Definitely a great experience with booking a tour with this group, Michael was a great guide and we…read morehad a great time , we went back the next day and rented ebikes , the service was the best .Staff are fantastic . can easily recommend this place as the place to go in Montreal to rent bike Fabio

Michael was an amazing tour guide full of Montreal energy, history and perspective! He got are…read moreparty of 6 seamlessly through the traffic patterns with his confidence and finesse. My partner and I highly recommend this bike option to see the less beaten paths for a Montreal tourist.

The day after our market tour, we joined a fantastic bike tour--roughly 16 km through a variety of…read moreneighborhoods and sights. Rather than any single stop, the real takeaway was Montreal's character itself: its diversity, inclusion, multicultural fabric, and rich history. Our guide, Pax, embodied those qualities--knowledgeable, communicative, and genuinely pleasant--making the 4.5 hours fly by. At the start and finish, Danny (the owner/manager) personally fitted our bikes and checked in afterward, offering extra tips to help everyone make the most of their Montreal visit. Absolutely a must for a first visit in Montreal, highly recommend taking one of their tours, preferably both!

Excellent mural tour of Le Plateau borough. Our guide was a local who was informative and…read moreknowledgeable, very friendly and easy to follow. The tour was so interesting and we had a great time. Highly recommended.

The busy square of Place d'Armes is very much in the city center. The twin towers of Notre-Dame…read moreBasilica front the public space, as does the historic Bank of Montreal and its small museum. The Old Seminary of Saint Sulpice, adjoining the Basilica, dates from 1685. Place d'Armes is a key piece of Montreal, historically and aesthetically speaking. It is the oldest stone dwelling in a city where originally most buildings were constructed more cheaply and simply in timber. History is everywhere- At its center is a majestic Gothic fountain, a beautiful monument to Paul de Chomedey, the French military officer who founded Montreal. and it's surrounded by what seems like a "best of" Montreal monuments: Notre-Dame Basilica, the Saint-Sulpice Seminary, and the majestic Aldred building, an Art Deco icon built in 1931 for the New York-based Aldred & Company. The 23-story, tiered building has been called Canada's answer to the Empire State Building

Amazing square in Old Montreal! It is right in front of Notre Dame and has plenty of great…read moredecorations and sometimes has music playing.

Vieux-Port de Montréal, or the Old Port, is part of the Vieux-Montréal area of the city. Along with…read morethe adjacent area that's filled with shops and restaurants, this is one of the top destinations for tourists visiting the city. There's a lot to see and do here; the promenade is quite long, and is filled with great views of the water and surrounding architecture. One of the main focal points here is La Grande Roue de Montréal - a large Ferris wheel that sits right on the water's edge. Additionally, there are carnival rides, food trucks, ziplining, and a beach that's open seasonally. Since I was there in autumn, most of the attractions and beach areas were closed for the season. It was still a great experience though because there were clear views of the water and foliage in the background. I also found myself sitting, people watching, and soaking in the aesthetics. No matter what time of the year, though, it's definitely worth stopping here during your time in Montreal.

During our last visit, we spent some time just relaxing and hanging out around the Old Port. My…read morehusband and stepson got on the ferris wheel (La Grande Roue de Montréal) and had a great time, being able to see far from atop. The tickets were $28CAN per adult. There are also places to rent paddle boats and many benches to sit and enjoy the scenery. There are food trucks in one area of the Old Port and shops in another section A great place, day or night to hang out and people watch...

"Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb? Mother, do you…read morethink they'll like this song? Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls? Ooh, mother, should I build the wall?" (Pink Floyd) It stood from 1961 through 1989. It was 87 miles long and stood between 11.5 and 14 feet high. It fully encircled West Berlin and separated it from East Berlin and East Germany It had 116 watchtowers that were manned 24 hours a day by armed guards to prevent East Germans from fleeing into West Germany. Over the years, somewhere between 100 -200 people were gunned down by guards trying to escape to the West. David Bowie in 1987 and Bruce Springsteen in 1988 held "pro-freedom" concerts at the wall. On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan famously challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev with the iconic words: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Two and a half years later, the wall became a thing of the past as public pressure against East Germany and mass protests from a growing populist movement led to the end of the wall. Crowds of East Germans on one side, and crowds of West Germans on the other side stormed the wall, climbing on it, pushing it over, and smashing it with hammers and pickaxes. Soon, the two governments began to officially dismantle and demolish the wall. Many Germans kept pieces of the wall as souvenirs, and larger sections traveled around the globe as pieces of public art and monuments. In 1992, this segment of the wall was donated by the city of Berlin to the city of Montreal on Montreal's 350th anniversary. The wall is covered in spray paint and graffiti and measures nearly 4 feet wide and 12 feet tall. It incongruously sits in an indoor office park mall on the lower level of the Centre de Commerce Mondial de Montreal. What an unexpected piece of history to run into.

You can see a real piece of history within the Centre de Commerce Mondial de Montreal…read more A segment of the Berlin Wall was given to the city of Montréal in 1992 for its 350th birthday. This segment of the wall comes from a location near the Brandenburg Gate. It was a bit surprising to find this in Montreal when I was there but it is rather cool.

The paifang on Saint Laurent Boulevard is located in the area of De la Gauchetière Street in…read moreMontreal. The neighbourhood contains many Asian restaurants, food markets, and convenience stores as well being home to many of Montreal's East Asian community centres, such as the Montreal Chinese Hospital and the Montreal Chinese Community and Cultural Center. I'm so happy to walk through the gate of China town. After the gate, building has lot of Chinese roof and style.

"You were the founders of the clinic on the hill Until he…read morecaught you with your fingers in the till He slapped your hand so you settled up your bill" (Steely Dan) Sir Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve (February 15, 1612 - September 9, 1676) was a French military officer and the founder of Montreal. He was born into the French aristocracy, joined the military when he was thirteen, and when he was thirty, was hired to lead a Jesuit mission into Iroquois territory on Montreal Island in New France (what is now known as Canada). In 1641, his expedition built a small settlement with a chapel and hospital on Montreal Island. The Maisonneuve Monument was completed in 1895 on Place d'Armes. The dedication date coincided with Montreal's 250th anniversary celebration of the city's founding. In a city overflowing with monuments and public art, this 30-foot-tall bronze statue was one of the most impressive I saw. At the top of a square column is a statue of Maisonneuve. In his right hand is the flag of the king of France and he holds a sword in his left hand. The base of the statue features four men and women that played critical roles in the city's history. You'll see North America's first nurse (Jeanne Mance) as she bandages a child's hand. Then there's Raphaël-Lambert Closse, he was a soldier and major of the garrison. Closse is holding his dog Pilotte in his arm. Next is Charles Lemoyne, a farmer and soldier holding a sickle and a gun. And finally, you'll see an anonymous Iroquois warrior holding a tomahawk with a rifle slung across his back. Putting all of these features together, along with some sculpted panels around the base, makes this eye-catching monument a very impressive sight.

Place d'Armes was the perfect spot to celebrate the founder of Montréal, as it was the central…read moresquare of the historic city. At the top of the square column is the statue of Maisonneuve, the founder and first governor of Ville-Marie. His eyes fixed on the horizon, he holds the flag of the king of France in his right hand. Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (1612-76) was the founder and first governor of Ville-Marie (Montréal). Having arrived from France a few months before, he left Puiseaux, in the Québec City region, with two ships headed for Montréal to live with the French settlers. The monument, standing in the center of a water basin formed of four half-circles, is composed of a pedestal and a square column.

The Short Version: Neighbourhood in Montreal around…read moreConcordia University. Good variety of inexpensive eateries. The Long Version: Shaughnessy Village is one of my favourite neighbourhoods in Montreal. Its northern boundary is Sherbrooke St. W. and spans as far south as Rene Levesque Blvd. To the east is Guy St. and to the west is Atwater Ave. Lots of Concordia University students live in this area and as a result, there are lots of cheap eats to be had. Once upon a time when I was living in Montreal, $0.99 pizza slices were ubiquitous, but there was this one pizza shop either on St. Marc or St. Mathieu that had $0.49 pizza slices and I'd go there often. The place is long gone, but you can still find food for pocket change in the area. Supermarche Bonjour (de Maisonneuve Blvd W) has fresh pork or vegetarian bao buns for $1.50 each (the beef baos are $2). These prices are a bit of an outlier though, but I'd say you can eat well for about $10-$15 a meal easily in this area. There's a good variety of cuisines in this neighborhood, which has only gotten even more diverse over the last few years. PA Supermarket is in this neighbourhood. It's an independent grocery store that usually has great deals. I used to shop there a lot when I was a poor and starving student and all these years later, they are still around. And they've expanded too and have opened new locations since I left Montreal. Great little neighbourhood, especially for diverse inexpensive casual eateries. Review #235 (2025)

Shaughnessy Village also known as Concordia. You will find Concordia University located smacked in…read morethe center of Shaughnessy Village. B and I came here to explore the neighborhood and also to grab food. At Shaughnessy Village you will find a lot of Japanese, Korean and Chinese restaurant. The neighborhood is very busy during the day. The streets are clean and I would say it is a safe neighborhood. It is a densely populated neighborhood. Oh guess what B's favorite restaurant Gyu Kaku is located in Shaughnessy Village.