What part of Montreal looks like Europe?

Old Montreal What screams Europe more than old, narrow, cobblestone streets full of shops, cafés and historical landmarks? Dating back to the 17th century, Old Montréal is a neighbourhood that feels as though you've stepped back in time, and the architecture provides a European feel.



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While visitors often note the European flavour of Montreal, downtown Montreal is definitely North American in style.

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First of all, Montreal looks like a hybrid of an old European city and a modern city—or, maybe, it looks like a city, and we just haven't retained many of them in North America. What Americans think of as “old towns” or “historic districts” are, in fact, cities. They are the cities that were spared urban renewal.

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Montr?al is like an American city where people speak French. Other than the language, there is little about Montr?al that resembles France.

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Montreal's province, Quebec, is culturally distinct from the rest of Canada because its sole official language is French. In fact, Montreal is the second largest French speaking city in the world, after Paris. Montreal's climate varies wildly from season to season.

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