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The Montreal Old Port (Vieux Port)
Montreal's Old Port (Vieux Port de Montréal in Frech) is the most popular site for visitors to the city - drawing five million people there each year. The Old Port itself is a thriving arts and entertainment venue where something is always happening. The area offers a huge open-air skating rink, IMAX cinema, and a Science and Technology Center with interactive displays.
The port also has fun, energetic cafe culture – great for people watching. Though there are also many boats in evidence, they are mainly tour boats, ferries and even amphibious buses, which offer sailing tours along the St Lawrence or around the port.
This is where you can get on a ferry to cross to the Parc des Iles, site of the Expo 67 World's Fair, which lies in the St Lawrence and offers family outdoor activities like picnicking, swimming, skating or skiing in winter. The clock tower at Old Port will give you an excellent view across the city and contains an exhibition that traces Montreal's history. The original 17th-century fortifications around the city can still be recognized.
The Montreal Old Port is located on:
333 Rue de La Commune Street, West
Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
(514) 496-7678 (Information)
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THE MONTREAL OLD PORT