Walking Tour of Montreal

Explore the historical heart of Ville-Marie and the busy downtown core with a professional tourist guide

This walking tour will give you the best of both world. Depending where your hotel is located, the tour can be done in the reverse order.

In Old Montreal you will get to sample the “Old world”, whereas downtown will show you the best of the “New World”.

While walking through the cobblestone street of St. Paul, one can certainly feel the rich history that transpires through the walls of the adjacent buildings. It is no surprise that Montreal has been selected for many major film production to depict a European city as it has remained quite untouched and even comes with horse drawn carriages!

Come and discover with me the diversity of Montreal during a walking tour of downtown and Old Montreal. You will come to understand why a lot of people proudly call it “home”.

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Meet up location: Infotourisme
1255 Peel S.
Montreal, Quebec H3B 4V4

End location: Around Place Jacques-Cartier

Please remember that weather may affect the tour.

During the tour, you will learn about the history and architecture of Montreal through anecdotes revealing the city’s secrets! In the downtown area of Montreal we will go through a portion of the underground city so as to cover most of the area.

Highlights on the tour include:

• Place d’Armes
• Notre-Dame Basilica*
• City Hall
• Place Jacques-Cartier
• Champ de Mars
• Bonsecours Market
• International Quarter
• Old Montreal
• Downtown
• Underground City
• Mary Queen of the World Cathedral

*A visit inside the Notre-Dame Basilica ($5) can be arranged during the day, but is closed at night for the “Then there was light” presentation.