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Website:www.tourisme-montreal.org Tourisme Québec's Centre Infotouriste offers a plethora of free tourist information about Montreal and the Province of Quebec, as well as a large selection of services: hôtel and country cottage reservations, guided tours, a foreign currencies exchange office, an Internet Café, cruises, travel agencies, a bookstore and car rental services. Centre Infotouriste is unique in North America for the range of services provided.
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MOSAICULTURE INTERNATIONAL MONTRÉAL 2003 Old Port (De la Commune & McGill College) An outstanding display of over one hundred three-dimensional floral sculptures, some over 10 metres high, created by horticulturalists from Canada and around the globe. www.mosaiculture.ca
JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL Latin Quarter (De Maisonneuve E. & St-Denis); various locations The world's largest and most renowned comedy festival brings together artists from across the planet to laugh and celebrate Montréal's joie de vivre! Enjoy over 2,000 performances, including 1,300 free, outdoor shows in Montréal's splendid Quartier latin (Latin Quarter). www.hahaha.com
INTERNATIONAL NUITS D’AFRIQUE FESTIVAL Various locations Music, dance and cultural offerings from African artists, including free outdoor and ticketed indoor events. www.festnuitafric.com
MONTRÉAL INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT RACE FESTIVAL Ile Notre-Dame; various locations This international, cross-cultural festival includes a dragon boat race with over 100 teams (from North America, Europe, Taiwan, Hong Kong and PR China) as well as folk dancing, music groups, ethnic foods, arts and crafts. www.montrealdragonboat.com
ONE OF A KIND MONTRÉAL Old Port (Jacques-Cartier pier) Looking for that "special something"? Some 250 artists and artisans from Québec and Canada, including ceramicists, potters, jewellers, woodworkers, leatherworkers, glass-blowers and painters, will display their wares and demonstrate their craft. www.leportdesarts.com
DIVERSCITÉ – LESBIAN AND GAY PRIDE CELEBRATION Gay Village (Ste-Catherine E., east of St-Hubert) A busy week of festive activities hosted by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community of Montréal, including cinema, dance, song, cultural exhibits, street parties and fairs. Over 1.2 million participants in 2002. Open to all! www.diverscite.org
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The Montreal Botanical Gardens
Montreal Biodome GREEN MONTRÉAL: BIODOME AND BOTANICAL GARDENS Saturday, July 26, 2003, 14:30 - 18:00 COST (adults & children): $68 CADThe Biodome takes visitors on a voyage through 4 different ecosystems of the Americas: the tropical rainforest, the Laurentian forest, the marine world of the St. Lawrence River Valley and the icy polar extremes of the Arctic and Antarctic. This unique living collection of over 200 plants and 4200 animals, created to encourage the study and appreciation of our global environment, is housed in the former velodrome of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games. The Botanical Garden is second in size only to London’s Kew Gardens and boasts over 26,000 species and varieties of plants in 10 greenhouses and 30 special gardens. Visits will include the delightful 23-hectare Japanese Garden, displaying the largest bonsai collection outside Asia, and the magnificent Chinese Garden, featuring the "Dream Lake" and a fabulous display of penjing. Several traditional pavilions, constructed from materials imported from China, enhance this special setting. |
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