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Montreal is the second-largest city in Canada located city in the province of Quebec. The city originally called Ville-Marie, or “City of Mary” is named after Mont-Royal, the triple-peaked hill right in the centre of the city. The true international flavor in this vibrant, culturally diverse, and colorful city of 3.7 million inhabitants is evident in the numerous fine restaurants, shops, theatres, train stations that are a characteristic feature of the city. With tourists coming in year-round one cannot miss experiencing the excitement and exuberance that pervades the entire city. Montreal’s has a beautiful seaway through the St. Lawrence River which serves as a reminder of its glorious past.

CLIMATE

Montreal’s climate is classified as humid continental with warm, at times hot and humid summers with temperatures varying from 24 – 26°C at highs to 13 – 16°C at lows. Winter in Montreal is cold, snowy and windy. Spring and fall are pleasant but interrupted by drastic temperature changes. The city gets abundant sunshine annually, with summer being at its sunniest best, and also the slightly wetter season as compared to the rest.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Montreal with its multicultural and multilingual lifestyle, safe neighborhoods, and easy-going attitude make it a pleasure to explore. The main tourist attractions include Old Montreal & Old Port, Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Walk up Saint-Denis Street & Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Point-a-Calliere Museum, Montreal Biodome, Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art, The Lachine Canal, Casino de Montréal (Montreal Casino) and the Jean-Talon Market (Marché Jean-Talon).

TRANSPORT

Montreal has an excellent urban transit system, efficient, well managed and coordinated with great detail. Public local transport is served by a network of buses, subways, and commuter trains which are almost always on schedule. The pride of the city’s transport system is the subway better known as the Metro, which by itself is another tourist attraction. The innumerable subway stations were particularly designed by different architects with excellent usage of public space.

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AIRPORT

Montreal has two international airports, while one operates for passenger flights only; the other operates the cargo transport. Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport also known as Dorval Airport is Montreal’s main airport and also the busiest airport in the province of Quebec. It is ranked as the third busiest in Canada in terms of passenger traffic with an estimation of 12,218,774 passengers on an annual basis.

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