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summer, and there © EVA BLUE 1 NOTRE-DAME-BASILICA AURA © (PHOTO PAR SUSAN MOSS) 2 are many great opportunities to spend time outdoors: concerts, shows, fireworks, food trucks, sunny patios, Day 1 bike rides and A relaxing gourmet picnics in the park adventure in Old Montréal

●●Morning: Start your day with a coffee and ●●Need to relax? Visit Bota Bota, spa‑sur-l’eau. croissant at Maison Christian Faure. Located in a Docked at the Old Port, this contemporary spa, 300-year-old historical building, the venue offers magnificently fashioned from an old ferryboat, chic snacks, lunchboxes and unique gifts with a takes on the allure of a chic liner with minimalist French touch. Visit Pointe‑à‑Callière, Montréal décor. Archaeology and History Complex. ●●After dark, admire the dazzling lights of the old ●●Noon: Choose from the many charming city. Experience the incredible new light and sound restaurants aligned along the cobblestones of show at the majestic Notre-Dame Basilica: 2 AURA. Saint‑Paul Street. Take some time to visit an art It’s enough to take your breath away. gallery or designer boutique. You can also enroll in a foodie tour and fill your belly with tastings of various maple delicacies! ●●Afternoon: There are many ways to discover the St. Lawrence River from the 1 Old Port. Why not cruise the St. Lawrence for a couple of hours or ride the rapids in a jet boat?

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Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Explore Montréal’s Get jazzed up via Breathtaking bohemian the underground views neighbourhoods ●●Morning: Enjoy a fresh hot bagel from St. Viateur ●●Morning: Start the day off exploring downtown ●●Get your day off to a good start by enjoying or Fairmount bakeries, accompanied by a coffee Montréal. Take in the views from the 360° observatory pastries, fresh fruit and coffee at . from one of Mile End’s many independent cafés. deck at the 4 Observatory, 185 metres above the ground. ●●Then hop on a BIXI and ride along the 5 Lachine ●●Noon: Still hungry? Head to the Jean Talon Canal bike path. You’re sure to catch great views Market. The multicultural flavours and sights of ●●Noon: Head down below the streets and of the city and see some trendy neighbourhoods. the largest open-air market in North America have discover Montréal’s underground network: RÉSO. been attracting crowds to Little Italy since 1933 Just a metro ride away, the network gives you ●●Pedal just a little further toward the Old Port rife with fruit, vegetable and flower stalls, specialty access to more than 1,700 shops and boutiques, and you’ll find yourself at the foot ofHabitat 67, shops and exquisite local terroir products. as well as to an array of restaurants, entertainment an eclectic building made up of 354 modules. It’s The market is open 7/7, year round! venues and several major hotels. still strikingly modern, 50 years since it was built. ●● ●●Afternoon: Enjoy a walk in Park, ●●Afternoon: Come back up at ground level in the Keep working those calf muscles all the way the lungs and heart of the city, and take Quartier des spectacles, Montréal’s cultural heart. to Parc Jean-Drapeau. There you’ll find the in the views of Montréal’s skyscrapers from Within 1 km2, more than 80 cultural venues offer incredible Trois Disques structure created by the Kondiaronk lookout. an exceptionally diverse array of happenings Alexander Calder, not to mention some spectacular and activities. views of Montréal. While you’re there, check out ●●Explore the Plateau Mont-Royal and its the environmental museum within the Biosphere. multicoloured houses, outdoor staircases ●●Get on the metro and head to the Olympic Park and green alleys, where the country’s greatest (built for the 1976 Summer Olympic Games) and ●●Refuel with a picnic in the park, but keep concentration of artists resides. Wander along Space for Life museums: Together, the Biodôme, the meal light so that you can catch some thrills Mont-Royal Avenue, lined with a multitude of Insectarium, Botanical Garden and Planetarium on the rides at La Ronde. Are you ready for one-of-a‑kind boutiques and shops. form a place where nature, biodiversity and science the Chaos? are honoured. ●●Evening: Dine in one of the friendly small ●●When evening falls, hop aboard a river shuttle restaurants lining Saint-Laurent Blvd., admiring ●●Evening: Discover one of the lively restaurants to see the brightly lit cityscape or try your luck at the always-exciting Casino de Montréal. one of the 3 MURAL street art festival’s giant and bars in the Village. paintings, or indulge in a smoked-meat sandwich at the famed Schwartz’s Deli, a true Montréal institution since 1928.