Overlooking the mighty St. Lawrence River, Montréal is the world?s second largest French speaking city after Paris. The historic buildings and cobblestone streets are a reminder of its fur trading past while shiny skyscrapers point to the future.
Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica (Montréal Notre Dame Basilica)
Old Montréal (Vieux-Montréal) has an old European charm like no other place in the Americas. This is where enduring stories of the first French settlers are still heard, and where time seems to move at a pace held over from a previous century.
View the downtown skyline from the romantic Mount-Royal lookout.