Montréal is ...

tawdryandjaded · June 2019

Montréal is food. Montréal has 25 of the 100 best Canadian restaurants. The city is also famous for its smoked meat, bagels and poutine. Three dozens microbreweries offer beer and their terraces in the summer. The Marché Jean-Talon is a world-famous farmer’s market with a trove of fine foods, produce and restaurants.

Montréal is French. Montréal is the second largest city in the world speaking French primarily, after Paris. Although most people will understand English, la langue de Molière is the only official language of Québec.

Montréal is music. Montréal has more than a dozen music festivals and concerts during the summer like the Festival International de Jazz and Heavy Montreal. There are even more small venues, bars and clubs with live music.

Montréal is history. More than 350 years ago, French settlers came to this island. The traces of their passage can still be seen in Old Montreal and at the Musée Pointe à Callière.

Montréal is arts. Montréal has more than 45 museums for architecture, art, history and science like the Redpath Museum of natural history.

Montréal is diversity. According to Statistics Canada, one out of three people in Montréal is an immigrant. It is home to over 120 cultural communities from five continents.

Montréal is active. There is always something to do in Montréal.. In July, you can participate in these 4 festivals: the International Fireworks Competition, the International Fantasia Film Festival, the rock and metal Heavy Montreal, and the Just for Laughs comedy festival.

On July 27 2019, montreal.willbe.blue