Discover Montreal's past from the foundation of Fort Ville-Marie in 1642 to today’s modern city on this Old Montreal private walking tour. The historic heart of the city and its adjacent Old Port will be the setting for the storey of one of the greatest cities in the Americas.
Your guide will lead you through a maze of narrow streets where many historic buildings can be found. Explore the birthplace of this metropolis and take a trip back in time.
The departure time, duration, route, and content of the tour can be customised according to your needs and interests. Example itinerary of a typical tour:
• Visit important public squares such as Place d’Armes, Place Royale, and Place Jacques-Cartier. Check out the monuments and works of art that are on display there
• Admire the external architecture of buildings like the Notre-Dame Basilica, the three courthouses, the Château Ramezay, and the Bonsecours Market
• Pass by the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel and City Hall as well as walking along the former 'Wall Street of Canada', St-Jacques Street
• Discover the foundation site of the city’s first hospital, l’Hôtel Dieu in the Cours Le Royer
• See the Sulpician Seminary, the oldest building in the historic district
• Find out more about the Old Port
