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A SHORT WALK
VIEUX-MONTRÉAL

Distance 0.5 miles (1 km) Time 15 minutes
Nearest métro Place-d’Armes renaissance in the 1980s. The remaining
EXPERIENCE Montreal horse-drawn calèches, and a bustling 18th-century buildings were transformed
Historic churches, cobblestone streets,
international port characterize Vieux-Montréal.
into upscale restaurants, stylish bistros,
This is the oldest part of the city, where
and chic boutiques. Today, the old quarter
epitomizes the romance, culture and joie de
Montreal’s founders built the Catholic village
that was to become Montreal on the Saint
activity of mega-freighters and cruise boats
Lawrence River in 1642. As the city expanded
in the mid-20th century, Vieux-Montréal fell vivre of the metropolis, while the constant
in the Vieux-Port is a reminder that Montreal
into decline, but the district underwent a is the shipping gateway to the Great Lakes.
Stunning interior of
the Basilique Notre-
Dame de Montréal

NOTRE-DAME RUE SAINT-GABRIEL
RUE

RUE SAINT-PAUL
START

BOULEVARD SAINT-LAURENT
One of the most splendid
churches in North America, the
1829 Basilique Notre-Dame
de Montréal (p242) is the
city’s Catholic showpiece, with
a spectacularly decorated and
colorful interior.

Did You Know?

Early 17th-century
settlers called An underground tour at
Montreal Ville-Marie, Musée Pointe-à-Callière
or “City of Mary.” (p248) leads visitors past
excavated ruins and early
17th-century water systems.

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