You omitted the wonderful bagels, smoked meat , pate chinois, and Montreal style barbeque chicken as Montreal specialties in their varied cuisine. The Botanic Garden ranks second in the world after Kew Botanical Gardens in England! I also love exploring the underground city with the great Metro system
I've lived just south of Montreal my entire life. I've been to many places in the world, and Montreal will always be my favorite. Additional things to do for anyone thinking of visiting would be to attend a Canadiens hockey game (even if you don't like hockey, its a very cool experience) and the Grand Prix weekend in June is ABSOLUTELY incredible. You don't even need to go to the race. The city shuts down streets and sets up concert stages in the middle of intersections. This is where my wife and I went for our first wedding anniversary. Absolutely incredible weekend - I would highly recommend. If you get outside the city slightly, there is also great skiing in the winter, mountain biking in the summer, and if you get the chance, I would visit a maple sugaring operation too. Raised donuts with fresh syrup is to die for.
I have visited, studied and lived in Montreal, among other places, and I love this city so much! It's amazing and very tolerant. Yes, it can be pricey, but it depends on how you spend your money, there are ways of having a good time without ruining your budget.
@@ahmedbayoumi1345 No. By comparison to Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, etc it is a *very* affordable city. I was amazed at how cheap drinks were even in very upscale clubs; fine restaurants were also less expensive than in those other cities but not to the same degree.
Come in the winter, go watch hockey games at The Bell Center. Or come here during the playoffs, if we're doing good. I find that's where the city's spirits shine the most.
@@KiraC91 Not sure about Arcades, but we have the Arcade MTL that I never tried. It's not very far from Otaku Manga. For table tops, you have Randolph, it's considered a bar so 18 and up.
Im born and raise in Quebec but live in BC for about 10 years and oh God I miss La Ronde soooooo bad!!!!! Love Montreal! Went to school in Quebec city but Montreal is so much fun! Love your videos! Enjoy Quebec! Lucky!
You did list a good starting point for new visitors to Montreal. I am an architecture junkie, so just walking around different neighborhoods is a feast for the eyes. Housing isxbuilt to scale, and not the urban sprawl or high-tise mania that has affected Toronto & Vancouver, and most American cities. You really get to know your neighbors, and shops, markets, bakeries, small restaurants are woven right into the neighborhoods. The Metro is fabulous - like Paris, where each station is a work of art! The beautiful parks, and Mont Royal, along with the delights of the Riviere du St Laurent and Lachine Rapides. It is everything a city should be, though could use an upgrade in the weather dept. I never tire of this cosmopolitan masterpuece! C'est bon!
Don't forget that one of the "festivals" you could attend would be the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on the Île Notre-Dame (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_Gilles_Villeneuve)!
its really funny how tourists love festivals and people who actually live in montreal spend like half the year cursing the festivals because there are so many and they're so noisy lol. But as a local form montreal this was a nice video to watch im glad you enjoyed your time here :)
If you like to bike ride, Montreal is a fabulous to ride. You can ride in the downtown areas in designated bike lanes or you can chose a ride along the canal. Literally several miles of bike lanes to enjoy.
Agreed. The Bixi bikes you can rent if you're not local and is much easier to get around in some places than a vehicle, and also fun if you're with friends or family. They have many docking stations around the city so you don't need to return the bike to the same docking station you took of from. The park is a good place to ride to.
Montréal est la ville du monde avec le plus de restaurants par habitant! Montreal is the city with the most restaurants by person in the world! Oh, et le MAC (Musée d'art contemporain) est merveilleux! Oh, and the MAC (Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal) is fantastique!!!
Good list :) For less touristy things I would recommend Montreal's microbreweries! Sitting on a terrasse and enjoying some Montreal made beer! Also, going to Mont Royal street and checking out the vintage shops, boutiques, cool bars and restaurants is a must!
Hey Mark, I like your videos, been to Montréal early last year. Funny enough I can tick off 7 of your 10 recommendations. BUT one vital part of visiting Montréal is missing: Centre Bell and The Canadiens de Montréal. A game is a cool thing, but also visit the Canadiens Hall of Fame at Centre Bell. Well worth a visit, not just for Habs-fans but for all sports and hockey fans. Do a stadium tour, it is worth to experience this remarkable building. You can also go to the old Forum, which isn't an icerink anymore, but a great building full of history, with shops, cinemas and restaurants. Keep up the great work and take care. Best regards from Germany
you don t need a car to tour Montreal , the subway system and buses will take you everywhere there is an interesting thing to see , there is also the Bixi bicycle renting system everywhere, go bike ride on the bike path between Champlain bridge and Lachine
hi Mark. i'm a huge fan! i'm visiting montreal right now. i totally agree with you on the food. i'm chinese and the first night i was here my chinese friend took me to chinatown to have dinner. i was like "why the heck are we eating chinese food in montreal?" but i was totally blown by the food, which was just so good and authentic. i haven't had chinese food this good since i left china.
+Evan James July Canada Day July 1 - parade and events Just for laughs/Juste pour rire July 2016 Carifiesta parade, July 2, 2016 International percussion festival July 2-10, 2016 International Festival of Circus Arts July 7-17, 2016 Montreal Comic-Con July 8-10, 2016 Les Week-ends du Monde July 9-10 and 16-17, 2016 Festival international de Lanaudière July 9-August 7, 2016 Kahnawake Pow-Wow July 9-10, 2016 Dragon Boat Race Challenge July 9-10, 2016 Fantasia Film Fest July 14-August 2, 2016 Montreal Electronic Groove July 21-31, 2016 Rogers Cup tennis tournament, July 22-31, 2016 This year: women's tennis Haïti en Folie July 25-31, 2016 Osheaga music & arts festival July 29-31, 2016 Montreal Highland Games July 31, 2016 just type festivals in montreal
X-Men Days of Future Past was shot there. City hall behind you was used for the Paris hotel and the flight between Beast and Magneto was shot in the fountain just besides it.
If you come to montreal, try some bagels, especially the ones named St-Viateur bagel. If you don't mind spending more, go to LaRonde, it's a really great teampark, especially if you love rollercoasters.
Thank youuuuuuuuuuuu, I love roller coasters. Montréal est merveilleux :p ! Are Montrealers tolerant towards muslims, especially a muslim woman like me who wears the hijab/veil?? Because it's not always the case in England or the US! Salam (muslim way of saying "peace be upon you") .
I can't tell you for sure, since I am not a Muslim woman, and therefore have not experienced discrimination firsthand, but from what I know, most people in Montreal are tolerant and acceptant of any individual.
Me and my sweetie stayed at a motel near a large Jewish neighborhood on Parc about a mile or two South of Mont. Royal at St. Viateur. We thought we were in Israel there were so many Jews wearing their yarmulkes and black hats and clothing. I am half Jewish and talked to a few of them. Very pleasant people. One fellow was kinds enough to take a cellphone video of me and my girlfriend smiling and pointing at different parts of the neighborhood. His wife was smiling and laughing when he did this. I know how to get around the city almost as well as my home town of Toronto. The transit is less than half of what it costs in Toronto now. Only 26 dollars a week and Toronto is not 66 dollars a week for the GTA. The only difference is Montreal does not have street cars. But their transit system is just as good as ours. I will be going back there once the virus meshugas works itself out. We were going back to Montreal for sixteen days in the middle of May but that is not happening. So hopefully by the Fall months. Fingers crossed.
Nice video. Thanks for promoting my great city. A couple of tips: the Biodome is part of the Olympic park (the Biodome is in fact the former Velodrome if I'm not mistaken) so you could combine those two. Also you could combine eating different foods with experiencing multiculturalism. So that makes 8 things. I would add: 9. Walking east along Saint-Catherine street from Atwater through the commercial shopping area, then the Place des festivals, then the red light district to end up in the gay village (east of Berri) in summer (about 4 to 5 km.) (9b. Also when visiting the Place des festivals, why not drop into the big MAC (Musée d'arts contemporains)? 10. Rent a bike and cycle along the Lachine canal. Extras: Take the metro! Wander through the underground city! Walk up boulevard Saint-Laurent and have a smoked meat sandwich at Schwartz's! etc etc
I actually went to the biodome in August on a rainy day, it was totally fantastic and the people were so nice even though I didn't speak a lick of French! Would totally go again!
Man I love your videos, I watched your European vids religiously before i went over in October, now watching your Canada and American videos for my next trip in February :) thank you so much man you help fill the wait and help bring the excitement even more :)
Wolter, I’m born and raised in Montreal, retired and I give walking tours to my friends here. And I was very impressed with your presentation. Not easy to do a top-ten of this unique city but you nailed it. Other things to do and see should include: discovering the Plateau and it’s wonderful spiraled staircases and walking/cycling along Lachine canal. Speaking of cycling, there are probably more bike paths here than in any other NA city. In terms of parks, make sure you discover parc Lafontaine. Finally for those who like religious heritage, there are so many beautiful churches to see after those mentionned such as St-Patrick’s Basilica, Saint-Jean Baptiste church, Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, and Saint-Georges Anglican church. And one last recommendation: visit some of the squares such as Dominion square, Saint-Louis square and Saint-Denis street, Riopelle square and Victoria square. I’ll stop her but I could go on and on😉.
Just behind you, the Sun Life building who been the largest building of the British Empire for many decades. :) The park you was in, already been used as cimetary, but don't worry all corpses been moved away.
oh wow i got so happy when i saw this in my subscriptions box!! im a student at mcgill and i love montreal!! definitely a ton of great portuguese restaurants, all you can eat sushi places (i dont have those where im from), coffee/espresso places! tons to do here and all of downtown is beautiful and lively :)
When my family went last winter, we went through this underground mall that runs under the city. It was a relief from the cold and a warmer way of walking around.
If I can recommend two more great things you can visit if you want to get outside of downtown. Visit Le plateau and Park Lafontaine(grab bagels at St-Viateur or Fairmount Bagels), Mile-end, Jean-Talon market and Park Jarry. It's very accessible from downtown and you can probably do most of it in one day. Another thing you can do is go from the old port or Atwater market and rent a bike to spend a day on the lakeshore, you'll be able to go from downtown all the way to Saint-Anne de Bellevue which is the west end of the island. You will see wonderful small neighbourhoods and the Lachine rapids where the explorers couldn't go further when they first discovered Montreal, the entire St-Laurent Shore is a park with a safe cycling path. It can also be done in one day and you might find cheaper food because those towns don't have tourist scams as much.
I took a bus tour for the day (have trouble walking). I stayed at Courtyard Marriott Montreal. 👍I sought after traditional French Quebecois food: La Binerie Mont Royal - yummy! 😍So much to see in Montreal💕 Cèst bon!
"Beaches with clothing optional" ? Sorry Mark, not on Île Ste Hélène ! By the way, the Jean Doré beach is the only one I know that uses natural systems to keep the water clean. There's one island your kids would have loved, and that's Île Charron. There's a provincial park there. If you take a walk on the different paths, you are bound to meet the local fauna: deer ! Bring apples and make new friends !
Hey Wolter! (Just kidding, hey Mark!), I just want to say thanks so much for your videos. Always so informative and authentic. We're in our mid twenties and do lots of travelling and always watch your uploads beforehand. Heading to Montreal and Quebec in August and your footage is getting us really excited. Keep up the fantastic work :). Cian, Ireland.
Access to Notre Dame is free if you’re catholic and visit during mass. Not a devout practicing catholic, but getting to attend mass in French can all be part of the tourist experience.
Who cares if you don't pronounce "t". Montreal is Montreal only if it's pronounced with "t". Don't forget it's a Canadian city. Hey your video is amazing, thanks
@@exploreworldtravelandnatur2641 Except that Montréal STANDS for Mont Réal cause it's a freaking mount. And we don't pronounce T in Mont. If you're Canadian, seems like you failed French classes.
It's on the bus tour. Tour only stops for a few minutes so you only allowed to take pictures from the outside and not go in. So it's me fine I have a hard time walking I am not climbing up bunch of stairs
It takes forever climb all the stair up to the church it's supposed to be a public building and if you want to inside you must pay 15.00$ each. As well you must pay in the Notre Dame church. Tabarnak. Il vaut mieux aller au lac des castors ou au quartier portugais
I've been to Montreal many times. Stayed at a motel at Parc and Mont Royal. And also stayed on St. Denis. And also in the West Island in Dollard des Ormeaux. Great transit system and beautiful markets and stores and malls. Most people are extremely friendly and helpful. I was amazed at how people would offer you their seat on the buses or subways. I am a man and females would offer their seats. Just wonderful people. But the influx of immigrants is starting to clog up the city and transit and that is going to be an issue if it continues. I love going everywhere on the transit system and the cost is the cheapest for a weekly pass I have ever paid in any large city. 26 dollars for a week. That is amazingly low. It has many great attractions and shopping is great if you are into that sort of thing. I have been to all four corners of the island and will go there again once the virus works itself out and things get back to normal. I love that city.
You need to show more of the sights in the city while you are talking about each area and each attraction. I would have preferred to see videos of these attractions instead of just looking at you speaking 90% of the time.
I love your videos and I've used them for NYC as well, and it's amazing how well travelled you are! Just one tip when filming yourself, don't mess with your glasses so much. I wear them too and I know it's annoying when they slide down, but just refrain from it when you're talking tothe camera. Merci!
It will be much better if most churches and cathedrals in Montreal are opened for people to pray rather than close most of the days open only for group tourists visit.
Great guide except not very helpful the tip saying to come when there is a festival. I mean, what if you are here watching this when there is not a festival. Made me feel kind of stupid, frankly.. Still, this is the best video guide to top Montreal attractions I have ever seen.
You say even the bums on the street speak more than one language. No offense but language is really just a human experience. It has nothing to do with high intellectual levels or special privileges. Perhaps those bums were exposed to more than one language when they were growing up and so therefore that's why they speak more than one language. We have this stigma of believing that people that speak more than one language might be the rich and famous or the wealthy or people with great IQs. That is not a fact. Either way I really appreciate your videos and the great information you provide. My sister and her husband happen to be in Montreal right now. This is your first time visiting.
I think he made this remark due to the fact that in most non English speaking countries, people who can speak English are usually highly educated and most homeless people aren’t. However, despite being in Québec, a French speaking society, Montréal has a large minority who has English as a first language, and many of the homeless many even only speak English.
Indeed. They are homeless people, not “bums”. It’s classist and elitist to assume poor or underprivileged people can’t speak more than one language. You don’t know someone’s background just because they are homeless.
For the Americans who believe that Quebec is still a "priest-ridden-province", actually it is the least religious province of Canada. As pointed out in the video: you now have to pay to enter the Notre-Dame basilica. Many beautiful churches in Quebec, in my dad's village to name one, lack money for maintenance--- churches are empty on Sunday and many have been sold to other denominations.
Yes, isn't this a paradox??? This is why I opposed Trudeau's Charter so much. At the moment when we were abandoning religion completely, we decided to protect the religion of the immigrants..... Montreal will become Beyrouth-by-the-St-Lawrence and we may end up with civil war.
Well I was not thinking of them.... I consider Islam a foreign disease imported by our politicians thanks to Trudeau-the-Father's 1982 Charter and 1972 Multiculturalism Act. But you are correct, if you include Islam, Montreal is certainly religious even though its 500 churches are now empty. Mark Twain said that in Montreal, if you throw a brick randomly, you will break a stain glass. Still true, but you are unlikely to hurt anyone in the abandoned building.!
R. H. Hewitt There aren't that many Muslims in Montreal honestly. I think Arabs make about 6% of the population of Montreal and about half of them are Christian. I've been living here all my life and I've never had a problem with one of them. They mostly live in Ville St-Laurent and don't really get out of that part of town much.
Not sure why you would have to "warn" your kids about the smell of pot. It's marijuana. Period. Not sure where the discomfort fits in or why one should "be prepared." Maybe that's more of an American perspective? By July 2018 it will be fully legal across the country.
if you go to a restaurent in Montréal, go in the toilet/restroom first... it will indicate you how clean is the cuisine is
"It's not food here, it's cuisine." love it :D
You omitted the wonderful bagels, smoked meat , pate chinois, and Montreal style barbeque chicken as Montreal specialties in their varied cuisine. The Botanic Garden ranks second in the world after Kew Botanical Gardens in England! I also love exploring the underground city with the great Metro system
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I've lived just south of Montreal my entire life. I've been to many places in the world, and Montreal will always be my favorite. Additional things to do for anyone thinking of visiting would be to attend a Canadiens hockey game (even if you don't like hockey, its a very cool experience) and the Grand Prix weekend in June is ABSOLUTELY incredible. You don't even need to go to the race. The city shuts down streets and sets up concert stages in the middle of intersections. This is where my wife and I went for our first wedding anniversary. Absolutely incredible weekend - I would highly recommend. If you get outside the city slightly, there is also great skiing in the winter, mountain biking in the summer, and if you get the chance, I would visit a maple sugaring operation too. Raised donuts with fresh syrup is to die for.
I have visited, studied and lived in Montreal, among other places, and I love this city so much! It's amazing and very tolerant. Yes, it can be pricey, but it depends on how you spend your money, there are ways of having a good time without ruining your budget.
ithacapro so true so true :)
Is it more expensive than Toronto or Vancouver?
@@ahmedbayoumi1345 No. By comparison to Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, etc it is a *very* affordable city. I was amazed at how cheap drinks were even in very upscale clubs; fine restaurants were also less expensive than in those other cities but not to the same degree.
Come in the winter, go watch hockey games at The Bell Center. Or come here during the playoffs, if we're doing good. I find that's where the city's spirits shine the most.
Bear McBear would love to!
Yes! I couldn't agree more. You don't need to like hockey to enjoy the experience.
@@woltersworld any good geek type places? Like table top places, arcades anime stores?
Not sure I would recommend playoff tickets unless you want to use all your budget for that.
@@KiraC91 Not sure about Arcades, but we have the Arcade MTL that I never tried. It's not very far from Otaku Manga. For table tops, you have Randolph, it's considered a bar so 18 and up.
So glad you opened up travel and different cultures to your kids!
Im born and raise in Quebec but live in BC for about 10 years and oh God I miss La Ronde soooooo bad!!!!! Love Montreal! Went to school in Quebec city but Montreal is so much fun! Love your videos! Enjoy Quebec! Lucky!
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You did list a good starting point for new visitors to Montreal. I am an architecture junkie, so just walking around different neighborhoods is a feast for the eyes. Housing isxbuilt to scale, and not the urban sprawl or high-tise mania that has affected Toronto & Vancouver, and most American cities. You really get to know your neighbors, and shops, markets, bakeries, small restaurants are woven right into the neighborhoods. The Metro is fabulous - like Paris, where each station is a work of art! The beautiful parks, and Mont Royal, along with the delights of the Riviere du St Laurent and Lachine Rapides. It is everything a city should be, though could use an upgrade in the weather dept. I never tire of this cosmopolitan masterpuece! C'est bon!
Don't forget that one of the "festivals" you could attend would be the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on the Île Notre-Dame (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_Gilles_Villeneuve)!
its really funny how tourists love festivals and people who actually live in montreal spend like half the year cursing the festivals because there are so many and they're so noisy lol. But as a local form montreal this was a nice video to watch im glad you enjoyed your time here :)
If you like to bike ride, Montreal is a fabulous to ride. You can ride in the downtown areas in designated bike lanes or you can chose a ride along the canal. Literally several miles of bike lanes to enjoy.
Agreed. The Bixi bikes you can rent if you're not local and is much easier to get around in some places than a vehicle, and also fun if you're with friends or family. They have many docking stations around the city so you don't need to return the bike to the same docking station you took of from. The park is a good place to ride to.
Make that several hundred miles of bike paths.
Montréal est la ville du monde avec le plus de restaurants par habitant!
Montreal is the city with the most restaurants by person in the world!
Oh, et le MAC (Musée d'art contemporain) est merveilleux!
Oh, and the MAC (Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal) is fantastique!!!
I am now 70 and would love to retire in Montreal. It has been 30 years since my last visit.
I love your channel. Even though I can't afford to really travel much your channel takes me places. Thanks.
+chris Johnston I'm glad we can show you a bit of the world. Big travel hug to you
Good list :) For less touristy things I would recommend Montreal's microbreweries! Sitting on a terrasse and enjoying some Montreal made beer! Also, going to Mont Royal street and checking out the vintage shops, boutiques, cool bars and restaurants is a must!
Laura Marino any good microbreweries you would recommend? I will be going in August!
Hey Mark, I like your videos, been to Montréal early last year. Funny enough I can tick off 7 of your 10 recommendations. BUT one vital part of visiting Montréal is missing: Centre Bell and The Canadiens de Montréal.
A game is a cool thing, but also visit the Canadiens Hall of Fame at Centre Bell. Well worth a visit, not just for Habs-fans but for all sports and hockey fans. Do a stadium tour, it is worth to experience this remarkable building. You can also go to the old Forum, which isn't an icerink anymore, but a great building full of history, with shops, cinemas and restaurants.
Keep up the great work and take care.
Best regards from Germany
you don t need a car to tour Montreal , the subway system and buses will take you everywhere there is an interesting thing to see , there is also the Bixi bicycle renting system everywhere, go bike ride on the bike path between Champlain bridge and Lachine
hi Mark. i'm a huge fan! i'm visiting montreal right now. i totally agree with you on the food. i'm chinese and the first night i was here my chinese friend took me to chinatown to have dinner. i was like "why the heck are we eating chinese food in montreal?" but i was totally blown by the food, which was just so good and authentic. i haven't had chinese food this good since i left china.
Howard Z cool to hear. hope your trip is going well
Gaming Modz Is there anything you recommend I do in July?
+Evan James July
Canada Day July 1 - parade and events
Just for laughs/Juste pour rire July 2016
Carifiesta parade, July 2, 2016
International percussion festival July 2-10, 2016
International Festival of Circus Arts July 7-17, 2016
Montreal Comic-Con July 8-10, 2016
Les Week-ends du Monde July 9-10 and 16-17, 2016
Festival international de Lanaudière July 9-August 7, 2016
Kahnawake Pow-Wow July 9-10, 2016
Dragon Boat Race Challenge July 9-10, 2016
Fantasia Film Fest July 14-August 2, 2016
Montreal Electronic Groove July 21-31, 2016
Rogers Cup tennis tournament, July 22-31, 2016
This year: women's tennis
Haïti en Folie July 25-31, 2016
Osheaga music & arts festival July 29-31, 2016
Montreal Highland Games July 31, 2016 just type festivals in montreal
Where did you get all this stuff? Is there some page with everything that is going on each month?
+joe gravel I'm going to montreal for the rogers cup lol, im visiting from Puerto Rico
X-Men Days of Future Past was shot there. City hall behind you was used for the Paris hotel and the flight between Beast and Magneto was shot in the fountain just besides it.
the whole old port area is really cool
If you come to montreal, try some bagels, especially the ones named St-Viateur bagel. If you don't mind spending more, go to LaRonde, it's a really great teampark, especially if you love rollercoasters.
andr00123 Both are great.
Thank youuuuuuuuuuuu, I love roller coasters. Montréal est merveilleux :p ! Are Montrealers tolerant towards muslims, especially a muslim woman like me who wears the hijab/veil?? Because it's not always the case in England or the US! Salam (muslim way of saying "peace be upon you") .
I can't tell you for sure, since I am not a Muslim woman, and therefore have not experienced discrimination firsthand, but from what I know, most people in Montreal are tolerant and acceptant of any individual.
Thefleurchic - there are plenty of Muslims in Canada. We're vey diverse and accepting of different cultures. That's what makes us so great !
Me and my sweetie stayed at a motel near a large Jewish neighborhood on Parc about a mile or two South of Mont. Royal at St. Viateur. We thought we were in Israel there were so many Jews wearing their yarmulkes and black hats and clothing. I am half Jewish and talked to a few of them. Very pleasant people. One fellow was kinds enough to take a cellphone video of me and my girlfriend smiling and pointing at different parts of the neighborhood. His wife was smiling and laughing when he did this. I know how to get around the city almost as well as my home town of Toronto. The transit is less than half of what it costs in Toronto now. Only 26 dollars a week and Toronto is not 66 dollars a week for the GTA. The only difference is Montreal does not have street cars. But their transit system is just as good as ours. I will be going back there once the virus meshugas works itself out. We were going back to Montreal for sixteen days in the middle of May but that is not happening. So hopefully by the Fall months. Fingers crossed.
Nice video. Thanks for promoting my great city. A couple of tips: the Biodome is part of the Olympic park (the Biodome is in fact the former Velodrome if I'm not mistaken) so you could combine those two. Also you could combine eating different foods with experiencing multiculturalism. So that makes 8 things. I would add: 9. Walking east along Saint-Catherine street from Atwater through the commercial shopping area, then the Place des festivals, then the red light district to end up in the gay village (east of Berri) in summer (about 4 to 5 km.) (9b. Also when visiting the Place des festivals, why not drop into the big MAC (Musée d'arts contemporains)? 10. Rent a bike and cycle along the Lachine canal. Extras: Take the metro! Wander through the underground city! Walk up boulevard Saint-Laurent and have a smoked meat sandwich at Schwartz's! etc etc
The Montréal planétarium is a few second's walk from the Biodôme. A short (free) bus ride from there are the insectarium and the Botanical gardens.
I actually went to the biodome in August on a rainy day, it was totally fantastic and the people were so nice even though I didn't speak a lick of French! Would totally go again!
Man I love your videos, I watched your European vids religiously before i went over in October, now watching your Canada and American videos for my next trip in February :) thank you so much man you help fill the wait and help bring the excitement even more :)
Wolter, I’m born and raised in Montreal, retired and I give walking tours to my friends here. And I was very impressed with your presentation. Not easy to do a top-ten of this unique city but you nailed it. Other things to do and see should include: discovering the Plateau and it’s wonderful spiraled staircases and walking/cycling along Lachine canal. Speaking of cycling, there are probably more bike paths here than in any other NA city. In terms of parks, make sure you discover parc Lafontaine. Finally for those who like religious heritage, there are so many beautiful churches to see after those mentionned such as St-Patrick’s Basilica, Saint-Jean Baptiste church, Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, and Saint-Georges Anglican church. And one last recommendation: visit some of the squares such as Dominion square, Saint-Louis square and Saint-Denis street, Riopelle square and Victoria square. I’ll stop her but I could go on and on😉.
Just behind you, the Sun Life building who been the largest building of the British Empire for many decades. :)
The park you was in, already been used as cimetary, but don't worry all corpses been moved away.
oh wow i got so happy when i saw this in my subscriptions box!! im a student at mcgill and i love montreal!! definitely a ton of great portuguese restaurants, all you can eat sushi places (i dont have those where im from), coffee/espresso places! tons to do here and all of downtown is beautiful and lively :)
powerofpizzazz cool! we stayed right by McGill when we were there. we have a 5 love and hates of montreal too for you to check out
Your pic is a brazilian meme btw
When my family went last winter, we went through this underground mall that runs under the city. It was a relief from the cold and a warmer way of walking around.
It's very much appreciated in the summer, when it's 35°C (95°F) with a feel of 45°C (115°F) because of the humidity.
Beside poutine, don't forget Montreal Smoke meat :) and Orange Juleb is a must!
If I can recommend two more great things you can visit if you want to get outside of downtown. Visit Le plateau and Park Lafontaine(grab bagels at St-Viateur or Fairmount Bagels), Mile-end, Jean-Talon market and Park Jarry. It's very accessible from downtown and you can probably do most of it in one day. Another thing you can do is go from the old port or Atwater market and rent a bike to spend a day on the lakeshore, you'll be able to go from downtown all the way to Saint-Anne de Bellevue which is the west end of the island. You will see wonderful small neighbourhoods and the Lachine rapids where the explorers couldn't go further when they first discovered Montreal, the entire St-Laurent Shore is a park with a safe cycling path. It can also be done in one day and you might find cheaper food because those towns don't have tourist scams as much.
I took a bus tour for the day (have trouble walking). I stayed at Courtyard Marriott Montreal. 👍I sought after traditional French Quebecois food: La Binerie Mont Royal - yummy! 😍So much to see in Montreal💕 Cèst bon!
Montreal actually has 1.5 millions residents. It goes up to 3.5 millions with the suburbs surrounding the island
1.9
Actually is 2 millions and during the day there's 0.5 to 1 million more people coming from the suburbs...
Awesome! I can't wait for my little trip to Montreal in September ^_^
"Beaches with clothing optional" ? Sorry Mark, not on Île Ste Hélène ! By the way, the Jean Doré beach is the only one I know that uses natural systems to keep the water clean. There's one island your kids would have loved, and that's Île Charron. There's a provincial park there. If you take a walk on the different paths, you are bound to meet the local fauna: deer ! Bring apples and make new friends !
Go to the beach at OKA.
Thank you for correcting him as a Montrealer I was very disappointed to hear such misleading information
Railfans should check out Exporail, Canada's biggest railway museum in St-Constant, a short drive from Montréal.
Hey Wolter! (Just kidding, hey Mark!), I just want to say thanks so much for your videos. Always so informative and authentic. We're in our mid twenties and do lots of travelling and always watch your uploads beforehand. Heading to Montreal and Quebec in August and your footage is getting us really excited. Keep up the fantastic work :). Cian, Ireland.
Surprised u didn’t talk about the underground city that place is so cool
Did you do this all in one recording? Good speaker.
Thanks a lotsss Walter.we are going to Canada end of this year and your information was very helpfull,
Access to Notre Dame is free if you’re catholic and visit during mass. Not a devout practicing catholic, but getting to attend mass in French can all be part of the tourist experience.
Beautiful city specially those renaissance buildings. If I ever am there I would 1st try poutine.
I'm surprised how few people mention the Cosmodrome. It's one of Montreal's biggest attractions!
I think the reason it isn't mentionned is because he stayed solely in montreal city, and not the area, while the cosmodome is in laval.
hi there sir! could you probably describe the volume of people in the pedestrian street of Montreal called Place Jacques Cartier? thank you :)
thanks for great video I'm planning to go to in October.
Thanks for the tips. Going in early Dec any tips for things to visit during that time of year?
just a tip: in french we don't pronounce the "t" in montreal, we don't say "Mon-tré-al", we say "Mon-ré-al"
Why et pourquoi ?
Who cares if you don't pronounce "t". Montreal is Montreal only if it's pronounced with "t". Don't forget it's a Canadian city.
Hey your video is amazing, thanks
@@exploreworldtravelandnatur2641 Except that Montréal STANDS for Mont Réal cause it's a freaking mount. And we don't pronounce T in Mont.
If you're Canadian, seems like you failed French classes.
@@dr4co500 again who cares if I failed French class because a big majority of the Canadians pronounce it Montreal.
Thank u so very much! It s a wonderful video and it s very useful for me since i m planning a trip to Montreal this year 👍💕🌺🌹
The beach on the islands are not clothing optional. That's in Oka.
also no one mentions st joseph's oratory the biggest church in canada
jon jenkins Good point. I can see it from my appartment window.
Just a reminder to be respectful there. It is a church!
It's on the bus tour. Tour only stops for a few minutes so you only allowed to take pictures from the outside and not go in. So it's me fine I have a hard time walking I am not climbing up bunch of stairs
It takes forever climb all the stair up to the church it's supposed to be a public building and if you want to inside you must pay 15.00$ each. As well you must pay in the Notre Dame church. Tabarnak. Il vaut mieux aller au lac des castors ou au quartier portugais
He mentions at end
thanks for great video I'm planning to go to this summer !!
❤️ Montreal thanks for sharing!
nice
So well done!
Thanks for your video
Great video! Thanks!
fine
Every year I go to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to watch the Formula 1 race
mi fa molto piacere capire e vedere questo la mia voglia è solo raggiungere questo paese ma peccato per me car j'ai pas les moyens d'y parvenir
I've been to Montreal many times. Stayed at a motel at Parc and Mont Royal. And also stayed on St. Denis. And also in the West Island in Dollard des Ormeaux. Great transit system and beautiful markets and stores and malls. Most people are extremely friendly and helpful. I was amazed at how people would offer you their seat on the buses or subways. I am a man and females would offer their seats. Just wonderful people. But the influx of immigrants is starting to clog up the city and transit and that is going to be an issue if it continues. I love going everywhere on the transit system and the cost is the cheapest for a weekly pass I have ever paid in any large city. 26 dollars for a week. That is amazingly low. It has many great attractions and shopping is great if you are into that sort of thing. I have been to all four corners of the island and will go there again once the virus works itself out and things get back to normal. I love that city.
do you live in Quebec?
"You can smell the difference".
Weed is now legal in Canada.
And it's very good 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 🙂🙂🙂!!
@@johndohio In Québec, you can buy it at government-run stores.
@@simonrancourt7834 cool !
Great video like a lot :)
You need to show more of the sights in the city while you are talking about each area and each attraction. I would have preferred to see videos of these attractions instead of just looking at you speaking 90% of the time.
I love your videos and I've used them for NYC as well, and it's amazing how well travelled you are! Just one tip when filming yourself, don't mess with your glasses so much. I wear them too and I know it's annoying when they slide down, but just refrain from it when you're talking tothe camera. Merci!
is french is good
hello nice video
Interesting video
It may cost you some cash... but C'MON you gotta go see a Habs game!
Thanks very nice video.
It will be much better if most churches and cathedrals in Montreal are opened for people to pray rather than close most of the days open only for group tourists visit.
People aren't religious in Quebec. Churches are being turned into condos so why not let tourists visit them at this point?
the carifest also
Montreal Film Festival.
J aime ma ville
magic sightseeing
The mosaic gardens
super choix bravo
+Lilla Vella merci!
You'll "smell the difference" even more in 6 months. Pot will be legal in Canada in July 1st 2018.
Dont forget the tamtams up on mt royal
Stoner spotted!!! Haha
Great guide except not very helpful the tip saying to come when there is a festival. I mean, what if you are here watching this when there is not a festival. Made me feel kind of stupid, frankly.. Still, this is the best video guide to top Montreal attractions I have ever seen.
+ned rust just type festivals in montreal on google or what to do in montreal
2:38 Is that pão de queijo in the basket???? That ain't French or Canadian. It's Brazilian
Vai po caralho.. Brasileiro nada o pão de queijo e portugûes paaaa!!! Muito mais melhor nosse queijo são jorge ;)
dodnt forget formula 1 race in montreal
Nice video
Wow.
Wow, he speaks very fast !!! kkkk
How many times can the word 'cool' be used?
I can't even name 10 sights and I'm from Montreal.
Glad I could help ;)
You say even the bums on the street speak more than one language. No offense but language is really just a human experience. It has nothing to do with high intellectual levels or special privileges. Perhaps those bums were exposed to more than one language when they were growing up and so therefore that's why they speak more than one language. We have this stigma of believing that people that speak more than one language might be the rich and famous or the wealthy or people with great IQs. That is not a fact. Either way I really appreciate your videos and the great information you provide. My sister and her husband happen to be in Montreal right now. This is your first time visiting.
I think he made this remark due to the fact that in most non English speaking countries, people who can speak English are usually highly educated and most homeless people aren’t. However, despite being in Québec, a French speaking society, Montréal has a large minority who has English as a first language, and many of the homeless many even only speak English.
Indeed. They are homeless people, not “bums”. It’s classist and elitist to assume poor or underprivileged people can’t speak more than one language. You don’t know someone’s background just because they are homeless.
Any Indian food in Montreal.
Sure
Great Indian food in Montreal
Try “Palais d’Ajit” in Verdun or “Super Qualité”
@@jinjysbro In english please
@@tarny11 Those are the names of the places. Here in Québec, the main language is French, not English, so many names of business are in French.
Too bad you can't see Expos in Montreal in the last two decades.
Anthony Bourdain on Montréal's cuisine :
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Maye louve montreal
For the Americans who believe that Quebec is still a "priest-ridden-province", actually it is the least religious province of Canada. As pointed out in the video: you now have to pay to enter the Notre-Dame basilica. Many beautiful churches in Quebec, in my dad's village to name one, lack money for maintenance--- churches are empty on Sunday and many have been sold to other denominations.
Very well said! Quebec is way ahead of the US on this.
Yes, isn't this a paradox??? This is why I opposed Trudeau's Charter so much. At the moment when we were abandoning religion completely, we decided to protect the religion of the immigrants.....
Montreal will become Beyrouth-by-the-St-Lawrence and we may end up with civil war.
"actually it is the least religious province of Canada" - what about all the muslims in Montreal - they are very religious ?
Well I was not thinking of them.... I consider Islam a foreign disease imported by our politicians thanks to Trudeau-the-Father's 1982 Charter and 1972 Multiculturalism Act.
But you are correct, if you include Islam, Montreal is certainly religious even though its 500 churches are now empty. Mark Twain said that in Montreal, if you throw a brick randomly, you will break a stain glass. Still true, but you are unlikely to hurt anyone in the abandoned building.!
R. H. Hewitt There aren't that many Muslims in Montreal honestly. I think Arabs make about 6% of the population of Montreal and about half of them are Christian. I've been living here all my life and I've never had a problem with one of them. They mostly live in Ville St-Laurent and don't really get out of that part of town much.
wtf where's laronde
So true. Laronde is pretty crowded though.
is prety.
At the earth heaven only in one Montreal
Not sure why you would have to "warn" your kids about the smell of pot. It's marijuana. Period. Not sure where the discomfort fits in or why one should "be prepared." Maybe that's more of an American perspective? By July 2018 it will be fully legal across the country.
that grate
If you like punk rock: Les Foufounnes électrique
walked into Notre Dame, looked around, thought: "hm. Catholic gilt".
Sin city of the north!
I love sin!