Montreal and Quebec City abound with history and culture. A profusion of world-class museums, art galleries, historic churches, châteaux, landscaped-parks and year-round festivals has ensconced these cities as Canada's cultural capitals. Your DK Eyewitness Top 10 travel guide ensures you'll find your way around Montreal and Quebec City with absolute ease. Our newly updated Top 10 travel guide breaks down the best of Montreal and Quebec City into helpful lists of ten - from our own selected highlights to the best museums and galleries, places to eat, shops and festivals. You'll discover: - Seven easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a two day or week-long trip - Detailed Top 10 lists of Montreal and Quebec City's must-sees, including detailed descriptions of Parc du Mont-Royal, Basilique Notre-Dame, Parc Olympique, Musée Pointe-à-Callière, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, La Citadelle, Musée de la Civilisation de Québec, Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Île d'Orléans and Les Laurentides - Montreal and Quebec City's most interesting areas, with the best places for shopping, sightseeing and sampling local cuisine - Inspiration for different things to enjoy during your trip - including family activities, festivals and national holidays as well as things to do for free - Streetsmart advice: get ready, get around and stay safe DK Eyewitness Top 10s have been helping travelers to make the most of their breaks since 2002. Staying for longer and looking for a more comprehensive guide? Try our DK Eyewitness Canada.

See the City with a local! Sacha Jackson lives and works in Québec. In this book, she shares what she loves about Québec City with you. NEIGHBORHOODS Experience the life of the city in the best neighborhoods—traverse historic Quartier du Petit Champlain and trendy Saint-Roch. SIGHTS Stroll the top of Les Fortifications and see stunning Château Frontenac. FOOD Find the best late-night poutine and the squeakiest cheese curds. NIGHTLIFE Catch live music at a boîte à chansons and quaff artisanal Quebecois beer at La Barberie. DAY TRIPS Make excursions to the Côte-de-Beaupré, Île d'Orléans, and Charlevoix. FULL-COLOR MAPS Get oriented and navigate the city on the go.

Of the fifty religious buildings discussed in this book, only a precious few remain standing despite the fact that Montreal boasts one of the largest and most eclectic groupings of Georgian and Victorian structures of any city in North America.Following the British conquest of New France in 1759 a remarkable series of transformations took place in the small, Catholic trading town of Montreal. Given the diversity of settlers forced to live side by side, the new church buildings that were to rise became strategic public spaces, meeting places as well as power bases. It was no wonder that by the time Mark Twain toured Canada’s first metropolis in the 1880s, he found that one could not throw a brick in the place without breaking a church window.By addressing the social, religious and architectural issues surrounding these colonial-era structures, it will become apparent that Montreal was at once a shining jewel in England’s imperial crown, a chief outpost of Catholicism in the New World, as well as the British North American headquarters for more than a dozen independent congregations.

From the urbane, “anything goes” atmosphere of Montréal to the quaint, romantic charm of Québec City …from cultural attractions and historical sights to fantastic shopping, dining, and night life…this guide clues you in about the action and attractions in two diverse, fascinating cities. Learn about terroi, locally grown specialty ingredients prominent in Montreal’s restaurants. Discover Quebec's “antique alley” and rue St-Joseph with its destination boutiques, bustling bistros, and happening pubs. This guide helps makes your visit trés magnifique with: Info on where to go and how to get there The scoop on intriguing, distinctive neighborhoods in both cities 5 itinerary options and 3 Day trips from Montreal Attractions like the lookout atop Parc Mont-Royal in Montreal and the Changing of the Guard at La Citadel, the fortress that protected Quebec Like every For Dummies travel guide, Montreal & Quebec City For Dummies, Second Edition includes: Down-to-earth trip-planning advice What you shouldn’t miss—and what you can skip The best hotels and restaurants for every budget Handy Post-it Flags to mark your favorite pages

Montreal and Quebec City are the most alluring and distinctive cities in Canada. Montreal offers cultural and artistic diversity; Quebec City is the bastion and cradle of French civilization in North America. This guide will help you discover what's special about both cities. Local writers offer their inside knowledge of all the best places. There are chapters on top attractions, dining, shopping, nightlife, heritage and architecture, museums and even fortifications, all extensively illustrated with colour photos. There are also chapters which take you to the most interesting areas to visit: Montreal's Ste-Catherine and Sherbrooke Streets, the lively St Laurent-St Denis area, Old Montreal and the Old Port. In Quebec, chapters take you around the Upper and Lower Towns. Excursions chapters highlight day trips you can take using Montreal or Quebec City as your starting point. Extensive listings cover accommodation, dining, travel essentials, shopping, and more, both cities. With hundreds of colour photographs and many maps, this guide is both a keepsake and an indispensable companion on your stay in these appealing cities.

The 4th edition of this in-depth guide to Montreal and Quebec City.

Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, each book in DK's Top 10 series uses evocative color photography, excellent cartography, and up-to-date travel content to create a reliable and useful pocket-sized travel guide. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from uncovering a city's most memorable sights to finding the best restaurants and hotels in each neighborhood. And to save you time and money, there's even a Top 10 list of Things to Avoid. Each Top 10 contains a pull-out map and guide that includes fold-out maps of city metro systems, useful phone numbers, and 60 great ideas on how to spend your day.