City: Centre-Ville (Downtown)
Top Things to do in Centre-Ville (Downtown)
10 Nature & Parks in Centre-Ville (Downtown) That You Shouldn't Miss
Montreal, c’est si bon! This French-speaking city is considered the cultural capital of Canada, and is a cosmopolitan celebration of Québécois style. A horse-drawn carriage ride around the cobblestone streets and grand buildings of Vieux-Montréal will give you a taste of European flavor. The Basilique Notre-Dame is a confection of stained glass, and the Plateau Mont-Royal district will delight you with its quaint boutiques and cafés. Dig in to a massive plate of poutine to fuel up for a tour of the epic Olympic Park.
Restaurants in Montreal
1. Place des Arts
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,208 reviews
Montreal's top performance hall features music, drama and more.
Reviewed By operalover939 - Toronto, Canada
We wandered around the Place des Arts for a bit, but we were here to attend a performance of George Benjamin’s opera Written on Skin. Having been to a performance of his Lessons in Love and Violence in Amsterdam in 2018, we were eager to see the opera that preceded it, and made a special trip from Toronto to take it in. The Salle Wilfred Pelletier is somewhat too large, seating almost 3000, but the sight lines are very good and we had good seats. The opera was clearly not to everyone’s taste, but we found it absorbing though occasionally confusing. The three principal performers, Magali Simard-Galdes, Daniel Okulitch and Luigi Schifano, were particularly fine. We’re glad we took the trouble to attend it, and we definitely want to see and hear it again.
2. Old Port of Montreal
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,803 reviews
The Old Port of Montreal is one of the most popular tourist attraction in the country with more than 50 activities and 6 millions visitors every year!
Reviewed By NadaSBA - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
You can enjoy a long, nice walk at the old port in summer; sharing the experience with the crowd, bikes, kids..etc You can also have a seat and get a bite, while enjoying the scene. In winter it is a must visit on new year evening and watch the fire works
3. Parc de Dieppe
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 14 reviews
4. The Great Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
Approximately 18,000 kilometers of recreational trails and paths running through all Canadian Provinces and territories.
5. Lieu Historique National du Canal-de-Lachine
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 630 reviews
No longer used as a means of transportation, this canal now serves as a recreation area with hiking and biking trails.
Reviewed By 993dagmarg - Shelburne, United States
A wonderful place to run, cycle, walk or even picnic. Water levels rise in the summer to allow for boating and kayaking/canoeing. Can be quite busy summer weekends. See my pictures from different times of the year.
6. Place du Canada
7. Dorchester Square
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 51 reviews
This downtown plaza was recently renamed in honor of Lord Dorchester, the governor of British North America in the late 1700s.
Reviewed By on_the_go_98765
Across from the Cathedrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde as a generous section of greenery that is home to some great monuments, cultivated (and not no so cultivated) grounds, a sub-ground metro system, shallow pools with spurting fountains, and all this beauty spans a block-deep area between Rue St. Catherine and Rue St. Antoine (give or take a bit). It's all about 5 acres. It bears the names and is associated with: Dorchester Square Place du Canada Victoria Square (or Victoria Park) Maisonneuve Monument (location for) Boer War Memorial (location for) The borders and direct distinctions between these entities are wishy-washy (read that to mean: uncertain, indecisive and wavering). Yup, this is a fluid boundary. By strict definition, Victoria Park is more manicured. It's more of a people's park here on the Dorchester side of the fence (where the grass is always greener). When we passed by, there was an open-air kind of people's concert taking place, folks were sitting on benches, the Metro had traffic up and down the wrought-iron staircase, and lovely pools shot gurgling little plumes up to add to the ambiance. Dorchester Square is the home of 4 significant statues: Tribute to Sir Wilfirid Laurier, the Boer War Memorial, a cenotaph called Lion of Belfast, and that famous (and much loved by Scots) poet, Robert Burns. Across the park divide (I am supposing) is where Queen Victoria Park is located (her statue is a dead give-away) and also a fantastic monument to Maisonneuve (pirate or privateer, depends on your opinion). There's also a great pair of statues called The English Bulldog and The French Poodle. Great humorous story here. This spot of park was established in the 1800's and Montreal should be ever so thankful that it was.
8. Saint-Leonard Cavern
9. Summit Woods and Summit Lookout
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 14 reviews
10. Champ-de-Mars
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