Three days on an island in the St Lawrence: a walled-feeling old quarter, a mountain in the middle of the city, and neighbourhoods that run in French with an accent of their own.
Montreal · 3 days Canada
Best time: May to October for terrace season.
Old MontrealDay 1
⛪9:30 AM
Notre-Dame Basilica
An 1829 Gothic Revival interior in deep blue and gold, one of the most elaborate in North America.
🚶 ~8 min · 🚗 ~1 min · 0.3 mi
🌆12:00 PM
Old Port and the cobbled streets
The waterfront and the eighteenth-century grid behind it, closed to traffic in summer.
🚶 ~11 min · 🚗 ~1 min · 0.4 mi
📍3:30 PM
Pointe-a-Calliere
The archaeology museum built directly over the excavated foundations of the original 1642 settlement.
The mountain and downtownDay 2
📍9:30 AM
Mount Royal
The hill the city is named for, landscaped by the designer of Central Park, with a lookout over downtown and the river.
🚶 ~14 min · 🚗 ~2 min · 0.5 mi
🖼️1:00 PM
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Five connected pavilions on Sherbrooke, strong on Quebec and Canadian art.
🚶 ~15 min · 🚗 ~2 min · 0.6 mi
📍4:30 PM
Underground City
Thirty kilometres of connected passages, malls and metro links under downtown, built for the winter.
Plateau and the marketsDay 3
📍10:00 AM
Plateau Mont-Royal
The residential quarter of exterior spiral staircases, murals and small parks, best walked without a plan.
🚶 ~52 min · 🚗 ~7 min · 1.9 mi
🍽️1:00 PM
Jean-Talon Market
A large open-air market in Little Italy, at its fullest from late summer into autumn.
🚶 ~31 min · 🚗 ~4 min · 1.2 mi
📍5:00 PM
Mile End
The old Jewish and Greek quarter, now studios and cafes, and the home of the wood-fired Montreal bagel.
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Day 1: Old Montreal
9:30 AM
Notre-Dame Basilica
An 1829 Gothic Revival interior in deep blue and gold, one of the most elaborate in North America.
12:00 PM
Old Port and the cobbled streets
The waterfront and the eighteenth-century grid behind it, closed to traffic in summer.
3:30 PM
Pointe-a-Calliere
The archaeology museum built directly over the excavated foundations of the original 1642 settlement.
Day 2: The mountain and downtown
9:30 AM
Mount Royal
The hill the city is named for, landscaped by the designer of Central Park, with a lookout over downtown and the river.
1:00 PM
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Five connected pavilions on Sherbrooke, strong on Quebec and Canadian art.
4:30 PM
Underground City
Thirty kilometres of connected passages, malls and metro links under downtown, built for the winter.
Day 3: Plateau and the markets
10:00 AM
Plateau Mont-Royal
The residential quarter of exterior spiral staircases, murals and small parks, best walked without a plan.
1:00 PM
Jean-Talon Market
A large open-air market in Little Italy, at its fullest from late summer into autumn.
5:00 PM
Mile End
The old Jewish and Greek quarter, now studios and cafes, and the home of the wood-fired Montreal bagel.
Make this Montreal plan yours
Forward your real booking confirmations to Petrel and it builds this exact day-by-day view for you: flights, hotels, reservations, live flight status, and the travel time between stops. Under a minute.
