Walk along the river and admire the cruise terminal, the view on the city and the green areas!.Reach the St Lawrence waterfront by walking down Avenue McGill and its stately Art Nouveau buildings.Explore Rue des Récollets and Rue Sainte-Hélène, which are bordered by some of the oldest houses and lampposts in Montreal.Walk along Rue Saint-Paul between Rue Saint-Urbain and Rue Saint-Pierre for some of the best shops in the area.Walk up Rue Saint-Urbain for a splendid view of the Basilique Notre-Dame and Place d’Armes.Instead, do like the locals: take the métro and walk! Not only is it terribly unpractical (for example, try and find parking in these streets, see if you still think I lied), but it also ruins the whole Old-World experience (21st-century transportation doesn’t exactly scream 17th-century charm).

Let’s start by making something very clear: I absolutely forbid you to visit Old-Montreal by car.

You’ll inevitably walk past one along the way! Not to mention the beautiful Notre-Dame-du-Bonsecours Chapel on the eastern end.

Much to my dismay, there seems to be an overabundance of tourist shops on either sides of the street along Place Jacques Cartier but venture out a little further and as a result you’ll find high-end dining, classy cafés and quiet leafy squares all to yourself. It’s one Montreal’s second oldest, with the earliest cobblestones dating back to 1672 for many years served as the city’s main thoroughfare.

Stroll along the cobblestones of charming St-Paul Street, one of Montreal’s most enviable stretches.

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