OLD MONTREAL is a historic district of the city
of Montreal located in the borough of Ville-Marie. Most of Old Montreal was
declared a historic district in 1964 by the Quebec Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
In Old Montreal (or Ville-Marie) you will get lost in the protected streets of
this beautiful historic district. The Parisian architecture will enchant you.
Visit the Pointe-à-Callière museum and rue Paul. Enjoy an ice cream at Délices
Érable & Cie—all the flavors are made with maple syrup, a regional specialty.
Old Montreal is one of the most popular tourist areas in Montreal, but also in
Quebec and Canada. At the end of the 1990s, it was estimated that Old Montreal
received more than 11 million visitors10.
There are several major public squares (Place
d'Armes, Place Jacques-Cartier) as well as the much-visited Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal which receives more than 2,500 visitors a day during the
summer11.
The museum network is quite developed there
since you can visit seven (7) museums, several of which are very popular, for
example: Pointe-à-Callière Museum, Château Ramezay, Marguerite-Bourgeoys Museum
and the Notre-Dame-de-Bon Chapel. - Rescue, etc.
Old Montreal has only seven buildings dating
from the French regime (which ended in 1763); the Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice
(1684), the old general hospital (1693), the Château Ramezay (1705), the Maison
Clément-Sabrevois de Bleury (1747), the Maison Brossard-Gauvin (1750), a small
outbuilding associated with the Maison Papineau complex not accessible from the
street (1752) and the Maison Dumas (1757).
Places of interest to see:
- The old seminary of Saint Sulpice: the oldest existing building in Montreal;
- The Notre-Dame basilica: I will talk about it in detail a little later;
- The New York Life building: built in 1888, it was Montreal's first skyscraper;
- Saint Jacques Street: Montreal's "Wall Street";
- Place d'Youville converted into a green space and its peaceful atmosphere;
- The three courthouses;
- The town hall to be admired in the evening for its play of light on the facade;
- Place Jacques Cartier, ideal for sitting down and having a drink on the terrace;
- The Bonsecours market with its luxury boutiques and temporary exhibitions.
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