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| One of Canada’s best universities, McGill University in Montreal. McGill is an English language university right in the heart of Montreal. La Ville de Montreal is the most bilingual city in Canada. Besides McGill other excellent universities are L’Université de Montreal and UQAM (French language universities). |
La Ville de Montreal was founded on May 17, 1642 by French explorer Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, Ville Marie was the original name for the settlement. It incorporated as a city in 1832. Today Montreal is one of the most cosmopolitan, multi-cultural cities in North america and unique because of its French European and English North American influences. It’s a cultural capital in its own right where creative people like Guy Laliberté can thrive. He was a street performer who later went on to found and grow the world famous Cirque du Soleil. Montreal is also a festival town with the Montreal Jazz Festival, Osheaga Music Fest and the Juste Pour Rire festival comedy festival being the most famous and popular. As their French heritage would suggest, Montrealers love life and thus you can find amazing restaurants and bars in the city. If you like meat sandwiches you must have a Smoked Meat sandwich at Schwartz’s Deli. Don’t miss walking up Mont-Royal in the summer to get a bird’s eye view of the city. And of course, the Old Montreal area is a must.
Plan your visit to Montreal. Check out the most recommended hotels on TripAdvisor. We’ll have more Montreal #Canada150photos in the coming weeks with further recommendations as to what to see and where to go. Bon voyage!
2017. Canada’s 150th Birthday.
Source: canadianandworldtourism.com