Review of Montreal
Montreal
Catch flights to Montréal for romantic 17th-century French cathedrals and upmarket 21st-century shopping..
Things to do
After flights to Montréal, travel back in time to the winding, cobbled streets of Old Montréal. Duck into the Neo-Gothic Notre-Dame Basilica, her soaring spires ringing with 7,000 organ pipes, and sip coffee while people-watching at the Old Port.
Shopping
Bring your wallet to Phillips Square, where smartly tailored silk suits and decadent furs fill shop windows. Wood-panelled speciality stores vie for attention, too, selling Québécois ice wine and maple sweets, perfect mementos of a Montréal holiday..
Restaurants
Diners satisfy hardy appetites with plates of poutine, a Montréal speciality of chips, cheese curds and gravy, at sidewalk cafés in trendy Plateau Mont-Royal. The steaming treat goes beautifully with glasses of local cider or Unibroue beer.
Nightlife
Swirling skirts and stomping boots tell Montréal visitors it’s tango night in city parks in Outremont and Verdun. When the stars come out, the street parties and Latin beats draw colourfully dressed tango aficionados, revealing the spicy side of Montréal - no tickets required.
When to go
KLM has frequent flights to Montréal. Time your city break with Montréal’s International Jazz Festival in early summer, or the Montréal High Lights food and music festival in February.
Upcoming events
- BiosphèreNov 2011 - May 2012; not Mon (various dates)
- Montreal Chamber Music Festival10 May - 2 Jun 2012 (annual)
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Restaurants
SpotlightLe Club Chasse et Pêche
Le Club Chasse et Pêche (Hunting and Fishing Club) has no sign out front, and the cavern-like interior has a More about this item
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SpotlightPlace des Arts
On downtown's eastern edge, Place des Arts hosts symphony and chamber concerts, opera, ballet and theatre in five halls seating More about this item
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SpotlightMontreal Museum of Archaeology and History
Built on the site where the original colony was established in 1642 (Pointe-à-Callière), the modern Museum of Archaeology and History More about this item
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