15 Romantic Things to Do in Montreal

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Montreal is a total gem of a city, located on the Île de Montréal (Montréal Island) on the beautiful Saint Lawrence River.

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Read on for our top recommendations for things to see, meals and snacks to sample, and the best places to stay while you’re here. Allons-y!

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See Montreal from above

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Discover amazing flora and fauna at the Montreal Botanical Garden, boasting 20,000 unique specimens spread over almost 200 acres.

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Dine on poutine

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Get in touch with your more spiritual side with a visit to Notre-Dame Cathedral, Montreal's basilica and one of its most sacred spaces.

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Don’t miss Old Montreal

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15 Romantic Things to Do in Montreal

Montreal is a total gem of a city, located on the Île de Montréal (Montréal Island) on the beautiful Saint Lawrence River.

Read on for our top recommendations for things to see, meals and snacks to sample, and the best places to stay while you’re here. Allons-y!

See Montreal from above

For the sportier romantics out there, consider a meandering hike up Mt. Royal, the three-peaked hill for which the city is named.

Discover amazing flora and fauna at the Montreal Botanical Garden, boasting 20,000 unique specimens spread over almost 200 acres.

Wander through the Botanical Garden

Dine on poutine

No visit to Montreal is complete without sampling the city’s most infamous snack: poutine.

Get in touch with your more spiritual side with a visit to Notre-Dame Cathedral, Montreal's basilica and one of its most sacred spaces.

Explore Montreal’s stunning churches

Don’t miss Old Montreal

After visiting Notre-Dame, spend the evening around Vieux-Montréal, the old part of the city and arguably one of the most romantic places in the world.

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