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Summer festivals in Montréal Most fun places for children Historic sights in old Québec Charming streets & squares Days out in the country Restaurants & cafés Liveliest bars & clubs Best hotels for every budget Places of natural beauty Insider tips for every visitor

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Montréal and Québec City Area by Area This Top 10 Travel Guide divides Montréal and Québec City into five areas, covering the center of the cities and excursions. This map shows the location and extent of these areas. Each area is color coded to correspond with the colors shown on this map. Map references for the sights take you to the maps on the inside jacket.

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MONTRÉAL

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GREGORY B. GALLAGHER

Contents

Left Vieux-Port, Montréal Right Snowshoeing, Montréal

Contents Produced by Sargasso Media Ltd, London Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound in Italy by Graphicom First American Edition, 2004 06 07 08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Montréal & Québec City’s Top 10 Montréal & Québec City’s Highlights

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Parc du Mont-Royal

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Basilique Notre-Dame

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Parc Olympique

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Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Reprinted with revisions 2006 Copyright 2004, 2006 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London ,/.$/. .%79/2+ -%,"/52.% -5.)#(!.$$%,() A Penguin Company WWWDKCOM

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Musée Pointe-à-Callière 18 Musée des Beaux Arts

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La Citadelle, Québec City

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Musée de la Civilisation de Québec

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ISSN 1479-344X ISBN-13: 9-780-75660-033-4 ISBN-10: 0-780-75660-033-4 Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy of quality or popularity is implied. All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit.

Basilique SainteAnne-de-Beaupré

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Ile d’Orléans

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The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly. Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, Great Britain WC2R 0RL. JACKET: All special photography except © THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM: F/C top; CORBIS: Robert Holmes F/C cla; Alan Keohane cb; MASTERFILE UK: J.A. Kraulis F/C main image.



Les Laurentides

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Around Montréal

Moments in History

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Vieux-Montréal & Vieux-Port

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Historic Sites

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Parks & Waterways

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Downtown Montréal & Quartier Latin

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Cultural Québécois

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Performing Arts Venues 40 Festivals & Events

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Contents

Left Stade Olympique, Montréal Right Rue du Petit Champlain, Québec City

Mont-Royal to HochelagaMaisonneuve 74 Excursions from Montréal

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Québec City

Carnaval de Québec

Québec City

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Attractions

44

Children’s Attractions

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Practical Information

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Outdoor Activities

48

Places to Stay

112

Nightclubs & Casinos

50

General Index

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Left Basilique-Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Right Les Glissades, Québec City Key to abbreviations Adm admission charge Free no admission charge Dis. access disabled access



MONTRÉAL AND QUÉBEC CITY’S TOP 10

Parc du Mont-Royal 8–11 Basilique Notre-Dame 12–13 Parc Olympique 14–17 Musée Pointe-à-Callière 18–19 Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal 20–21 La Citadelle, Québec City 22–23 Musée de la Civilisation de Québec 24–25 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré 26–27 Ile d’Orléans 28–29 Les Laurentides 30–31 Top Ten of Everything 32–51

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Situated on the mighty St Lawrence River, the sights of these two cities captivate visitors with their history, culture and festivity. Not only were they both major players in the foundation of Canada but their portside locations have kept them at the heart of international commerce, resulting in a harmonious blend of heritage architecture and exciting modern venues that charm all those who come to Canada’s “belle province.” Parc du MontR oyal

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