Saint Jacques Street, or St. James Street, is a major street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The street is commonly known by two names, "St. James Street" in English and rue Saint-Jacques in French. Both names are used in English and French, although Saint-Jacques is the most common for geographical reference. St. James Street is usually used in reference to the street's historic importance as a financial district.
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The Old Port of Montreal is the historic port of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Located in Old Montreal, it stretches for over 2 km along the Saint Lawrence River. It was used as early as 1611, when French fur traders used it as a trading post.
Learn more Book this experienceOld Montreal is a historic neighbourhood within the municipality of Montreal in the province of Quebec, Canada. Founded by French settlers in 1642 as Fort Ville-Marie, Old Montreal is home to many structures dating back to the era of New France.
Learn more Book this experienceVersatile and all-terrain, the Gravel mountain bike is ideal for discovering Montreal by bike, particularly along the Lachine Canal, a 15 km trail between the Old Port and Lake Saint-Louis. For 1 or 2 hours, depending on your choice, you will have th...
Learn morePlace Jacques-Cartier is a square located in Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is an entrance to the Old Port of Montreal.
View on Google Maps Book this experienceThe five-storey Montreal City Hall is the seat of local government in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was designed by architects Henri-Maurice Perrault and Alexander Cowper Hutchison, and built between 1872 and 1878 in the Second Empire style.
View on Google Maps Book this experienceNavigating a city can be daunting. Where to start? With the Best of Montreal Tour, your small group is privy to a beginner's guide to MTL. An insightful local guide will pick you up from downtown, and whisk you up to Mount Royal for a view of the city. You'll pass through various neighbourhoods on your way to the Olympic Park (built for the city's hosting of the 1976 Olympics), and explore four ecosystems of the Americas at the incredible Biodome. Admission to the Gothic Revival Notre-Dame Basilica is included in your tour. Plus, from Thursday to Sunday, you'll end at the Old Port of Montreal with a relaxing cruise down St. Lawrence River. If your tour is between Monday and Wednesday or out of season, you'll instead take in panoramic views of the city with a ride on the The Grand Roue, Canada's largest observation wheel. **This tour begins at Centre Mont-Royal, 2200 Mansfield St.**
Learn moreThe Centre d'histoire de Montréal is a museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 335 Place d'Youville in Old Montreal, in the borough of Ville-Marie. The museum is dedicated to the history of Montreal.
View on Google Maps Book this experienceThe Tour de la Bourse is a 48-storey skyscraper in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Victoria Square and Saint Jacques Street in the International Quarter.
Learn more Book this experienceIf you are staying in Quebec this winter and want to go skiing for a day, without having to organise everything yourself, then this ski excursion from Montreal is for you: accompanied by a professional guide, you will head off into the mountains of Q...
Learn moreThe Montreal Science Centre is a science museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the King Edward Pier in the Old Port of Montreal.
Learn more Book this experienceMary, Queen of the World Cathedral or in full Marie, Queen of the World and St. James the Great Cathedral is a minor basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the seat of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Montreal.
Learn more Book this experienceHow about a bird-watching trip in crampons to Mount Royal Park to learn about the birds that live there? Without even leaving the city of Montreal, by public transport or by car, discover a unique place filled with animal life. To begin, you will be ...
Learn moreVictoria Square is a town square and public space in the Quartier International de Montréal area of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the intersection of Beaver Hall Hill and McGill Street.
Learn more Book this experienceDorchester Square is a large urban square in downtown Montreal. Together with Place du Canada, the area is just over 21,000 m² or 2.1 ha of manicured and protected urban parkland bordered by René Lévesque Boulevard to the south, Peel Street to the west, Metcalfe Street to the east and Dorchester Square Street to the north.
Learn more Book this experienceEnjoy a guided boat cruise on the St. Lawrence River in Montreal, Quebec ! The guided cruise on the AML Cavalier Maxim is the perfect way to admire Quebec's main city from different points of view while learning about its history. With its unique atm...
Learn moreThe Sun Life Building is a historic 122-metre, 24-storey office building at 1155 Metcalfe Street on Dorchester Square in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The building was completed in 1931 after three stages of construction. It was built exclusively for the Sun Life Insurance Company.
Learn more Book this experienceSaint-Henri is a neighbourhood in southwestern Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest. Saint-Henri is usually considered to be bounded to the east by Atwater Avenue, to the west by St-Pierre exchange, to the north by Autoroute 720 and to the south by the Lachine Canal.
Learn moreMount Royal is a large volcanic-related hill or small mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The City of Montreal takes its name from Mount Royal. The hill is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachian Mountains. It gave its Latin name, Mons Regius, to the Monteregian chain.
Learn more Book this experienceThe Bell Centre, formerly known as the Molson Centre, is a multi-purpose arena in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It opened on March 16, 1996, after nearly three years under construction.
View on Google Maps Book this experienceThe Jacques Cartier Bridge is a steel truss cantilever bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec to the south shore at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.
Learn more Book this experienceThe Montreal Casino is a casino on the Notre Dame Island in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, and is the largest casino in Canada. The casino is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week to patrons aged 18 and older. It opened on October 9, 1993.
View on Google Maps Book this experienceLa Fontaine Park is a 34 ha urban park located in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Named in honour of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, The park's features include two linked ponds with a fountain and waterfalls, the Théâtre de Verdure open-air venue, the Calixa-Lavallée cultural centre, a monument to Adam Dollard des Ormeaux, playing fields and tennis courts.
Learn more Book this experienceParc Jean-Drapeau is situated to the east of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the Saint Lawrence River. It comprises two islands, Saint Helen's Island and the artificial island Notre Dame Island. The islands were the site of the Expo 67 World's Fair.
Learn more Book this experienceLa Ronde is an amusement park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, built as the entertainment complex for Expo 67, the 1967 world fair. Today, it is operated by Six Flags under an emphyteutic lease with the City of Montreal, which expires in 2065. It is the largest amusement park in Quebec and second largest in Canada. It is on 146 acres located on the Northern tip of Saint Helen's Island. This is a man-made extension to the island in the space where the small Ronde Island had been. The park hosts L'International des Feux Loto-Québec, a highly regarded international fireworks competition.
Learn more Book this experienceNotre Dame Island is an artificial island in the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is immediately to the west of Saint Helen's Island and west of the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the city of Saint-Lambert on the south shore.
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