Festivals, poutine and Franco charm. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Montreal

Best months: May, June, July, August, September and October.

What to see in Montreal

1. Vieux-Montréal & Basilique Notre-Dame
   In the heart of Old Montreal, the basilica takes you by surprise once you step inside: a restrained Gothic Revival facade gives way to an interior that is carved, painted and gilded from floor to vault, under a deep blue ceiling scattered with golden stars.
2. Mont-Royal (Belvédère Kondiaronk)
   This terrace is where Montréal makes sense: downtown towers on one side, the river and the horizon on the other, and the park's greenery at your back.
3. Marché Jean-Talon
   In the heart of Little Italy, this public market brings together growers, cheesemakers, bakers and greengrocers along lively aisles.
4. Plateau-Mont-Royal
   This is the neighbourhood where Montréal is best seen on foot: rows of three-storey houses, wrought-iron outdoor staircases, back alleys and terraces.
5. Musée des Beaux-Arts
   Founded in 1860, this museum brings together more than 43,000 works, from Quebec and Canadian art to world cultures, across a campus of pavilions on both sides of Sherbrooke Street West.
6. Jardin botanique & Biodôme
   This site pairs a former Olympic velodrome turned living museum with one of the city's great botanical gardens, a short walk apart.
7. Oratoire Saint-Joseph
   Set on the slope of Mount Royal, the Oratory is the largest church in Canada, and its dome rises above the whole city.
8. Marché Atwater
   This art deco public market, easy to spot by its central tower, gathers butchers, cheesemongers, bakers and florists under one roof beside the Lachine Canal.

A sample itinerary for Montreal, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €162 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Montreal itinerary, hour by hour

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