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Montreal: The Unknown City

by Kristian Gravenor, John David Gravenor

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Montreal: The Unknown City is part of our best-selling series of urban city guides. As one of North America's most popular travel destinations, Montreal is world renowned for its European style, countless festivals, scintillating nightlife, and world-class cuisine. But with more than 350 years of history, Canada's original megalopolis conceals more than its share of little-known charms. Montreal: The Unknown City offers a lesser-known take on remarkable places, wide-open spaces, and world-famous faces that make the city and district unique. A fun-filled resource for visitors and locals alike, its ten sections are packed with notorious scandals, strange-but-true anecdotes, and indiscreet facts. From whispered-about cycling paths to cut-rate shopping, astonishing eateries and skinny dipping, this book has Montreal uncovered. Fact-filled, funny, and fearless, Montreal: The Unknown City showcases the island metropolis from a one-of-a-kind perspective. Two-colour throughout, with more than 150 black and white photographs.… (more)
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Every city should have a book like this, written by insiders with an attitude and an eye for the quirky facts and attractions that go beyond the standard tourist fare, for the good things--and annoyances--that make a city what it is. This book starts off with a fantastic introduction to Montreal landmarks and destinations, that despite being published in 2003(!!) is still pretty relevant. It bogs down a bit in the restaurant section, since many of the places mentioned no longer exist and that section is written by a restaurant critic whose writing style isn't as lively as the main authors, but it gets back on track before the end. The sidebars, which tend to focus on Montreal's ample bounty of crime and corruption are some of the best parts of the book. So if you're interested in Montreal, this is a must read. It isn't your usual travel guide and, as such, it hasn't date nearly as much. I loved it. ( )
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Montreal: The Unknown City is part of our best-selling series of urban city guides. As one of North America's most popular travel destinations, Montreal is world renowned for its European style, countless festivals, scintillating nightlife, and world-class cuisine. But with more than 350 years of history, Canada's original megalopolis conceals more than its share of little-known charms. Montreal: The Unknown City offers a lesser-known take on remarkable places, wide-open spaces, and world-famous faces that make the city and district unique. A fun-filled resource for visitors and locals alike, its ten sections are packed with notorious scandals, strange-but-true anecdotes, and indiscreet facts. From whispered-about cycling paths to cut-rate shopping, astonishing eateries and skinny dipping, this book has Montreal uncovered. Fact-filled, funny, and fearless, Montreal: The Unknown City showcases the island metropolis from a one-of-a-kind perspective. Two-colour throughout, with more than 150 black and white photographs.

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