Old Montreal
- Overview: 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. The 17th century settlement lends its name to the borough in which the neighbourhood lies, Ville-Marie. Home to the Old Port of Montreal, the neighbourhood is bordered on the west by McGill Street, on the north by Ruelle des Fortifications, on the east by rue Saint-André, and on the south by the Saint Lawrence River. Following recent amendments, the neighbourhood has expanded to include the Rue des Soeurs Grises in the west, Saint Antoine Street in the north, and Saint Hubert Street in the east. In 1964, much of Old Montreal was declared a historic district by the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec (Wikipedia)
- Location: Old Montreal (or Vieux-Montreal) is by the waterfront, very close to downtown. You can probably think of Old Montreal as the part of the city south of rue St-Antoine, east of rue McGill, west of rue Berri.
- Est. Time To Complete The Tour: 1.5 hr. to 2:30 hr.
- Things To Do: Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, Notre-Dame Basilica, Place d’Armes, Montreal City Hall, Bonsecours Market, Saint-Paul Street, Pointe-à-Callière, Old Port of Montreal, Centre d’Histoire de Montréal, Phi Centre, Bota Bota, spa-sur-l’eau, Royal Bank Tower and L’Auberge Saint-Gabriel
Walking Tour of Old Montreal
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