Downtown

  • Centre-Ville - Quartier des spectacles - Place des Festivals
  • Mural "Tower of Songs", Gene Pendon et El Mac, 2017, MU - Montreal skyline from the Kondarionk belvedere

Where to start

  • 🛍️Shop in the heart of the city
  • 🎨Discover an new artist at the MAC
  • 🍸Sip cocktails on a patio
  • 👟Explore the underground city
  • ⭕See Montréal's newest icon on Esplanade Place Ville Marie

The heart of Montréal

Eat, drink, shop and be merry

Centre-ville — literally “city centre” in French — is Montréal’s commercial core. The vibe, however, is no stuffy business meeting. Instead, the downtown core is surprisingly crammed with creativity. The city’s most popular art museums are located here. Visitors will discover multi-storey murals etched onto the side of skyscrapers. Fashion is found not only in the boutiques but also on the people strutting the sidewalks. Centre-ville is also home to the city’s entertainment district, known as Quartier des spectacles. Here, annual events such as the Jazz Fest and Just For Laughs have earned Montréal the title of “Penultimate city of festivals.” This is the perfect place to begin your Montréal explorations.