What to do in Montreal?

Montreal is a beautiful city, and a fine place to stay a while.

For a night, some hours, a business meeting or quiet teamwork, the motel is still a great place in Montreal.

Some people want to come to Montreal and ask themselves: what is there to do in Montreal?

Here are places and events worth your time. Time enough to plan your trip and book a room in a motel of this fine Quebec metropolis.

The essentials

Tourisme Montréal

The city's official tourism site: current events, neighbourhoods, opening hours and deals. The first place to look before you arrive.

www.mtl.org
Vieux-Montréal

Cobblestone streets, Place Jacques-Cartier, the Bonsecours Market. Architecture dating as far back as 1685, best explored on foot.

vieux.montreal.qc.ca
Parc du Mont-Royal

The mountain in the middle of the city, designed by the landscape architect behind Central Park. Beaver Lake, the lookout, and the best view of Montreal.

www.lemontroyal.qc.ca

Basilique Notre-Dame

Montreal's mother church, in Old Montreal. A deep blue vault scattered with gold stars, and intricately carved woodwork.

www.basiliquenotredame.ca
Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal

A 97-metre dome, second in the world only to St. Peter's in Rome, drawing close to two million visitors a year.

saint-joseph.org
Pointe-à-Callière

The archaeology museum built on the exact spot where Montreal was founded. You walk among the ruins, beneath the city.

pacmusee.qc.ca
Musée McCord Stewart

Montreal's social history told through photographs, costumes and everyday objects. Downtown, across from McGill University.

www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca

Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal

Canada's oldest art museum, spread across five pavilions on Sherbrooke Street. The permanent collection is free for visitors under 21.

www.mbam.qc.ca
Quartier des spectacles

The festival district: jazz, Francos, Just for Laughs, Nuits d'Afrique. Programming and free outdoor installations year-round.

www.quartierdesspectacles.com

Espace pour la vie

Four museums on one ticket: Biodome, Botanical Garden, Insectarium and Planetarium. The safest outing with children, rain or shine.

espacepourlavie.ca
Parc Jean-Drapeau

Saint Helen's and Notre Dame islands in the middle of the river: beach, Biosphere, the Gilles-Villeneuve circuit and skyline views.

www.parcjeandrapeau.com
Parc olympique

The Stadium and its inclined tower, the tallest in the world. A funicular climbs to the observatory, 165 metres up.

parcolympique.qc.ca