Top Reasons to Go

Browse public markets: Amble through Marché Atwater, one of the city's oldest public markets, and the bustling Marché Jean-Talon, the largest open air market in North America.

Check out the nightlife: Enjoy famous nightlife spots that include rue Crescent, boulevard St-Laurent, and rue St-Denis, as well as Old Montréal and the Village, Montréal's gay epicenter.

Get a dose of multiculturalism: Explore ethnic neighborhoods and sample global cuisine.

Celebrate Jazz Fest: Montréal's biggest party, Jazz Fest, happens every year in late June and early July. Reserve early: hotels book up months in advance.

Stroll Old Montréal: Historic Vieux-Montréal has cobblestone streets, a great waterfront, fine restaurants and bed-and-breakfasts, and the Old Port, which buzzes with nightlife.