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Montreal AttractionsQuays of the Old Port La Ronde Montreal Botanical Garden Old Montreal Montreal City Parks Planetarium de Montreal Parc Olympique de Montreal Religious ToursQuays of the Old Port
The Quays of Old Port are elevated piers to accommodate the transatlantic liners that mour in Montreal. Clock Tower Quay, originally built in 1916 and named Victoria Pier, has one warehouse left from it's former days, the Yacht Club Montreal and the Clock Tower which has 192 steps to a view of Montreal and the St. Lawrence River. Bonsecours Basin turns into a skating rink in the winter, in the summer putter around the basin in pedal boats. Jacques-Cartier Quay holds large events such as the Reggae Festival and Canada Day celebrations. Telus uses this quay for their Telus Fire on Ice fireworks display in the winter. King Edward Quay is home to the Montreal Science Centre with exhibition halls, the IMAX®Telus Theatre, restaurants and boutiques. Conveyor Quay has a pond, the Eau-Canada garden and Veb Aventure/Zap Montreal. Alexandra Quay is the maritime terminal for large transatlantic cruise ships during the summer and fall. The Lachine Canal is used by pleasure crafts to view Montreal's scenery from the water and experience locking. Next to the locks are Café des Eclusiers and Parc des Ecluses. http://www.quaysoftheoldport.com/en/index.cfm?month=07-19-2006&suiv=06-01-2006 La Ronde
La Ronde Amusement Park has over 40 rides and attractions for all types and aged visitors. This theme park was renovated in 2002 and added 16 new rides to it's classic attractions. http://www.laronde.com/en/ Montreal Botanical Garden
The Montreal Botanical Garden's 22, 000 plant and cultivars, 10 greenhouses and 30 thematic gardens are sure to captivate you with the worldwide selection of colours and fragrances. You can visit the Montreal Botanical Garden any time of the year. Allow one hour to tour the greenhouses, two to five hours for the outdoor gardens and 45 minutes for the Insectarium. http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/jardin.htm Old Montreal
Old Montreal is a lively neighbourhood full of history. You can choose to take a guided tour or a self guided tour. With more than 500 businesses and services you are sure to find a lot of interesting spots. Old Montreal has art galleries, restaurants, urban spas, shopping for furniture, fashion and designer items, and gourmet shops. http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/eng/accueila.htm Montreal City Parks
Montreal has many city parks and tree lined streets for your walking and hiking pleasure. The parks cover 4, 400 hectares of Montreal from downtown out to the shorelines. The main parks include:
http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=175,1721882&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Planetarium de Montreal
The Montreal Planetarium offers multimedia shows and exhibits for people of all ages. Familiarize yourself with natural sciences, nature and astronomy. http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/planetarium/ Parc Olympique de Montreal
Parc Olympique de Montreal is where the XXI Olympic games where held. The park has a stadium, the Montreal Tower, sports centre, fields and outside grounds. The Olympic Stadium Sports Centre has 6 pools, fitness centre and a multi sport room. The competition pool is 50 by 25 metres, the training pool is 50 metres and there are also a warm up pool, diving pool and wading pool. The Montreal Tower is the highest inclined tower of the world. It has an elevation of 175 metres and 45 degree angle. The Observatory, cocktail room and Salon Montreal reception hall occupy the top 3 floors of the Montreal Tower which you access by a 2 level glass funicular. Guided tours of the Stadium and Sports Centre are available. http://www.rio.gouv.qc.ca/index2.jsp Religious ToursMontreal is called "the city with one hundred bell towers". Originally founded in 1642 by the Sulpicians to convert North American Indians to Christianity, Montreal has a long religious history. A sampling of the religious tours you could take are:
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