Guidatour: Montreal Downtown Walking Tour

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Duration:
Location: Montreal, Canada | Montreal, Canada


Category: Tours & Sightseeing

Highlights:
Immersion into Montreal's lively downtown & Underground City
Cultural hub Place des Arts in the Quartier des Spectacles
McGill University's campus & the modern World Trade Center
1,600 shops in 20 miles (32 km) of subterrannean tunnels
Expert local guide shares historical & cultural insight

Inclusions:
Guided walking tour of downtown Montreal
Commentary in French or English

Description:

Hit the pavement with your professional guide for a walking tour of Montreal’s historic sites, modern architecture, and city landmarks both above and below ground. After exploring downtown, make your way into the Pedestrian Network of Montreal to see what Montrealers call “the Underground City.”

Begin your tour in Montreal’s historic city center, crossing Dorchester Square into the Quartier des Spectacles. Admire the Place des Arts, home to Montreal’s symphony orchestra, ballet, and opera. Step into the atrium of the Place Montreal Trust—the fountain in the center of the lobby spouts up 98 feet (30 m) into the air.

Stoll across the Place du Canada, and gaze up at the domed basilica of the Mary Queen of the World Cathedral. Pass through the bustling, commuting crowds in Montreal’s Central Station, and soak up the studious energy among McGill University’s elegant buildings and sprawling lawns.

In the Quartier International, walk up the main commercial drag of Rue Sainte-Catherine, passing by the brightly colored Palais des Congrès and the World Trade Center—this so-called “horizontal skyscraper” ties together older Victorian-buildings and modern glass atriums.

Next, stop through the doors of the Place Ville-Marie to access the 20 miles (32 km) of tunnels and passageways of the ville intérieure, or Underground City. Wander by the Promenades Cathédrale shopping center, part of the complex 1,600 stores, restaurants, and businesses that thrive below the city streets.