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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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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…
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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…
Pointe-à -Callière Cité d'archéologie et d'histoire de ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô
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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…
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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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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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…
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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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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…
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 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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The Canadian Railway Museum contains more than 150 historic vehicles, ranging from locomotives, steam engines, Old ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô streetcars and passenger cars…
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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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This leafy expanse in the heart of downtown was known until 1988 as Dominion Sq, a reminder of Canada’s founding in 1867. A Catholic cemetery was here…
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Housed in Buckminster Fuller’s striking geodesic dome built for the American pavilion at Expo '67 World Fair, this nature center has its own geothermal…
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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…
Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde
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The Cathedral of Mary Queen of the World is a smaller but still magnificent version of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The architects scaled it down to a…
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Constructed of polyester resin, Raymond Mason’s sculpture of 65 people is one of ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô’s most photographed pieces of public art. The work shows a…
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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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This sleek, glass-covered science center houses virtual and interactive games, technology exhibits and an ‘immersion theater’ that puts a video game on…
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Inside the old Arsenal British garrison (where troops were stationed in the 19th century), this beautifully renovated museum displays relics from Canada’s…
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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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The Olympic Stadium seats 56,000 and remains an architectural marvel. Nowadays it hosts mostly concerts and trade shows, though in preparation for the…
Université de ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô
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This is the second-largest French-language university in the world, after the Sorbonne in Paris. Located on the north side of Mont-Royal, its most…
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In 1916 brothers Oscar and Marius Dufresne commissioned this beautiful beaux-arts mansion, along the lines of the Versailles Palace in France. The…
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Opened in 2013, these futuristic metallic buildings bring a bit of the cosmos to ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô, courtesy of two high-tech domed theaters and interactive…
