• Traveling to Montreal ... to stock up on good music

For more than 30 years now, every month of July, Quartier des spectacles de Montréal is the venue for the Montreal International Jazz Festival for ten days. The opportunity to enjoy many free and paid concerts, to stock up on good music thanks to a sharp and varied programming as well as a good mood.

  • Traveling to Montreal ... to enjoy green spaces

If traveling in a big city makes you afraid because you are afraid of running out of green space, Montreal happens to be a great alternative. Parc La Fontaine, Jeanne-Mance, Mont-Royal ... The city is full of green spaces, where you can stroll, picnic and ecstasy before the many squirrels that replace the Parisian pigeons here. Swimming enthusiasts can take a dip along the beach at Parc Jean-Drapeau, 5 minutes from downtown Montreal by metro.

Parc La Fontaine, Montreal Photo credit: Mylène Wascowiski

  • Traveling to Montreal ... to feel summer

Montreal is known for its extreme temperatures. If, during the winter, the mercury falls considerably, as of June, the temperatures soar, generally offering the Montrealers a summer worthy of the name.

  • Traveling to Montreal ... to eat a poutine

If you are a fan of rich and gourmet dishes, you will not be disappointed by the poutine, a dish made up of fries, sauce and cheese. Just that.

  • Traveling to Montreal ... to stock up on street art

In Montreal, you just have to raise your head to enjoy one of the many works of street art scattered around the city. In particular, you will find the crossroads of Saint Laurent Boulevard and Prince Arthur Street West, where you will find plenty of colors and pieces of all kinds.

Photo credit: Mylène Wascowiski

  • Traveling to Montreal ... to visit the Basilica where Céline married

If you are an inveterate fan of Céline Dion, you should know that you can visit the Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, where Céline Dion and René Angélil united on December 17, 1994. Unfortunately, she also welcomed the funeral of René in January.

  • Traveling to Montreal ... to discover an eclectic architecture

In Montreal, buildings and old buildings meet regularly. If the European cities and especially Paris do not really mix business districts and historic districts, Montreal proposes a particularly eclectic architecture. Enough to get away from it all.

  • Traveling to Montreal ... to break his chum with the electric fools

Traveling to Montreal is also an opportunity to take advantage of these Quebec expressions that we love so much. Expressions which you risk of quickly adopting, and which you will surely have difficulty to abandon after your return to France.

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