Old Port (Vieux Montreal)
About Old Port (Vieux Montreal)
Montreal's historic center was founded during the 18th century and is an atmospheric area full of stone buildings and cobblestone streets and squares.
One highlight of this area is the Notre Dame Basilica, which is an early 19th century twin towered Gothic style church. The interior of the church is particularly impressive.
Other highlights include the lively Place Jacques-Cartier with its outdoor cafes, and the Place d'Armes.
Montreal's Old Port (Vieux Port de Montreal) is the most popular site for visitors to the city - drawing five million people there each year. The Old Port itself is a thriving arts and entertainment venue where something is always happening. The area offers a huge open-air skating rink, IMAX cinema, and a Science and Technology Center with interactive displays.
The port also has fun, energetic cafe culture – great for people watching. Though there are also many boats in evidence, they are mainly tour boats, ferries and even amphibious buses, which offer sailing tours along the St Lawrence or around the port.
This is where you can get on a ferry to cross to the Parc des Iles, site of the Expo 67 World's Fair, which lies in the St Lawrence and offers family outdoor activities like picnicking, swimming, skating or skiing in winter. The clock tower at Old Port will give you an excellent view across the city and contains an exhibition that traces Montreal's history. The original 17th-century fortifications around the city can still be recognized.
One highlight of this area is the Notre Dame Basilica, which is an early 19th century twin towered Gothic style church. The interior of the church is particularly impressive.
Other highlights include the lively Place Jacques-Cartier with its outdoor cafes, and the Place d'Armes.
Montreal's Old Port (Vieux Port de Montreal) is the most popular site for visitors to the city - drawing five million people there each year. The Old Port itself is a thriving arts and entertainment venue where something is always happening. The area offers a huge open-air skating rink, IMAX cinema, and a Science and Technology Center with interactive displays.
The port also has fun, energetic cafe culture – great for people watching. Though there are also many boats in evidence, they are mainly tour boats, ferries and even amphibious buses, which offer sailing tours along the St Lawrence or around the port.
This is where you can get on a ferry to cross to the Parc des Iles, site of the Expo 67 World's Fair, which lies in the St Lawrence and offers family outdoor activities like picnicking, swimming, skating or skiing in winter. The clock tower at Old Port will give you an excellent view across the city and contains an exhibition that traces Montreal's history. The original 17th-century fortifications around the city can still be recognized.
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Nov 25, 2008
Old Montreal (French: Vieux-Montréal) is a historic area located southeast of downtown containing many different attractions such as the Old Port of Montreal , Place Jacques-Cartier , Montreal City Hall , the Bonsecours Market , Place d'Armes, Pointe-à-Callière Museum , the Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica , and the Montreal Science Centre . Architecture and cobbled streets in Old Montreal have been maintained or restored and are frequented by horse-drawn calèches carrying tourists. Old Montreal is accessible from the downtown core via the underground city and is served by several STM bus routes and metro stations, ferries to the South Shore and a network of bicycle paths. The riverside area adjacent to Old Montreal is known as the Old Port. The Old Port was the former site of the worldwide Port of Montreal , but its shipping operations have been moved further east to its current larger site, leaving the former location as a recreational and historical area maintained by Parks Canada . The new Port of Montreal is now Canada's largest container port and the largest inland port on Earth
Dec 21, 2009
in the WARMER months, Old Town is THE GREATEST place to just walk around...shop, eat (@VIEUX PORT restaurant), drink(great bars), and just see & be seen....
MONTREAL is INCREDIBLY COLD in the fall & winter...bring your fur coat & hat ...or buy one when you get there.....f
avorite hotels- W hotel, & XIX siecle
MONTREAL is INCREDIBLY COLD in the fall & winter...bring your fur coat & hat ...or buy one when you get there.....f
avorite hotels- W hotel, & XIX siecle
Sep 27, 2008
One highlight of this area is the Notre Dame Basilica, which is an early 19th century twin towered Gothic style church. The interior of the church is particularly impressive. I absolutely love Montreal. Am going back next weekend! This time round, i hope to visit different parts of the city.
Nov 13, 2008
During the summer there is an awsome reggae festival in the park here. The music is incredible and the people in the audience are almost equally as entertaining. Next time I'll bring an umbrella though because it was excruciating in the sun all day!
Mar 29, 2009
Montreal ist sicher eine der schönten Stadte auf der Welt, eine Mischung aus anglosächischem und französischem Stil. Zudem noch ein kleines China-Town. Alles ganz sauber und freundlich. Im Sommer wie auch im Winter immer wieder eine Reise wert.
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