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Montreal
Canada
While Toronto remains Canada’s bustling business centre and
Quebec draws in nature lovers, Montreal
proudly marks Canada’s cultural hub. Offering French-style
patisseries, rickety pubs, generations-old Jewish delis and
sprawling food markets that sell heaped servings of poutine, the
city’s culinary scene is a huge draw. Fuelled up, explore
Montreal’s bountiful cultural spoils. Admire architectural triumphs
such as the Notre-Dame Basilica, the Olympic Stadium and model
community Habitat 67, and wander along the Lachine Canal or through
Le Plateau Mont-Royal before spending the evening settling down in
any of the city’s many theatres for a night of comedy, jazz or
musical mayhem.