Frommer's Montreal and Quebec City 2011

Frommer\'s Montreal & Quebec City 2011......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 5
LIST OF MAPS......Page 9
UNFORGETTABLE TRAVEL EXPERIENCES......Page 13
THE best SPLURGE HOTELS......Page 14
THE MOST UNFORGETTABLE DINING EXPERIENCES......Page 15
THE best MUSEUMS......Page 16
THE best ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES......Page 17
THE best OF MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY ONLINE......Page 18
CHAPTER 2: MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY IN DEPTH......Page 19
MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY TODAY......Page 20
LOOKING BACK AT MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY......Page 21
MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY’S ART & ARCHITECTURE......Page 26
MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY IN POPULAR CULTURE......Page 29
EATING & DRINKING IN MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY......Page 30
CHAPTER 3: PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY......Page 33
WHEN TO GO......Page 34
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS......Page 38
GETTING TO MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY......Page 40
MONEY & COSTS......Page 44
STAYING HEALTHY......Page 45
SPECIALIZED TRAVEL RESOURCES......Page 46
RESPONSIBLE TOURISM......Page 48
SPECIAL INTEREST & ESCORTED TRIPS......Page 50
STAYING CONNECTED......Page 52
TIPS ON ACCOMMODATIONS......Page 53
CHAPTER 4: SUGGESTED MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY ITINERARIES......Page 55
ORIENTATION......Page 66
GETTING THERE AND GETTING AROUND......Page 71
CHAPTER 6: WHERE TO STAY IN MONTREAL......Page 76
BEST HOTEL BETS......Page 77
CENTRE VILLE/DOWNTOWN......Page 80
VIEUX-MONTREAL (OLD MONTREAL)......Page 85
PLATEAU MONT-ROYAL......Page 91
CHAPTER 7: WHERE TO DINE IN MONTREAL......Page 92
BEST DINING BETS......Page 93
RESTAURANTS BY CUISINE......Page 94
CENTRE VILLE/DOWNTOWN......Page 96
VIEUX-MONTREAL (OLD MONTREAL)......Page 101
PLATEAU MONT-ROYAL......Page 108
MILE END/AVENUE LAURIER......Page 113
OUTER DISTRICTS......Page 115
TOP ATTRACTIONS......Page 117
MORE ATTRACTIONS......Page 126
ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS......Page 131
SPECIAL-INTEREST SIGHTSEEING......Page 133
ORGANIZED TOURS......Page 135
SPECTATOR SPORTS......Page 137
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES......Page 138
CHAPTER 9: MONTREAL STROLLS......Page 141
THE SHOPPING SCENE......Page 164
SHOPPING FROM A TO Z......Page 166
CHAPTER 11: MONTREAL AFTER DARK......Page 175
THE PERFORMING ARTS......Page 176
MUSIC & DANCE CLUBS......Page 179
BARS......Page 183
MORE ENTERTAINMENT......Page 186
CHAPTER 12: SIDE TRIPS FROM MONTREAL......Page 188
NORTH INTO THE LAURENTIANS (LAURENTIDES)......Page 189
CANTONS-DE-L’EST......Page 206
CHAPTER 13: GETTING TO KNOW QUEBEC CITY......Page 220
ORIENTATION......Page 221
GETTING AROUND......Page 225
CHAPTER 14: WHERE TO STAY IN QUEBEC CITY......Page 227
VIEUX-QUEBEC: HAUTE-VILLE (UPPER TOWN)......Page 228
VIEUX-QUEBEC: BASSE-VILLE (LOWER TOWN)/VIEUX-PORT......Page 234
PARLIAMENT HILL (ON OR NEAR GRANDE-ALLEE)......Page 236
ST-ROCH......Page 238
JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY......Page 239
BEST DINING BETS......Page 240
RESTAURANTS BY CUISINE......Page 242
VIEUX-QUEBEC: HAUTE-VILLE (UPPER TOWN)......Page 243
VIEUX-QUEBEC: BASSE-VILLE (LOWER TOWN)/VIEUX-PORT......Page 246
PARLIAMENT HILL (ON OR NEAR GRANDE-ALLEE)......Page 250
ST-ROCH......Page 251
THE TOP ATTRACTIONS......Page 252
MORE ATTRACTIONS......Page 257
ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS......Page 261
ORGANIZED TOURS......Page 262
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES......Page 263
CHAPTER 17: QUEBEC CITY STROLLS......Page 266
THE SHOPPING SCENE......Page 281
SHOPPING FROM A TO Z......Page 282
THE PERFORMING ARTS......Page 287
THE CLUB & MUSIC SCENE......Page 288
BARS......Page 289
ILE D’ORLEANS......Page 291
MONTMORENCY FALLS......Page 298
STE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE......Page 299
CANYON STE-ANNE, STE-ANNE FALLS & PARC MONT STE-ANNE......Page 300
CENTRAL CHARLEVOIX: BAIE-ST-PAUL, ST-IRENEE & LA MALBAIE......Page 302
UPPER CHARLEVOIX: ST-SIMEON, BAIE STE-CATHERINE & TADOUSSAC......Page 307
FAST FACTS: MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY......Page 310
AIRLINE WEBSITES......Page 313
Index......Page 314