Credit: www.old.montreal.qc.ca
Old Montreal
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This famous tourist destination boasts a European flair that can't be found anywhere else in North America!
Category:
Performing Arts Location
What:
| Performing Arts Venue | | Historic Bldg. |
Where:
| Getting There | | Champ-de-Mars / Place-d'Armes / Square-Victoria Metro |
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Calèche ride - Old Montréal | A Calèche ride is a must as you take in the beautiful sites of old Montreal. |
Profile Last Updated: March 05, 2008
Native Indian Trading Post
Situated between the mighty Saint Lawrence River and the hustle and bustle of the downtown core, Old Montreal has played a major role in the development and exploration of North America since being founded by the French in 1642. Originally used by various First Nations peoples as a trading post centuries before the arrival of the Europeans, Old Montreal bears witness to periods of French and British colonial rule from the 17th to the 20th century. A shimmering bastion of French influenced and Victorian-style architecture, this famous tourist destination boasts a European flair that can't be found anywhere else in North America!
Tourist Attractions
Home to numerous tourist attractions and accommodations - including museums, restaurants, hotels and inns, public squares, boutiques, narrow cobblestone streets and historical landmarks and edifices - Old Montreal is seeped in a rich history that continues to shape the city proper up to the present day. Whether you decide to explore the area by foot, by bike or by horse-drawn carriage, there is so much to do and see in Old Montreal that you're sure to want to return in the near future!
Situated between the mighty Saint Lawrence River and the hustle and bustle of the downtown core, Old Montreal has played a major role in the development and exploration of North America since being founded by the French in 1642. Originally used by various First Nations peoples as a trading post centuries before the arrival of the Europeans, Old Montreal bears witness to periods of French and British colonial rule from the 17th to the 20th century. A shimmering bastion of French influenced and Victorian-style architecture, this famous tourist destination boasts a European flair that can't be found anywhere else in North America!
Tourist Attractions
Home to numerous tourist attractions and accommodations - including museums, restaurants, hotels and inns, public squares, boutiques, narrow cobblestone streets and historical landmarks and edifices - Old Montreal is seeped in a rich history that continues to shape the city proper up to the present day. Whether you decide to explore the area by foot, by bike or by horse-drawn carriage, there is so much to do and see in Old Montreal that you're sure to want to return in the near future!
