 | Montreal today Montreal was the most prominent Canadian city until the early 1970's, but it lost its position to Toronto. Today it is the second largest city of Canada, and the capital of the province of Quebec. It derives from its early days the rich traditions upon which it has built the blooming urban society of today. Museums, monuments, public spaces, and national days, all are based on its colorful past, and all depict the national pride in the rich and vibrant history of one of the earliest cities of the western world. Today Montreal is ranked as one of the most livable cities in the world, on |
 | Montreal back then A city with a rich history that accounts for the multitude of ethnic groups and cultures present in the metropolis of today. The history of Montreal dates back to several thousand years BC, when the local tribes of the Huron, the Algonquin, the Wendat, and the Iroquis roamed its lands. It was not until the early 16th century that the first European, Jacques Cartier, set foot in a village which was to grow into Montreal - the Place Jacques-Cartier, a large public square in the city, is named after him. Then Samuel de Champlain set up a fur trading post near the village in 1605, but it |
 | Hotel Le St-James Address: 355, rue Saint-Jacques, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1N9, Canada.Telephone: (514) 841-3111 F |  | W Montreal Location: 901 Square Victoria, Montreal, Quebec H2Z 1R1, Canada. Telephone: (514) 395-3100  Hyatt Regency Montreal | Location: 1255 Jeanne-Mance, PO Box 130, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H5B 1E5. Telephone: 514-9  Marriott Chateau Champlain | Location: 1050 de la Gauchetiere West, Montreal, Quebec H3B 4C9, Canada. Telephone: 514 878 9  Sheraton Le Centre Montreal Hotel | Location: 1201 Boulevard Rene-Levesque West, Montreal, Quebec H3B 2L7, Canada . Telephone: (5  Embassy Suites Montreal | Location: 208 Saint Antoine Ouest, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 0A6, Canada.Telephone: 514-288-8886 W |
 | Complexe Les Ailes Location: 677 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Downtown, Montreal.Telephone: 514-288-3759 Timings |  | Complexe Desjardins Location: 4 Complexe Desjardins, Montreal.Telephone: (514) 845-4636 Timings: Mondays to Wedne | ||||
 | Cours Mont-Royal Location: 1455 Peel Street, Suite 424, Montreal.Telephone: (514) 842-7777 Fax: 514.842.1874  Montreal Eaton Center | Location: 705 Ste-Catherine W., Downtown, Montreal. Website: http://centreeaton.shopping.ca/cambridg  Carrefour Laval | Location: 3003, boulevard Le carrefour, Laval.Telephone: 450-687-1360 Timings: Mondays  Costco | Location: 300 rue Bridge, Montréal.Telephone: (514) 938-5170 Timings: Mondays to Fridays 10a |
 | Fête des enfants/Children’s Festival A festival dedicated to children! A wide variety of games, costume parties, fun filled activities li |  | Montreal International Fireworks Competition Breathtaking displays of fireworks, guaranteed to be the most impressive you have ever seen. Firewor |
 | Fete de St-Jean-Baptiste Celebrated on the 24th of June each year as a national holiday in all of Quebec, to mark solidarity |  | Fête du Canada/Canada Day July 1st, 1967 was the day Canada was declared independent. This day marks the anniversary of indepe |
 | Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival A multilingual literary festival held in Montreal, claiming to be the first of its kind in the world |  | Festival international du film sur l'art (FIFA)/International Film Festival on Art A film festival that screens films and documentaries on the various aspects of art and architecture |
 | Raza (Latin) Location: Laurier Ouest, Montreal.Telephone: 514 227-8712 Timings: Open for lunch and dinner. |  | Vertige (French) Location: 540 Duluth est, Montreal.Telephone: 514-842-4443 Timings: Lunch and dinner. |
 | Pho Bang New York (Vietnamese) Location: 970 St Laurent, Montreal.Telephone: 514-954-2032 Timings: Open daily from 10a |  | Restaurant Toque (French) Location: 900, Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle (Saint-Antoine et de Bleury), Montreal.Telephone: (514) 499- |
 | Beijing (Chinese) Location: 92 Rue De La Gauchetiere O Montreal.Telephone: 514-861-2003 Timings: Open for lunch |  | 40 Westt Steakhouse, Raw Bar, Fresh Fish (Seafood and Steak) Location: 2305 Transcanadienne, Montreal.Telephone: 514-428-9378 Timings: Open for lunch and |
 | Fast Facts -LocationMontreal, Quebec, Canada. -Dialing code Three dialing codes are in use in Montreal: the older 514, the more recent 438, and the 450 code for nearby, off-island regions. These codes are to be used before any local number, whichever district you are calling from. If dialing from outside Montreal, you should add a 1 before your number, for example, 1-514-XXX-XXXX. -Emergency numbers Quebec Poison Control Centre 1 800 463-5060 Ambulance/Fire/Police 911 Montreal Police (514) 280-2222 Gas/Odour Detection (514) 598-3111 Info-Crime Québec 1 800 711-1800 DISTRESS CENTRES Sexual Assault (514) 934-4504 Alcoholics Anonymous (514) 376-9230 Depressed Anonymous (514) 278-2130 Drugs: Help and Referrals (514) 527-2626 Suicide-action Montréal (24hrs) (514) 723-4000 Spousal Abuse (514) 873-9010 -Population 3,635,571 -Languages 66.5% French (first language) &nb |
