Montreal Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
largest city in Quebec, Canada
About Montreal
On an island in the St. Lawrence River at the historically highest navigable point, Montreal has been a strategic location since before the arrival of Europeans in Canada. A thriving Iroquoian town called Hochelaga was on the site of present-day Montreal when explorer Jacques Cartier first visited in 1535. In 1642, the tiny town of Ville-Marie was founded as a Catholic mission by Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve. It soon became a centre of the fur trade. After its capture by the English in 1762, Montreal remained (until the 1970s) the most important city in Canada and was briefly capital of the province in the 1840s. Prohibition on sales of alcohol in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s made Montreal a destination for cross-border fun seekers from nearby New England and New Yor
Top Attractions in Montreal
Explore the best things to see and do in Montreal:
- ★Cinémania
- ★Fantasia
- ★Festival du Monde Arabe
- ★Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal
- ★Festival Mondiale de la bière
- ★Fete de St-Jean-Baptiste
- ★Francofolies
- ★Heavy Montréal
Where to Eat in Montreal
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Brasserie La Cage
- 🍴Copper Branch
- 🍴Juliette et chocolat
- 🍴Les Trois Brasseurs
- 🍴Rockaberry
Montreal Travel Guide Sections
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