Montreal Travel Guide: Sightseeing, Hotel, Restaurant & Shopping Highlights

Publisher Marketing: One of the liveliest and most cosmopolitan cities in Canada, Montreal in Quebec is an island situated between the Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers. At its center is the "mountain," Mont-Royal after which the city is named. Overview - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Old Montreal - Place d'Armes - Montreal History Center - Granite Obelisk - Notre-Dame Basilica - Parc du Mont-Royal - Olympic Park - La Ronde Amusement Park - Montreal Botanical Gardens - Alpine Garden - First Nation's Garden - Japanese Garden - Chinese Garden - St. Joseph's Oratory - Montreal's Underground City - Jean Talon Market - Museum of Archeology and History - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal Museum of Contemporary Arts - The Montreal Science Center - Quebec City - Getting There - Getting Around - When to Go - What to See - Recommendations for the Budget Traveler - Places to Stay - Celebrities Hotel - Hotel de Paris Montreal - Auberge Montreal Youth Hostel - HI-Montreal Youth Hostel - Auberge De Jeunesse Alexandrie - Places to Eat and Drink - Espace Cafe & Espresso Bar - Schwartz's - La Banquise - Stash Cafe - Vices et Versa - Places to Shop - Jeans, Jeans, Jeans - Harmonie Gifts and Souvenirs - Friperie Saint-Laurent - Chabanel Warehouses Contributor Bio:  Wright, Richard Richard Wright is the co-author of four previous books, including Armed Robbers in Action and Burglars on the Job, which won the 1994 5 Outstanding Scholarship in Crime and Delinquency Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems. He is also the co-editor of the Sage Handbook of Fieldwork and author or co-author of approximately 50 journal articles and book chapters. He has been the recipient of competitive grant awards from the National Institute of Justice, Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, National Consortium on Violence Research, Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Icelandic Research Council.