Tours & Activities in Montreal
Discover the essentials of Montreal. We will see the most beautiful historical sites of Montreal as we wander around the oldest neighborhood : the old port of Montreal and beyond! We will see place Vauquelin, Montreal town hall, Ramesay castle, Bonsecour market, the old port, Notre Dame church, fortifications and many more. I will tell you funny stories about the city. You could learn about french and english rivalry in the city, religious and economic history of the town, the olympic game we had, winter weather in Montreal, architecture, etc. I will tell you some informations about our culture. I am an experimented tour guide so I know a lot about the city and will gladly share all of that knowledge with you. See you soon in Downtown Montreal!
Montreal stretches over a 50km long island and the old city is located on the shores of San Lorenzo. In just 375 years it was founded by French missionaries in 1642, 3 centuries of history that made Montreal the first major commercial center in Canada.
In this free walking tour we will visit:
- Plaza de Armas: Monument to the founders.
- Notre-Dame Basilica: masterpiece, considered one of the splendid churches in North America
- Bank of Montreal
- Seminary
- St-Jacques Street: In this "Wall Street" of Canada where the statement "Montreal was the metropolis of Canada" takes on all its meaning. Bold architecture, banks and insurance companies, very beautiful facades etc.
- Plaza Victoria: Park, subway, underground city, ICAO and World Trade Center.
- Porto Vecchio: In its glory days and for centuries it was one of the most important inland ports in North America.
- Set of historic and romantic streets that descend to the San Lorenzo river.
- Place Jacques-Cartier: Hotel de Ville, the town hall, the Bonsecours market, the chapel, the S-Paul street and Notre-Dame
Montreal
You can not miss it !!
Enjoy incredible views of the city from a cabin on the largest Ferris wheel in Canada with this ticket to La Grande Roue de Montréal.
I invite you to travel back in time to old Montreal! I like to mix stories from Canada that stand out in old Montreal. This allows them to better understand my country and my city and its particularities.
I also hand them a map of the city with a list of suggested places to see and do after the tour.
The Free Tour lasts between 2 and 2.5 hours and has as its meeting point the Nelson Column in Jacques Cartier Square.
Throughout the tour we will see Chateau Ramezay , the first church in Montreal: Notre-Dame de Bonsecours , then the Bonsecours market , St-Paul street , the first shopping street, the Notre-Dame Basilica and the parade ground with its buildings counting 4 centuries of history.
Next we will go on the subway to show you how to use the underground corridors from the convention center. We will continue to the World Trade Center. Then it will be McGill Street and an anecdote about the filming that is done in Montreal.
We will end the tour at the Royal Square and the Pointe-a-Callieres archeology museum.
I wait for you!