The City Of Saints – 3 Days

Today you’ll start your adventure to Montreal. Upon arrival, you will meet your Tour Manager and take a guided city tour of Montreal. You’ll start with a walk down St. Catherine Street through Montreal’s great shopping area and then you’ll head past McGill University. There, you’ll enter Montreal’s “Underground City.” You’ll exit near the financial district and Chinatown, and then you’ll continue to the Old City. There, you’ll see City Hall, Place Jacque Cartier, and the Old Port.

Next, you’ll visit the magnificent Notre Dame Basilica. Montreal’s oldest Catholic church, built in 1656, is known for its intricately designed interior, which includes stained glass chronicling the history of the city.

After dinner, you’ll have some fun ice skating at Atrium 1000. You will also have some free time to explore before turning in for the evening.

Founded in 1904 by Saint Brother Andre (born Alfred Bessette, 1845-1937) of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal is the world’s largest sanctuary dedicated to Saint Joseph. Located in the heart of Montreal, in the lush and historic Mount Royal district, this internationally renowned pilgrimage destination is steeped in history and culture. In 2004, on the 100th anniversary of its founding, it was declared a National Historic Site by the Canadian Government.

You’ll visit Mount Royal Park and see fantastic views of the city from the Chalet. Inaugurated in 1876, the splendid Mount Royal Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the highly skilled designer behind New York’s Central Park and many other major parks in the U.S.

After you’ll visit The Montreal Biodome, a facility located in Montreal that allows visitors to walk through replicas of four ecosystems found in the Americas. You’ll pass from the Laurentian Forest to the rivers and the rain forest and through the Artctic seeing tapyrs, birds, fish beavers and more.

Before lunch, you’ll head to St. Catherine Street for some free time to shop.

After dinner, you’ll play a game of laser tag at Laser Tag Montreal.

This morning, you’ll visit the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada’s oldest and one of its most important art institutions. The museum was founded in 1860 and has been guided by a commitment to attract people from all walks of life. The museum has a large collection of decorative and ethnographic objects, 19th-century paintings, and Canadian paintings, prints and drawings, only a small fraction of which can be displayed at a time. It also hosts major traveling shows.

You’ll also enjoy free time to shop, eat and explore along Rue St. Denis. This avenue is lined with attractive town houses, today occupied by restaurants, art galleries and fashionable stores. The area became known as Montreal’s Quartier Latin (Latin Quarter) when several institutions of higher education were established here during the early 20th century. The houses were divided into smaller apartments to accommodate the many students attending these institutions.

This afternoon you will say goodbye to Montreal as you depart on your return trip home.