The Plateau was formerly a
working-class neighbourhood, with the Eastern part being largely Québécois, and
the Western part largelyJewish.
The neighbourhood was the childhood home of Quebec writersMichel TremblayandMordecai
Richlerand both have set many
stories in the Plateau of the 1950s and 60s.
The Plateau is characterized by brightly-coloured houses, cafés,
book shops, and alaissez-faire attitude.
It's the location of some famous attractions onSaint Laurent Boulevard, including Schwartz'sDeli (famous for itsMontreal smoked meat, and a weekend
street fair during the summer that sees extremely crowded streets. In 1997,Utne Readerrated it one of the 15 "hippest"
neighbourhoods in North America.
In the 1980s, the area's bohemian aura and proximity toMcGill Universityattractedgentrification. As rents increased,
many of its traditional residents and businesses were dispersed to other parts
of the city. For example, a historic local grocer, Warshaw, has recently been
replaced by aPharmaprix. The
neighbourhood continues to gentrify, and it is now home to many upscale
restaurants and nightclubs, and any number of trendy clothing stores have their
place along this strip of St-Laurent and St-Denis.
2 Friday
Friday Party
3 Saturday
David's Party
4 Sunday
5 Monday
Museum
Montréal has a wide variety of museums and they are often located surprisingly close to one another. To help you get to know them better, the BMMD has mapped out seven museum routes. The suggested itineraries have been designed to include other attractions in the vicinity, such as monuments and buildings of particular architectural interest. We believe these cultural strolls through Montréal will be a pleasant and innovative way to see the city from a whole new angle!
The BMMD has also developed three thematic virtual tours for you to discover the richness of the varied collections of Aboriginal objects and works of art of our museums – including pieces on exhibit as well as from museum storehouses.
6 Tuesday
Conversation Workshop
7 Wednesday
Skate Mont Royal
The artificial skating rink located near the Lac aux
Castors pavilion will remain open and maintained, and the inner-tubes for
sliding in the reserved lanes will be available for rent until March 11, 2012
(depending on snow conditions). Skating rink:
From Sunday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
8 Thursday
Glissade sur Chambre a mont Royal
Strap on a pair of snowshoes and follow our guide
along the mountain’s forested trails on the lookout for animal tracks and bird
songs. Snowshoeing is followed by a complimentary hot cocoa at Maison Smith
(1260 Chemin Remembrance) and inner-tubing on the hill near Lac aux Castors for
the rest of the afternoon.
Guided walk from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., followed by
inner-tubing
Package price for 1 parent and 1 child: $25; 2nd
parent: $10; each additional child: $8 (4 children max. per adult).
Reservations required: 514 843-8240, ext. 0.
9 Friday
Party
10 Saturday
Party
11 Sunday
Botanic Garden
The Botanical Garden is
known as one of the world's finest, with some thirty thematic gardens, 10
exhibition greenhouses and a vast arboretum. Its gardens form a delightful
oasis of peace at any time of year, right in the heart of Montréal.
If you love skating and can't wait to
enjoy your favourite activity, you should know that you can skate year round in
Montréal, rain or shine! For an original getaway with your family or friends,
Atrium Le 1000 de la Gauchetière invites you to lace up your skates and glide
to the beat of lively music in a spectacular setting.
The
Aquadome is an indoor family aquatics center located in Lasalle. It has a
special section for small children with a large fountain and small slide. For
older children and adults there is also a deep pool where you could swim laps
or have fun with the different water toys. Huge windows make it really nice and
sunny and very pleasant.
Address:1411
rue Lapierre, Lasalle, QC
Price:
·3
and under: $1.50
·4-16:
$2.50
·17-54:
$3.50
·55
+: $2.50
·***Reduced
rates for holders of the Lasalle Access card
Saint Patricks Parade Saint Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. St Patrick is credited with bringing christianity to Ireland. Most of what is known about him comes from his two works; the Confessio, a spiritual autobiography, and his Epistola, a denunciation of British mistreatment of Irish christians. Saint Patrick described himself as a "most humble-minded man, pouring forth a continuous paean of thanks to his Maker for having chosen him as the instrument whereby multitudes who had worshipped idols and unclean things had become the people of God."
19 Monday
Skate Atrium Le 1000
If you love skating and can't wait to enjoy your favourite activity, you should know that you can skate year round in Montréal, rain or shine! For an original getaway with your family or friends, Atrium Le 1000 de la Gauchetière invites you to lace up your skates and glide to the beat of lively music in a spectacular setting.
20 Tuesday
Photo taking contest at the Old Port
Street photography uses the
techniques ofstraight photographyin that it
shows a pure vision of something, like holding up a mirror to society. Street
photography often tends to be ironic and can be distanced from its subject
matter, and often concentrates on a single human moment, caught at a decisive
or poignant moment.
Come and be part of the Street Photograph
Contest. The 5 best pictures will be shown at Miilas living room
Montréal's
Museum of Fine Arts is the city's most prominent museum, opened in 1912 in
Canada's first building designed specifically for the visual arts. The original
neoclassical pavilion is on the north side of Sherbrooke, with a striking annex
built in 1991 directly across the street. The annex tripled exhibition space,
adding sub-street-level floors and underground galleries that connect to the
old building. Art on display is dramatically mounted, carefully lit, and
diligently explained in both French and English.
Apotluck is a gathering of people where each
person or group of people contributes a dish of food prepared by the person or
the group of people, to be shared among the group.
23 Friday
Party
24 Saturday
Trip
25 Sunday
Trip
26 Monday
Biodome
The Biodôme is a unique museum of the environment. Live collections with more than 4,800 animals of 230 species and 750 plants species in four ecosystems from the Americas, each with a different climate… all under one roof! http://www.museesmontreal.org
27 Tuesday
Saint Joseph Oratory
The Museum of the Saint
Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal is mainly dedicated to Christian art. Exhibits
allow visitors to discover the religious and artistic heritage of Quebec and
elsewhere, including through a large collection of nativity scenes from across
the world.
The Biosphère features exhibitions and activities which are entertaining and educational to better understand major environmental issues related to water, air, climate change, the sustainable development and responsible consumption. http://www.museesmontreal.org
29 Thursday
30 Friday
31 Saturday
Cabane a sucre
A Traditional Sugar Shack Experience Let's face it, the real sugaring off happens outside Montreal, in the 200 or so sugar shacks spread over the province of Quebec. From sleigh rides to learning how maple syrup is made to checking out sugar shack mini-farms, there's plenty to do before stuffing up on the pièce de résistance, the all-you-can-eat maple-drenched dinner.According to the Quebec Federation of Maple Syrup Producers, 77% of the world's maple syrup is produced right here, in the province of Quebec. And a sizeable chunk of Quebec's maple products are gobbled up right here, in Montreal. In fact, the province of Quebec consumes more maple products per capita than anywhere else in the world. And to anyone who has ever tasted sweet maple sap in its many forms, can you honestly blame us?
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