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Montreal, Quebec, reveals a special spirit to visitors. Sightseeing at the French-speaking city's top landmarks provides a diverse and fun Montreal photography vacation.

When the warm weather makes it pleasant to venture out on a Montreal walking tour, a Montreal guidebook with great maps is an essential item.

The Bank of Montreal opened for business in Montreal, Quebec, printing its own currency. As the country grew, the Bank prospered, launching branches across Canada.

Looking for lunch in all the wrong places? Skip the fast food and sample some great local flavors at these Montreal Plateau cafés, restaurants, and food purveyors.

The Montreal Science Centre in Canada's Quebec province offers high-tech fun and games, lessons that explore the basics of science, and a working Internet studio.

The time is 1705. The place is Old Montreal. What did our ancestors do on the weekend? Just like us, they probably went shopping.

Gain access to 34 area museums and major attractions for three days at a cost of $50 with public transportation included. It's a real Montreal, Quebec travel bargain.

Stevie Wonder, Patrick Watson, and Ben Harper headline more than 250 free shows at the 30th Montreal International Jazz Festival.

For those looking for a cost-effective way to get between Toronto and Montreal, consider taking a coach bus, where tickets start at just $10 each way.

The Montreal Bike Fest bike tours, a travel agency for cyclists, BIXI bike rentals, and a bicycle-themed museum exhibit make Montreal, Canada a very bike-friendly city.

Need a family-friendly vacation destination? Look no further than Montreal, Canada.

If you're in search of a little pampering while in Montreal, try a night at the Intercontinental Montreal Hotel.

During an Old Montreal summer vacation, walk and relax in the parks and public spaces of this French-speaking city.

From housewares and home furnishings to high-end clothes and Canadian-made winter apparel, Rue St. Denis in Montreal's Plateau neighborhood offers some serious shopping.

As one of North America's most exciting and accessible cities, travelling to Montreal depends solely on how you wish to get there: by car, plane, bus or train.

The 2009 edition of the International Balloon Festival of St. Jean sur Richelieu floats into town Aug. 8 to 16. More than 100 colorful hot air balloons will be on site.

Visiting Montreal, Canada? Check out how the locals live and don't miss a leisurely and culinary stroll along Avenue du Mont Royal in the Plateau neighborhood.

Coldplay, the Beastie Boys, the Roots, Rufus Wainwright, Jason Mraz, Arctic Monkeys, the Stills, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Decemberists, and Eagles of Death Metal headline

A look at the latest rankings of private and public high schools in Montreal

Prominent public art, splendid sculptures, and magnificent monuments artistically inspire generations, pay homage to our ancestors, and evoke a sense of city pride.

Highlighting this year's Osheaga Festival are Jack Johnson, the Killers, Iggy and the Stooges, Duffy, N*E*R*D, Gogol Bordello, CSS, Eddy Grant, and Broken Social Scene.

Visitors to Montreal must take a trip to the Botanical Gardens. Located 4 miles from the city center, an entire day is needed for the sights of this beautiful landscape.

Enjoying a Montreal ski vacation is the perfect way to spend a winter holiday. Venture to snowy Quebec for great family skiing, challenging runs, and lively après ski.

Montreal's East End Hochelaga/Maisonneuve district, HoMa, offers a number of fun things to do.

The Magic of Lanterns is an annual fall festival of lights that heralds the arrival of Montreal's crisp autumn nights in colorful style.

Here's the complete 2009 schedule for the Montreal Fireworks Festival and some great suggestions on where to catch the show.

The Montreal festival season has officially begun. With many fests celebrating milestone anniversaries, be prepared for a bigger, bolder, brighter 2009 festival season.

Ahoy matey! Pointe-à-Callière, the Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History, explores havoc on the high seas with Pirates, Privateers, and Freebooters.

Ste. Catherine Street in Montreal's Gay Village is turned into a pedestrian-friendly thoroughfare full of restaurants, bars, and shops all summer long.

A billboard in Montreal's underground reads "Metro...Boulot...Dodo"; "Commute...Work...Sleep". As in, that's all there is to life.

Attention landlubbers! Montreal goes maritime at the Old Port - also known as the Quays of the Old Port - with seafaring adventures for everyone.

The 2009 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival Lineup Includes Whoopi Goldberg, John Cleese, Martin Short, Bill Cosby, Chicago's Second City and more.

The old rivalry is renewed once again in the 2009 playoffs as the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens clash in the first round of the postseason.

Quebec's Montreal Botanical Garden hosts Butterflies Go Free, Great Gardening Weekend, First Nations Garden, summer garden tours, and Magic of Lanterns

Travel to Montreal on a budget. Pay for the hotel and food but experience many of the best attractions of this great city for free.

A French history dating back almost four hundred years and a location on one of the great rivers of the world have made Montreal a world-class city.

Today's Montreal is made up of a lot more nationalities and ethnic groups than the original French and English that settled Quebec, making it a vibrant cosmopolitan city.

Canada and New England offer popular cruise ship ports of call. Celebrity Cruises, Princess Cruises, Holland America and Norwegian Cruise Lines can get you there.

Though there are few English speaking theatre companies in Montreal, Theatre 314 thrives presenting intelligent, progressive, ballsy, live performance.

In the new play Alan's Search for the Best Girl in Montreal, which opens Feb 12 at Theatre 314, Cupid's Always Missing the Mark ... and Adam Kelly.

As a young poet, Leonard Cohen was preoccupied with passion and mythic imagery. In "St. Catherine's Street" he examines how one diminishes the other.

Under Conductor Ethel Stark, the Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra was the first all-women orchestra in Canada. They reached the pinnacle of music performance in 1947.

Get down to the Vieux Port of Montréal City in Canada, dive into the historical museums and check out the unique attractions.

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts presents "Imagine," a thoughtful look at the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's famous Bed-In for Peace.

The second day of the Montreal Virgin Festival was marked by the absence of best selling artist Akon, and the crowd pleasing performance from New Kids On The Block.

When NHL President Clarence Campbell suspended Rocket Richard in 1955, he, and the Montreal police, got a lot more than they bargained for - An angry mob.

The Royal Montreal Golf Club was the first official permanent golf club in Canada, established in 1873. Men, women and children enjoyed the lush private club facilities.

Cirque du Soleil presents Ovo, its 25th show in 25 years. The show is presented under the blue and yellow big top in Montreal, Quebec City, and Toronto.

New York, New England, the Canadian Maritimes, and the Quebec province offer popular cruise ship ports of call. Autumn is the time to visit and now is the time to book.

At the expense of a pick in a very deep draft, Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey nonetheless gave his team more depth by getting winger Alex Tanguay.