See Fall Foliage on a 7-Day Street Journey in Quebec​

Day 1: Montreal

Start your Quebec journey in Montreal, a Canadian epicenter of delicacies, tradition, purchasing and historical past that may be a full trip vacation spot in itself. To get a literal overview of the town, begin your day with a stroll within the eponymous Mount Royal Park. Starting in mid-September (relying on the climate), you’ll be able to count on to see oranges, yellows and reds bursting forth alongside the park’s many tree-lined paths. 

For a distinct form of metropolis overview, hop aboard La Grand Roue de Montreal, the almost 200-foot-tall Ferris wheel in Montreal’s Outdated Port waterfront leisure district. Testing the town lights at night time from the Grand Roue makes a pleasant bookend to the morning perspective from Mount Royal. Montreal’s famed Cirque du Soleil affords performances in an enormous circus tent alongside the waterfront, however make sure to buy your tickets prematurely, as many performances promote out. 

In step with the street journey theme, a enjoyable technique to discover Montreal’s waterfront is by bicycle. Ça Roule Bike Excursions, headquartered on the Outdated Port, leads guided rides throughout the town. Take the flat, family-friendly path to the Outdated Port alongside the St. Lawrence River, crossing over to St. Helen’s Island to see the distinctive structure of Expo 67 and the Biosphere from Montreal’s World’s Truthful. Cruise round Parc Jean-Drapeau to get pleasure from its fall foliage (or a summer time swim in its Aquatic Complicated).

Meals & lodging

The Omni Mont-Royal Resort, about halfway between Mount Royal Park and the port, is close to purchasing and McGill College, and makes a great base in your Montreal go to. For a one-stop vacation spot the place you’ll be able to savor Montreal’s numerous meals choices, head to the 40,000-square-foot Time Out Market within the metropolis’s Eaton Centre mall (a brief stroll from the Omni), with 16 native eating places providing cuisines from world wide. Within the Outdated Port district, seize lunch on the new La Cantine terrace restaurant.

And naturally you’ll be able to’t go away the town (or the province) with out sampling the area’s signature dish, poutine — French fries with cheese curds, gravy and each method of added substances. Montreal Poutine, close to the Outdated Port, is a superb spot to attempt it out.