Montreal Travel Deals and Vacation Packages

Take the plunge to this goldmine of varied adventures!  An array of travel deals and vacation packages to Montreal offer a unique experience perfect for all tastes and budget.  Come and discover the splendor of the distinct New World urbanity with the blend of the romantic charm of European-flavored historic landmarks and Gallic sense of joie de vivre.

Montreal is a city and port in east Canada, in Quebec on Monteal Island at the junction of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers.  It is the second largest city in Canada.  A city steeped in rich culture and history, it boasts of a great number of attractive, fashionably dressed populace and a well deserved reputation as one of the liveliest cities in North America.  Next to Paris, it hosts the largest number of French speaking people.

The strategic location of Montreal as an island in the St. Lawrence River has made it as the historically highest navigable point even before the arrival of Europeans in Canada. A thriving Mohawk town called Hochelaga was on the site of present-day Montreal when explorer Jacques Cartier ‘discovered’ it in 1535.  A hundred years later, in 1642, the tiny town of Ville-Marie was founded as a Sulpician mission by Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve. After its capture by the English in 1762, Montreal remained until the 1970s as the most important city in Canada and was briefly capital of the province in the 1840s.

Montreal can be an exciting tourist destination almost all throughout the year.  When you are visiting during the summer months, the nights can get humid.  But it is the best time of the year when the city turns on its vibrant partying mood as the festival season moves into high gear. Autumn months are a great time to visit the forested Laurentians or the rolling hills of the Eastern Townships. The cold wintry months can be a best time for some great ice skating. Popular skating rinks include La Fontaine Park, the Old Port, Mont-Royal Park and Maisonneuve Park, which are popular haunts for families, friends, lovers, amateur skaters and accomplished athletes enjoying Montréal’s beautiful winter days. 

Travelers should commence their Montreal experience with a tour of Mont Royal.  The city’s highest point and the most recognizable landmark is a landscaped park which boasts of several kilometers of jogging and skiing tracks and spots offering a great vista of the of the bustling city and the St. Lawrence River. On its southern slope, visitors are greeted by the long line of high-rises and modern shopping malls of downtown Montreal intermingling with older buildings, interesting museums and notable churches. A “must see” for all Montreal visitors is Old Montreal.  This iconic landmark is a spectacular collection of historic buildings, inviting public spaces and the riverside promenades of the adjacent Old Port.  This tourist hotspot is perfect jump-off point to the site of Expo 67 World Fair.  This great destination, now named Parc Jean-Drapeau, still offers abundant recreational opportunities.  The city’s other main attractions are the complex of buildings left over from the 1976 Olympics and the nearby Botanical Garden.

Montreal boasts of some great shopping facilities, from large department stores to small street markets, specialist fashion boutiques and discount retail outlets. Indeed you will discover that the city is one great shopping haven!