Montreal travel guide

At a glance

largest city in Quebec, Canada. For a first visit, Dorval, Notre-Dame Basilica, Habitat 67 are strong starting points. This guide brings together 6 places, practical 1/3/5/7-day routes and a concise food shortlist so you can understand the city before shaping the trip around your pace.

Highlight stops

• Dorval — town on Montreal Island, Quebec, Canada
• Notre-Dame Basilica — Catholic basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Habitat 67 — housing complex originally built for Expo 67 in Montreal
• Montreal Museum of Fine Arts — art museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Hampstead — town on the island of Montreal, Quebec
• Island of Montreal — island in the St. Lawrence River, site of the city of Montreal, Quebec

Food and drink

Use these well-documented flavours as a practical tasting shortlist; open an item to understand it and add it to your trip plan.

• Hawaiian pizza — pizza variety, usually topped with pineapple pieces and ham
• sushi pizza — variant of Japanese sushi served in Canada
• Montreal-style smoked meat — style of smoked meat corned beef created by Jewish immigrants in Montreal, Quebec
• Garlic fingers — flatbread popular in Atlantic Canada
• OpenCola — brand of open cola where instructions for making are freely available

1-day itinerary

Day 1 · Museums and art

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts · Notre-Dame Basilica · Habitat 67 · Hampstead

3-day itinerary

Day 1 · Museums and art

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts · Notre-Dame Basilica

Day 2 · Architecture and city fabric

Habitat 67 · Hampstead

Day 3 · Nature route

Island of Montreal · Dorval

5-day itinerary

Day 1 · Museums and art

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts · Notre-Dame Basilica

Day 2 · Architecture and city fabric

Habitat 67 · Hampstead

Day 3 · Nature route

Island of Montreal · Dorval

Before you go

This route distributes nearby source-backed stops across balanced days. Opening times and ticket conditions can change; check the official source before visiting.