Montreal, Canada
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Overview | Montreal is a city in Canada, the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada. It has been consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities, called Canada's Cultural Capital. Was named a UNESCO City of Design. The city today is an important centre of commerce, finance, industry, technology, culture, world affairs and is the headquarters of the Montreal Exchange. There are 51 National Historic Sites of Canada in Montreal, more than any other city in Canada and is home to many historic buildings still in their original form. The city of Montreal is composed of 19 large boroughs which are further subdivided into smaller neighborhood. There are nine universities and twelve junior colleges. Montreal has the highest concentration of post-secondary students of all major cities in North America. Among the interesting places to see and visit are: Notre-Dame Basilica (Basilique Notre-Dame), Rue Ste.-Catherine, St. Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian Railway Museum, Bell Centre, and lots of others. |
Population | 1,620,693 inhabitants |
Airport | Montreal has two international airports: Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Serves all commercial passenger traffics. Montréal-Mirabel International Airport Serves only cargo flights. |
Climate | Montreal lies at the confluence of several climatic regions and enjoys four distinct seasons. Usually, the climate is classified as humid continental |
Best Season | Montreal is best visited from June to September as this is when the snow has gone and the weather is warm. |
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To avoid | Winters are long with below zero temperatures throughout December to March with lots of snow. |
Pros | Montreal industries include aerospace, electronic goods, pharmaceuticals, printed goods, software engineering, telecommunications, textile and apparel manufacturing, tobacco and transportation. The service sector is also strong and includes civil, mechanical and process engineering, finance, higher education, and research and development. In 2002, Montreal ranked as the 4th largest centre in North America in terms of aerospace jobs. The Port of Montreal is the largest inland port in the world handling 26 million tonnes of cargo annually. As one of the most important ports in Canada, it remains a trans-shipment point for grain, sugar, petroleum products, machinery, and consumer goods. For this reason, Montreal is the railway hub of Canada and has always been an extremely important rail city; it is home to the headquarters of the Canadian National Railway. |
Cons | Has a problem with vehicular traffic congestion, Urban problems, Transit problems and Water problems. |
Hotels | www.booking.com/Montreal-Hotels |
Tips | Cheap hotels are available starting from a rate of $65. |