Located as it is on St.Lawrence, Montréal has prospered as a cosmopolitan communications and trade center.Jacques Cartier landed here in 1535 and took the territory for his king, François I of France, but only in 1642 Paul de Chomedey founded a small mission station called Ville de Mont-réal.This initial settlement is Montréal today, the second largest Francophone city in the world.
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Tourist Attractions
Oratoire Saint-Joseph, near the western exit in the Royal Mountain Park, is dedicated to the Holy Patron of Canada.It is a mecca for pilgrims, with its huge basilica with a Renaissance-style dome dating from 1924. In the André of Congrégation of Sainte-Coix had already built a small chapel in 1904, where he made miraculous healing acts for which he was canonized in 1982.Original. The votive tears are exposed in a second chapel.A monastery behind the church leads to Mont-Royal.There is a good northwest view from the observer over Montréal and Lac Saint-Louis.
Mont-Royal rises 233 meters above the city and is the green lung near the city center.A walk through this wonderful park allows the visitor to see monuments of Jacques Cartier and King George VI, to spend some time near Lake-Ax-Castors and to take a look at the cemeteries on the western slope, where they have different ethnic groups of the city.rested in peace together for centuries.Lawrence.In clear days, the view extends to the Adirondack Mountains in the United States.
Lachine, on the southeast bank of Montréal Island (in Lake St. Louis), received its name from the first pioneers who, in the seventeenth century, made their way up St.Lawrence in search of a route to China (in French, "La China").The 14.4-kilometer Lachine channel, a way to bypass Lachine Rapids, has been dug in 1825. However, many years have passed since the last time for shipping, and is currently part of a park and offers a lot of opportunities for charming trips along the banks of the channel.A bicycle track is bordered throughout its length, through a light green space, and the channel can also walk by boat.
Catholic Cathedral Maria Regina World, to the east of Place du Canada, was built in 1894 as a smaller version of St. Peter in Rome.The massive statues represent the holy patrons of the 13 parishes in Montreal in the 19th century and were all carved by Olindo Olindo between 1892 and 1898. In the most important work of the interior art is the crucifix of Philippe Hébert, located at the peak of the marble baptism.A series of nine paintings, of which seven are by Georges Delphosse, tell the tumultuous history of Montréal.
At a corner of Place Royale in Vieux-Montréal there is Pointe-à-Callière, now marked by an amazing modern building that hosts an archeology and history museum.Place Royale was the center of life in the first days of the city of Montréal and during the colonial period, where the market and the place of parade were located until later the government buildings replaced them.But under today's Montrel, remains of these streets and early foundations remain and you can explore them in a visit to the museum.The story takes place in layers of history said by artifacts, maps and exhibits as you climb through the museum.Special exhibitions cover a wide range of history and archeology around the world.
While visiting the Old Port area (Life Port), it is difficult to miss the large wheel, known as Grande de Montreal.With an impressive 60 -meter height, the gigantic wheel has 42 air conditioning (heat in winter, a/c in summer), for eight passengers.On a clear day, you will be able to see almost 30 kilometers in most directions.This unit has four large chairs equipped with the best Italian skin and adds the thrill of a glass floor.
Place des Arts is a whole complex dedicated to visual arts and show, the largest of its kind in all Canada.Three great cultural organizations make their home here: the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Les Grands Ballets Canadens and Opéra de Montréal, and its different scenes and rehearsal rooms offer places for all types of theater, music, movies and events.They stand around a large esplanade decorated with works of art, wells and water waterfalls, a popular place for events.The most important of these is the International Jazz Festival in Montréal Annual Summer, which took place at the end of June and the beginning of July, attracting visitors from all over the world and bringing some of the biggest names in jazz.Franco-Canadians are given special importance. N Nadresa: 185 Rue St.Catherine Ouest, Montréal, Québec n nsite official: http://www.macm.org
Near the Sherbrooke subway station, Square Saint-Louis is considered one of the most beautiful old markets in Montréal and is in a Franco-Canadian residential neighborhood since the beginning of the century.On the streets around the market shaded by trees, there are still some attractive Victorian houses.Some now host pleasant restaurants.Laurent, Rue St.Denis is one of the most fashionable shopping streets, arts and restaurants in Montréal.The historical buildings were transformed into boutiques, bistros and cafes.At one end, St.Denis starts in the Latin Quartier neighborhood with student thoughts (he is at hand for the University du Québec à Montréal and Grande Bibliothèque) and is heading to the west, in the fashionable area, with independent designers and restaurants led by the chefs.
Île Sainte-Hélène (named after Samuel de Champlain's wife) and the artificial island of Notre-Dame was the EXPO '67.Now they are known as Park Jean Drapeau and have many attractions for the family.The building is designed in the form of a sphere and is the largest such structure in the world.Other tourist attractions on the islands include walks and games in the Funcii Park, the 1820 historical arsenal from the Stewart Museum, Bassin Olympique (where the Olympic Rowing events took place) and the Gilles Villeneuve racing circuit.
Founded in 1656, the oldest church in Montréal, Basilica Notre-Dame, is in a much larger embodiment than the original one.The twin towers of the neo -Gothic facade are oriented to Place D 'Armes.The complex and shiny interior was designed by Victor Bourgeau. In the re-entering are the magnificent pulpit carved by the sculptor Louis-Philippe Hébert (1850-1917), an organ with 7,000 pipes from the company Casacar Frères and the stained glass windows showing scenes from the founding of the city of Montreal.The entrance fee to the basilica includes a 20-minute tour, or you can take a one-hour tour that offers more historical information and access to private areas, including the second balcony and crypt.
The McCord Museum has a remarkable collection of exhibits about Canada's social history, especially about native peoples.His collections of costumes, clothing, accessories, pilots and other manually made textiles total over 20,000 objects and include works of fashion designers in Montreal.The artifacts and arts of the peoples of the first nations include clothing and accessories, hunting and fishing equipment, war weapons, domestic tools, ceremonial objects, as well as archaeological discoveries from early aboriginal crops.www.musee-mcord.qc.ca/en/
Musée des Beaux Arts is the oldest museum in Canada and hosts vast collections of painting, sculpture and new media.His remarkable collections of world cultures and Mediterranean archeology add up to almost 10,000 objects and there are excellent collections of African, Asian and Islamic art, as well as North and South American art.Gainsborough, Goya, Manstegna, Poussin, Rembrandt, Tiepolo and Veronese and are particularly powerful in the Dutch works.The golden age.The collections continue from realists and impressions to modern art, containing works by Cézanne, Dali, Miró, Monet, Derain, Kandinsky, Matisse, Picasso, Rodin, Otto Dix and other influential artists.Not far from the museum is the vast campus of the McGill University.
At height above the city, in the field that hosted the Summer Olympics in 1976, Park Maisonneuve (Pie IX Metro) is the place of the wonderful Botanical Garden in Montreal.The various plants are grown in 30 thematic gardens and 10 greenhouses, so a wide range of climates are represented.Outdoor gardens include the beautiful Japanese and Chinese gardens, as well as those dedicated to alpine, aquatic, medicinal, useful, useful and even toxic plants.Increasing greenhouses contain a tropical forest, ferns, orchids, bonsai, bromeliade and penjings (Chinese miniature trees).There is also an interesting insectarium and a huge tree on the ground, as well as ponds that support a variety of birds.
As you walk through the old Montreal, you will most likely reach the lively area near the Saint Lawrence river, known as the Old Port (Vieux-Port).Here you will find a lot of things to do, from walking on the huge wheel of Ferris or climbing on the famous clock tower, to scream on a Tyrolean that descends from dizzying heights on open water stretches.Your knowledge at the Montreal Science Center.If even those options sound tiring, take a coffee and sit on one of the sunny terraces and enjoy the stage.
Conveniently located in the center of the action in the Old Port area (Vieux Port) is the Montreal Science Center.Perfect for a rainy or cool summer day or an escape of snow and cold in winter, this interactive and innovative place is a perfect family outing in Montreal.Exhibition, in which you create almost anything can be imagined using strange form building blocks in unusual ways.
Old Montréal is a tourist center in Montréal.The area hosts a remarkable concentration of buildings dating from the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and has the delightful atmosphere of a Parisian neighborhood.Many of these historical buildings are now hotels, restaurants, galleries and souvenir shops.If you want to rely on the city for a few days of visiting the tourist attractions, this is the best place for accommodation.Of the many things to do here, the most important are the visit of the Notre-Dame basilic, the ride on Rue Saint-Paul, the wandering in the Bonsecours Square and the joy of the outdoor gathering space in Place Jacques-Cartier.For a small urban adventure, on the water's edge is the huge Ferris wheel (at the Grand Roue de Montréal) and Tyrolyna Tyrolienne Mtl.
Units similar to many of the same sellers, Atwater Square and Jean Talon Square are the busiest public markets in Montréal and are worth visiting for their atmosphere and for local specialties and foods.You will find syrup and maple candy, dry wild blueberries, fruit jams and home canned and fine cheeses, as well as restaurants and cafes that sell delicious pastries.Markets are a favorite stop for locals on Saturday morning for a coffee and a flakes.
The Chinese neighborhood of Montréal is centered on Rue from Gauchetière, with Chinese gates marking the heart of the neighborhood.This colorful neighborhood dates back to the late 1860s, when many of the Chinese workers, who initially came to work in me and build the railway, moved to cities in search of a better life.The Chinese neighborhood today is full of restaurants and Asian stores, they are no longer exclusively Chinese, but a place where locals and tourists go to enjoy a good meal.
