houses an intriguing collection of creepy crawlies. Reopening in early 2021 after two years of remodeling, most of its 250,000 specimens…
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Occupying the site of the hugely successful 1967 World's Fair, Parc Jean-Drapeau consists of two islands surrounded by the St Lawrence River: Île Ste…
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Created from 15 million tons of earth and rock excavated when the metro was built, Île Notre-Dame is laced with canals and pretty garden walkways. The…
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This 245-hectare forest reserve holds ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô’s largest grouping of native Canadian trees – fragrant junipers, cedars and yews – but also exotic species…
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Located about 35km west of the city, Cap-St-Jacques is arguably the most diverse of ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô’s nature parks, with a huge beach, more than 40km of trails…
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²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô’s circus mecca resides in the working-class St-Michel district, and is a great place to see a show. This innovative complex (from the French…
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Although this neighborhood, perfectly packed into a few easily navigable streets, has no sites per se, it's a nice area for lunch or for shopping for…
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The liveliest spot in Old ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô, this gently inclined square hums with performance artists, street musicians and the animated chatter from terrace…
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Tucked away in a little-visited corner of Old ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô, the Darling Foundry hosts avant-garde, often large-scale exhibitions and installations in its two…
