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Montmorency Falls near Quebec City, Canada.

Montmorency Falls near Quebec City: Complete guide with prices, hours and tours

This guide covers everything you need to visit Montmorency Falls in Quebec, Canada: admission prices, cable car costs, opening hours, transport options from Quebec City, and which tours include the waterfall. I explain the three ways to reach the summit, what to expect at different…

Canada, Quebec, Quebec City, waterfalls

Montreal is Canada’s best city: Here’s why…

David Whitley compares his experiences in Canada’s big three metropoles. A free gig in Montreal Sidling down past cafés and restaurants that have abandoned their usual premises to sell their wares from temporary grills on the street, I find myself following the noise to a…

Canada, Montreal, Quebec

Surfing on the St Lawrence River: Montreal’s La Vague à Guy

Deep inland, the Canadian city of Montreal has come up with an unexpected sport: River-surfing. Getting to La Vague à Guy Paddling out, it quickly becomes clear that this is no normal morning surf. For a start, the ocean is a long, long way away.…

Canada, Montreal, Quebec, surfing, watersports

Three great places to stay in Montreal’s Centre-Ville

Why stay in Centre-Ville Montreal’s downtown area tends to change vibe within a few blocks. There are patches of corporate blandness, strips of studenty party bars and plenty of entertainment options – whether than means going to the Bell Centre to watch the Montreal Canadiens…

accommodation, Canada, hotels, Montreal, Quebec, reviews

Pointe-A-Calliere Museum, Vieux Montreal: Why visit, prices, hours & booking tips

The Pointe-A-Calliere museum tells the history of Montreal – and North America. Montreal likes to bill itself as having the best aspects of North America. It also claims to have the best aspects of Europe. In that respect, it’s not far wrong. Few cities in…

Canada, Montreal, museums, Quebec