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CANADA Regiones Y Provincias http://www.travelview.es Index Canadá - Regiones y Provincias Page 6: Montreal Page 140: Datos Útiles Page 6: Sitúese en Montreal Page 143: Historia Page 16: Moverse por la ciudad Page 144: Visitas Obligadas Page 18: Datos Útiles Page 160: Actividades Page 21: Historia Page 164: Shopping Page 23: Visitas Obligadas Page 168: En los alrededores de Toronto Page 39: Actividades Page 173: Agenda Page 42: Las mejores compras Page 176: Mapa y callejero de Toronto Page 45: En los alrededores Page 182: Vancouver Page 49: Fiestas a tener en cuenta Page 182: Moverse por la ciudad Page 51: Mapa y callejeros de Montreal Page 184: Datos útiles Page 58: Ottawa Page 187: Visitas obligadas Page 58: Sitúese en Ottawa Page 193: Alrededores de Vancouver Page 67: Moverse por la ciudad Page 195: Mapa y callejero de Vancouver Page 68: Datos útiles Page 199: British Columbia Page 71: Historia Page 199: Islas Queen Charlotte Page 73: Visitas obligadas Page 200: Kamloops Page 81: Actividades Page 201: Montañas Rocosas Page 85: Shopping Page 203: Penticton Page 87: En los alrededores Page 204: Sun Peaks Page 90: Agenda Page 206: Vancouver Page 93: Mapas y Callejero de Ottawa Page 207: Victoria Page 97: Québec Page 210: Whistler Page 97: Sitúese en Quebec Page 212: Ontario Page 106: Moverse por la ciudad Page 212: Toronto Page 107: Datos Útiles Page 214: Québec (Provincia) Page 110: Historia Page 214: Quebec Page 112: Visitas Obligadas Page 122: Actividades Page 125: Shopping Page 128: En los alrededores de Quebec Page 131: Agenda Page 133: Mapa y Callejero de Québec Page 136: Toronto Page 136: Sitúese en Toronto Page 138: Moverse por la ciudad http://www.travelview.es Página 2 Canadá - Regiones y Provincias Si hay una palabra que defina a Canadá esa es tolerancia. El respeto de los canadienses tiene su origen en gran parte en su pasado, cuando ingleses y franceses luchaban por el control del país. La integración de ambas poblaciones no fue sencilla y aún hoy existen diferencias entre el Canadá de habla francesa y el de habla inglesa, que no hacen sino enriquecer la cultura del país. Estas diferencias tampoco han evitado que hoy por hoy Canadá sea uno de los países con mejor nivel de vida. Con 10 millones de kilómetros cuadrados, Canadá es el segundo país más grande del mundo. Sus fronteras se extienden por el este hasta el océano Atlántico, por el oeste hasta el océano Pacífico, por el norte con el océano Ártico y por el sur y el noroeste con Estados Unidos. La variedad del paisaje canadiense puede dividirse en cuatro grandes regiones. Al norte, el país se caracteriza por la tundra, y por ello, permanece helado durante prácticamente todo el año. Al oeste y al sur, las tierras son más cálidas y fértiles, y es fácil encontrar bosques frondosos. Los Grandes Lagos componen el paisaje del este canadiense, una zona eminentemente agrícola. En total, 33 millones de personas viven en Canadá y la mayoría lo hace en la zona sur del país debido a las extremas temperaturas que se pueden alcanzar en el norte (-30º). De esta manera, un 80% de la población canadiense vive a tan sólo 2 horas de Estados Unidos. Entre sus atracciones destacar sus grandes y frondosos parques naturales, un reclamo para el ocio tanto en verano con actividades acuáticas, como en invierno con sus maravillosas pistas de esquí. Merece la pena navegar por el río San Lorenzo que atraviesa algunas de las ciudades más importantes del país, como Québec y Montreal, y ofrece paisajes únicos. Las ciudades de Canadá están preparadas para las bajas temperaturas del invierno, con sus famosas ciudades subterráneas. Laberintos de pasillos recorren las ciudades uniendo distintos puntos sin que las personas tengan que salir a la calle. Además, en Toronto, la capital financiera del país, está la CN Tower, la torre independiente más elevada del mundo con 553 metros. Todo esto y mucho más ofrece Canadá: merece la pena conocerla. http://www.travelview.es Página 3 Canadá - Regiones y Provincias Montreal Vibra como una sinfonía Montreal es, en la actualidad, la segunda ciudad franco-parlante más grande del mundo, con alrededor de tres millones y medio de habitantes en la que se integran diferentes culturas como la portuguesa, francesa, inglesa, italiana y judía. Sin embargo, tales diferencias no son estáticas, ambas se entremezclan de tal manera que es frecuente encontrar a angloparlantes comiendo en algún bistrot, al igual que francófonos paseando por la tradicional zona inglesa. Montreal fue fundada en el año 1642 por los franceses Paul de Chomédy y Sieur de Maisonneuve, los cuales edificaron junto a los rápidos de Lachine un pueblo católico que se convertiría en el Vieux-Montreal. Posteriormente, en el siglo XIX, la ciudad antigua fue decayendo, aunque a partir de 1960 se produjo un resurgimiento de la misma con la renovación de las viviendas del siglo XVIII y su transformación en restaurantes y boutiques, especialmente en las Rue Notre-Dame y Rue de St Paul. Situada al sur de la provincia de Quebec, en la confluencia de los ríos San Lorenzo y Ottawa, la isla de Montreal forma parte del archipiélago de Hochelaga. El río sigue su curso en el Lac des Deux-Montagnes para después ramificarse en cuatro afluentes, uno de ellos el Riviére des Prairies. El conjunto de la ciudad está formado por 75 islotes, algunos de ellos la île des Soeurs, la île Bizard, la île de Sainte-Hélène y la île de Notre-Dame. Más de 266 kilómetros de litoral costero bordean las islas que forman la ciudad. En tres siglos y medio, Montreal pasó de ser una simple misión evangélica a convertirse en el puerto interior más grande del globo, sede de los primeros bancos y sociedades comerciales de Canadá. Esta ciudad canadiense es, hoy en día, la cuarta ciudad francófona del mundo (70% del total de la ciudad) tras París, Kinshasa y Abiyán; no obstante, cuenta también con una importante comunidad de habla inglesa (15%) y un núcleo ascendente de personas con otro idioma distinto al francés y al inglés. Al ser sede de numerosos eventos culturales de fama mundial, tales como el Festival de Humor Juste pour Rire, el Festival de http://www.travelview.es Página 4 Jazz o el Gran Prix, por citar algunos de los más de 70 eventos que se celebran cada año, la ciudad está considerada uno de los centros culturales más importantes del mundo. Si a estos festivales le añadimos su casco antiguo, Montreal es la ciudad más europeizada de Norteamérica. Por otro lado, los habitantes de la ciudad poseen una de las mejores educaciones del planeta, no en vano, cuentan con el mayor porcentaje de estudiantes universitarios del continente norteamericano. La ciudad dispone de cuatro universidades, dos francófonas y dos anglófonas. En el área médica y la industria aeroespacial, Montreal es uno de los centros más importantes de América. En la cumbre de Mont-Royal, dos miradores permiten admirar el espléndido río San Lorenzo y, a lo lejos, los montes San Bruno, San Hilario y el Monte Rojo. Asimismo, Montreal es una ciudad que cuenta con numerosas iglesias, más de 400, y oratorios que ilustran su patrimonio religioso. Las calles adoquinadas del viejo Montreal le dan a la ciudad un aspecto bucólico que contrasta con la zona comercial situada al norte y que se extiende bajo los túneles que conectan con la denominada Ciudad Subterránea, un complejo de viviendas y centros comerciales de ocio configurado debajo de la ciudad. Hasta 1970 fue considerada la sede principal de la economía comercial del país, sin embargo ese honor le fue arrebatado por la anglófona Toronto. Montreal es una vibrante metrópoli que se muestra orgullosa y multicultural. Su mezcla franco-inglesa y los emigrantes venidos de múltiples rincones del mundo, la convierten en una localidad famosa por su pensamiento progresista, por la tolerancia y por la alegría con la que saben vivir. Su llano paisaje se ve interrumpido por dispersas montañas que atraviesan la región, entre las más famosos está el Mont-Royal. Su geografía atiende a un orden de cuadrícula que divide la ciudad en dos mitades orientales y occidentales, que empiezan en el Mont-Royal y acaban con el canal de Lachine. Durante el día lo mismo puede disfrutar de los edificios históricos que se hallan en el centro, tales como el Plateau Mont-Royal o el Nacional Historic Site, que puede irse de compras a los establecimientos comerciales de la calle Santa Catalina o al exótico Chinatown. Disfrute de una tarde tranquila en el parque Mont-Royal o si lo prefiere, recréese con uno de los pasatiempos más refinados de la cultura canadiense: una tarde de juego en el casino, uno de los más grandes del país, o en el emblemático edificio, Ìle-Notre-Dame. La arquitectura de altura, típicamente norteamericana, también se puede ver en Montreal. En el centro financiero de la ciduad se elevan varios rascacielos, como el 1000 de La Gauchetière, el 1250 René-Lévesque, la torre de la Bolsa o la Torre CIBC. No obstante, el más famoso es el diseñado por el afamado arquitecto Ieoh Ming Pei, la Place Ville-Marie. http://www.travelview.es Página 5 Canadá - Regiones y Provincias Montreal Sitúese en Montreal Vibra como una sinfonía La ciudad se encuentra dividida en dos mitades orientales y occidentales que empiezan en el Mont-Royal y acaban con el canal de Lachine. Durante el día, lo mismo puede disfrutar de los edificios históricos que se hallan en el centro, tales como el Plateau Mont-Royal o el Nacional Historic Site, que puede visitar el Museo Marguerite-Bourgeoys y el Pointe-à-Callière, donde podrá conocer un poco más de la historia de la ciudad.
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