The historic centre of Montreal, Vieux-Port is home to
some of the city's most antiquated buildings and
picturesque streets. Along the waters of the St.
Lawrence River, the bank of Old Port features museums,
festivals, food stalls, and outdoor athletics, a
celebrated part of the city that explodes into
fireworks displays on warm summer nights. At its
centre, street performers and artists compete with
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sprawling restaurant terraces for space along
Jacques-Cartier Square, while the cobbled streets of
Rue St. Paul and Rue Notre-Dame offer a reprieve of
quiet galleries and atmospheric wine bars. Horse-drawn
carriages are not an uncommon part of traffic, and the
narrows they traverse are lined with boutiques,
crêperies, and poutine shops enshrined in buildings of
stone and wooden lattices. Here you can evoke
Montreal's past with a traditional cooking lesson or
historical tour, then enjoy its artistic present with
live music and theatre.
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