Hotel accommodation in MontrealListing of all Montreal Hotels
The port of Montreal lies at one end of the St. Lawrence Seaway, which is the river gateway that stretches from the Great Lakes up into the Atlantic Ocean. Montreal has a compact downtown between the mountain and river With most city workers living in the town. There is no evening exodus from the city to suburbs. There are restaurants of every nationality, international name-brand boutiques, great department stores, intimate café-terrasses and very happening nightclubs and bars.
A thriving Chinese community continues to celebrate traditional festivals and holidays and shops selling medicinal roots, exotic foodstuffs and hand-painted porcelain
The downtown has a famous underground pedestrian network under the centre of the city with 20 miles of brightly lit, scrupulously clean passageways. These link thousands of boutiques, major hotels, restaurants, universities, dozens of office buildings and attractions. Montreal is an important centre of commerce, industry, culture, finance, and world affairs. It is the centre of
Quebec culture and has museums such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musee d'art contemporain,
the Redpath Museum, the Stewart Museum, the McCord Museum of Canadian History,
and the Canadian Centre for Architecture.
Montreal has a great nightlife attributed to its relatively late "last call" (3 a.m.) and also many restaurants and after hours clubs that stay open well into the morning. Major cultural events include
the world's largest jazz and comedy festivals as well as celebrations of
French-language song (les Francofolies), African culture (Nuits d'Afrique),
electronic music (Mutek), artisanship (Salon des Métiers d'Art)
and cinema (World Film Festival).
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