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New Listings The Montreal Bike Fest Montreal Canada An entire week devoted to the pleasures of cycling in Montreal Canada. The 19th Tour de l’Île attracted an incredibly spacious pack of cyclists. About 30,000 people paraded through the streets of Montréal on their bicycles. Montréal Airport Montreal Canada Montréal Airport information. About Montreal Canada Montreal is the second largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. The city is located on the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. The climate in Montreal varies greatly, both by season and day to day, with an average snowfall of over 2 metres, some snow in spring and autumn, summer heat waves as well as Indian summers in autumn. The population of the Greater Montreal Area is over at 3.6 million making it one of the largest French-speaking metropolitan areas in the world. The majority of Montreal residents have at least a working knowledge of both French and English. Montreal is a vibrant centre of commerce, industry, culture, finance, and world affairs. Montreal is a port city along the Saint Lawrence Seaway and a major port for shipping grain, sugar, petroleum products, machinery, and consumer goods. Major Montreal industries include pharmaceuticals, high technology, finance, textile and clothing manufacturing, higher education, electronic goods, and software engineering. Directly under the heart of Montreal lie 33 km of brightly lit, scrupulously clean passageways, linking thousands of boutiques, major hotels, restaurants, universities, as well as office buildings and attractions. Montreal offers old-world charm, French joie de vivre and a modern style all of its own. French cuisine is ubiquitous but with the flavours of so many cultures on every corner, eating out in Montreal is a culinary adventure. Montreal is considered to be one of the cities with the most restaurants in the world, based on the ratio of restaurants to population, and serving a wide variety of cuisines. Montreal is the centre of Quebec culture with many specialised museums such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée d'art Contemporain, the Redpath Museum, the McCord Museum of Canadian History, and the Canadian Centre for Architecture. Montreal is a vibrant centre of Canadian film and television production and the city hosts several distinct film festivals that contribute significantly to its economy. Major Montreal cultural events include the world's largest jazz and comedy festivals as well as celebrations of French-language song, African culture, electronic music, artisan-ship, and cinema (World Film Festival). Montreal is known as a Gay-friendly city and its pride festival, Divers/Cité, is claimed to be the largest in North America. Montreal is famous for its hockey-hungry fans and the Montreal Canadiens are one of the Original Six NHL teams with the greatest number of Stanley Cup championships. |
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