Fodor's Montreal & Quebec City

Fodor's Montreal & Quebec City

by Fodor's Travel Publications
Fodor's Montreal & Quebec City

Fodor's Montreal & Quebec City

by Fodor's Travel Publications
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Overview

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years.







Montréal and Québec City are treasured destinations for American travelers: a corner of France in North America. This guide, with rich color photographs throughout, captures the French-speaking cities' universal appeal, from sidewalk cafés to winter sports and traditional French cuisine.







This travel guide includes:



· Dozens of full-color maps plus a handy pullout map with essential information



· Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks



· Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path



· Major sights such as Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Montreal, Parc du Mont-Royal, Mont-Tremblant, Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, The Old Port, La Citadelle, Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, Tadoussac, and Plains of Abraham



· Side Trips from Montreal including The Laurentians, The Outaouais, and The Eastern Townships



· Side Trips from Quebec City including Cote-de-Beaupre, Ile d'Orleans, and Charlevoix



· Coverage of Old Montreal and the Lachine Canal; Downtown and Chinatown; The Latin Quarter and the Village; The Plateau, Outremont, Mile End and Little Italy; Parc du Mont-Royal; Cote-des-Neiges; Hochelaga-Maisonneuve; The Islands; Quebec City Upper Town; Quebec City Lower Town and Quebec City Old City

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781101878606
Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.
Publication date: 02/09/2016
Series: Full-color Travel Guide , #28
Pages: 368
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

For over 80 years, Fodor's Travel has been a trusted resource offering expert travel advice for every stage of a traveler's trip. We hire local writers who know their destinations better than anyone else, allowing us to provide the best travel recommendations for all tastes and budget in over 7,500 worldwide destinations. Our books make it possible for every trip to be a trip of a lifetime.

Table of Contents

1 Experience Montréal and Québec City 7

22 Ultimate Experiences 8

What's Where 16

What to Eat and Drink 18

Cool Things to Do in Montréal and Québec City 20

Best Spa Experiences in Montréal and Québec City 22

Best Side Trips from Montréal and Québec City 24

Montréal and Québec City Today 26

Montréal and Québec City with Kids 28

Free and Cheap 29

What to Read and Watch Before Your Trip 30

How to Speak Québécois 32

2 Travel Smart 33

Know Before You Go 34

Getting Here and Around 36

Essentials 40

Montréal and Québec City's Best Festivals 47

Helpful French Phrases 50

Great Itineraries 52

A Food Lover's Tour of Montréal 54

A Walk through Québec City's History 56

Montréal and Québec City's Best Walking Tours 58

Contacts 59

3 Montréal 61

Welcome to Montréal 62

Planning 64

Old Montréal (Vieux-Montréal) 70

Downtown 90

Westmount 119

The Village 121

The Latin Quarter 124

The Plateau Mont-Royal and Mile End 130

Outremont 143

Little Italy 147

Pare du Mont-Royal 153

Côte-des-Neiges 154

Hochelaga-Maisonneuve 158

The Islands 163

Sud-Ouest and Lachine 166

4 Side Trips From Montréal 173

Welcome to Side Trips from Montréal 174

Planning 177

Oka 178

St-Sauveur-des-Monts 180

Morin Heights 182

Ste-Adèle 183

Val-David 184

Ste-Agathe-des-Monts 185

Mont-Tremblant 186

Montebello 191

Gatineau 192

Bromont 193

Knowlton (Lac Brome) 197

Abbaye St-Benoît-du-Lac 199

Pare du Mont-Orford 200

Magog 200

North Hatley 203

Sherbrooke 204

Notre-Dame-des-Bois 205

5 Québec City 207

Welcome to Québec City 208

Planning 211

Upper Town 213

Lower Town 235

Outside the Old City 244

6 Side Trips from Québec City 263

Welcome to Side Trips from Québec City 264

Planning 267

Ste-Pétronille 269

St-Laurent de I'lle d'Orléans 270

St-Jean 272

St-François 272

Ste-Famille 273

St-Pierre 273

Côte-de-Beaupré 274

Baie-St-Paul 280

St-Joseph-de-la-Rive 283

La Malbaie 284

Tadoussac 286

Port Saguenay 288

Trois-Rivières 290

Index 293

About Our Writers 304

Maps

Great Itineraries 53

A Food Lover's Tour of Montréal 55

A Walk through Québec City's History 57

Old Montréal (Vieux-Montréal) 78-79

Downtown 94-95

The Underground City 98

The Village and the Latin Quarter 127

The Plateau Mont-Royal and Mile End 132-133

Outremont and Little Italy 144

Westmount, Pare du Mont-Royal, and Côte-des-Neiges 152

Hochelaga-Maisonneuve 159

The Islands 162

Sud-Ouest and Lachine 168

The Laurentians and the Outaouais 179

The Eastern Townships 196

Upper Town 214-215

The Fortifications 219

Lower Town 234

Outside the Old City 246-247

Côte de Beaupré and Île d'Orléans 276

Charleviox 282

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