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Official Tourism Site of Montreal:
Visit Itineraries.....
Double Decker City:
Nestled between mountain and river, Montréal's compact downtown core vibrates to a world beat. This is where Montrealers live, work and play—there's no 6 p.m. exodus to suburbs unknown.
Then there's downtown's famous alter ego: the underground pedestrian network. Directly under the heart of the city lie 32 kilometres (20 miles) of brightly lit, scrupulously clean passageways, linking thousands of boutiques, major hotels, restaurants, universities, dozens of office buildings and attractions. This is definitely the Montréal of Montrealers. Every day more than 500,000 people connect through here on their way to work, shop, dine or spend a night—or day—on the town.
Culinary Pleasures:
Here’s a perfect way to experience Montréal’s culinary diversity. Start with a sampling of exciting new trends and tasty traditions in Old Montréal before trying an exotic treat on the bustling streets of Chinatown. From there, you’ll discover the smorgasbord of shops and eateries along lively Saint- Laurent Boulevard and enjoy a few local favourites like poutine, bagels and smoked meat. Later, you’re off to the open-air Jean-Talon Market, the biggest of its kind in North America, to savour the incredible cornucopia of fruits and vegetables grown by Québec producers. Your return trip takes you to the upscale Saint-Denis Street for a glimpse of some of the hottest dining spots in town.
Life is a Festival:
Whether it's reproducing the belly laugh at the Just For Laughs Festival or painting the town every colour of the rainbow during Divers/Cité, Montréal's Lesbian and Gay Pride Celebrations' week, Montréal parties longer, harder and way more often than any place on earth. In fact, during peak festival season, you can't walk half a block without being invited to join a street party, a parade or some other joyous manifestation.
The fun starts in winter, with la fête des Neiges and the MONTRÉAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival, and goes nonstop through the whole year, with such mega-favourites as the Festival International de Jazz, the Grand Prix of Canada, the Mondial SAQ - Montréal International Fireworks Competition, and too many film festivals to count.
Winter... à la Montréal:
Don't miss the unbridled enchantment of Christmas time in Montréal. Relive the magic and excitement of the holiday season as you make your way through the city's vibrant and snow-covered streets.
A short excursion north of Montréal takes you to one of the greatest ski spots around. Mont Tremblant caters to beginners and experts alike, with more than 90 runs, and excellent snow conditions.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts:
Collections
CANADIAN ART: The Museum has an exceptional collection of Canadian art.The visitor can trace the course of Canadian history from the struggling colony of 17th-century France to the present day through decorative art, painting and sculpture.
ANCIENT CULTURES: The Museum's collection of antiquities consists of terra cotta figures, relief fragments (including an Assyrian eagle-headed genie from 877 B.C.), sculptures, bronzes, earthenware vases and pottery, as well as a small but significant collection of Coptic textiles.
EUROPEAN ART: The Museum has a rich collection of paintings by European masters, as well as sculptures and objects from the Middle Ages to the present day, from 14th-century religious scenes to grisaille paintings by Mantegna.
CONTEMPORARY ART: The Museum's contemporary pieces range from the clean geometric abstraction of Guido Molinari and the Plasticiens to the magic realism of Alex Colville's Church and Horse (1964).
RECENT ACQUASITIONS: Each year, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts enriches its encyclopedic collection with new works corresponding to its various fields of interest: Canadian, Amerindian and Inuit art, Old Masters, decorative arts and contemporary art.
The Montreal Planetarium:
What is a Planetarium?
The main feature at any planetarium are the astronomical shows presented in the "Star-theatre," so special attention has to be paid to the theatre’s design. At the Montréal Planetarium, our Star-Theatre seats 385 people in a series of concentric circles. Above the theatre there sits a hemispherical dome, 20 metres in diameter. In all, 1309 thin aluminum plaques, each containing 2500 tiny perforations, cover the inside of the dome’s tubular support structure. The perforations reduce weight and undesirable echos, by allowing sound to pass right through the dome. This means loudspeakers and even lighting effects can be placed behind the dome out of public view.
The Planetarium main piece of equipment is the Zeiss projector which sits at the centre of the theatre. The replacement cost of this 2.5-ton machine would be about 3 million dollars (Canadian). Apart from the Zeiss star projector, there are 70 slide projectors, and 150 projectors for special effects.