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Fodor's Montreal & Quebec City (Fodor's Montreal & Quebec City)

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Publisher Comments:

Fodors. For Choice Travel Experiences.

Fodors helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although youre at the helm, Fodors offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. Its like having a friend in Montréal and Québec City!

·Updated annually, Fodors Montreal & Québec City 2008 provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.

·Fodors Montreal & Québec City 2008 features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.

·If its not worth your time, its not in this book. Fodors discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodors Choice designations, ensure that youll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Montréal and Québec City.

·Experience Montréal and Québec City like a local! Fodors Montreal & Québec City 2008 includes choices for every traveler, from shopping in Quebecois boutiques and exploring hip neighborhoods to hiking in the Laurentian Mountains, and much more!

·Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.

·Pull-out map

Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planningtips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.

Synopsis:

People watch from sidewalk cafes, snowshoe through a winter wonderland, attend your first cinq-à-sept, shop at hip Québecois boutiques, or listen to artists at the International Jazz Festival – Fodor's Montréal and Québec City, 2007 offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the country to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.

The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best –"Fodor's guides are saturated with information."

- We frequently update our Montréal and Québec City guide, and we make every effort to bring you the most accurate and thorough book. Plus we provide timely updates about the area at Fodors.com.

- Unlike other travel books, Fodor's guides rely heavily on local experts who know the territory best–so you know you're seeing the real Montréal and Québec City.

- We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices.

Synopsis:

Experienced and first-time travelers alike rely on Fodor's for rich, reliable coverage the world over. This newly updated guide includes a pullout map and color insert along with comprehensive historical and cultural information, restaurant and hotel guides, travel tips, itineraries, maps, and more.

Table of Contents

About This Book ............ 6

Chapter 1: Experience Montréal & Québec City ............ 7

Whats New in Montréal & Québec City ............ 8

Whats Where ............ 10

Top Montréal & Québec City Attractions ............ 12

Top Montréal & Québec City Experiences ............ 14

Like a Local ............ 16

With Kids ............ 18

Great Itineraries ............ 19

Free & Almost Free ............ 21

Montréal & Québec City Love to Fête! ............ 22

Chapter 2: Exploring Montréal ............ 25

Welcome to Montréal ............ 26

Exploring Montréal Planner ............ 28

Exploring Montréal ............ 30

Vieux-Montréal ............ 30

Downtown & Chinatown ............ 40

The Plateau & Environs ............ 50

Mont-Royal & Environs ............ 55

Hochelaga-Maisonneuve ............ 61

The Islands ............ 65

Chapter 3: Nightlife & the Arts ............ 69

Nightlife & the Arts Planner ............ 70

Chapter 4: Shopping ............ 85

Shopping Planner ............ 86

Chapter 5: Sports & Outdoor Activities ............ 101

Chapter 6: Where to Eat ............ 109

Where to Eat Planner ............ 111

Best Bets for Montréal Dining ............ 112

Chapter 7: Where to Stay ............ 133

Where to Stay Planner ............ 135

Best Bets for Montréal Lodging ............ 136

Chapter 8: Québec City ............ 155

Welcome to Québec City ............ 156

Québec City Planner ............ 158

Upper Town ............ 159

Lower Town ............ 168

The Fortifications ............ 171

Outside the Walls ............ 177

Where to Eat ............ 180

Best Bets for Québec City Dining ............ 181

Where to Stay ............ 190

Best Bets for Québec City Lodging ............ 194

Nightlife & the Arts ............ 203

Sports & the Outdoors ............ 206

Shopping ............ 211

Chapter 9: Excursions from Montréal & Québec City ............ 215

Excursions from Montréal & Québec City ............ 216

Excursions from Montréal Planner ............ 218

The Laurentians ............ 219

The Eastern Townships ............ 233

Excursions from Québec City Planner ............ 249

Côte de Beaupré ............ 250

Île dOrléans ............ 254

Charlevoix ............ 260

French Vocabulary ............ 269

Menu Guide ............ 274

Travel Smart Montréal & Québec city ............ 277

Getting Here & Around ............ 278

Essentials ............ 284

Index ............ 295

About Our Writers ............ 304

Maps

Whats Where ............ 10-11

Welcome to Montréal ............ 2627

Vieux-Montréal ............ 33

Downtown & Chinatown ............ 42

The Underground City ............ 48

The Plateau & Environs ............ 51

Mont-Royal & Environs ............ 57

Hochelaga-Maisonneuve ............ 62

Olympic Park & Botanical Gardens ............ 64

The Islands ............ 67

Nightlife ............ 72

Shopping ............ 88

Where to Eat in Montréal ............ 130131

Where to Stay in Montréal ............ 152153

Welcome to Québec City ............ 156157

Upper and Lower Towns (Haute-Ville, Basse-Ville) ............ 160161

Outside the Walls & the Fortifications ............ 173

Where to Eat & Stay in Québec City ............ 192193

Excursions from Montréal & Québec City ............ 216217

The Laurentians (les Laurentides) ............ 221

Eastern Townships (les Cantons de lEst) and Montérégie ............ 235

Île dOrléans and Côte de Beaupré ............ 251

Charlevoix ............ 261

Product Details

ISBN:
9781400018994
Publisher:
Fodor's
Subject:
Canada - Quebec
Manufactured:
Fodor's
Editor:
Klein, Rachel
Author:
Fodor's
Subject:
Montreal (quebec)
Subject:
Quebec (quebec)
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Fodor's Gold Guides
Publication Date:
20080205
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
7.95x6.00x.67 in. .72 lbs.
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Product details 304 pages Fodor's Travel Publications - English 9781400018994 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , People watch from sidewalk cafes, snowshoe through a winter wonderland, attend your first cinq-à-sept, shop at hip Québecois boutiques, or listen to artists at the International Jazz Festival – Fodor's Montréal and Québec City, 2007 offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the country to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.

The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best –"Fodor's guides are saturated with information."

- We frequently update our Montréal and Québec City guide, and we make every effort to bring you the most accurate and thorough book. Plus we provide timely updates about the area at Fodors.com.

- Unlike other travel books, Fodor's guides rely heavily on local experts who know the territory best–so you know you're seeing the real Montréal and Québec City.

- We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices.

"Synopsis" by , Experienced and first-time travelers alike rely on Fodor's for rich, reliable coverage the world over. This newly updated guide includes a pullout map and color insert along with comprehensive historical and cultural information, restaurant and hotel guides, travel tips, itineraries, maps, and more.
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