samedi 16 août 2014

Montreal, the capital of tourism in Canada

Tourism is an important industry in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. City welcomes visitors from around 7648722 and 11792970 visitors about the daily trips in 2010. Montreal 1770939 attract foreign visitors in 2010, mostly from the United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico and Japan. Was created 45,000 jobs in Montreal by the tourism industry in 2011.

Street in downtown Montreal Crescent unpopular among tourists. Throughout the summer, and is characterized by street fairs and various festivals. Among the local population, Crescent Street is known as the best of the many clubs and bars. Street Saint Laurent Plateau Mont-Royal neighborhood surrounding, is also well known for their nightlife, with many bars, nightclubs and restaurants.

Of the most important tourist attractions in Montreal
Old Port of Montreal
Old Port of Montreal (French: Vieux-Port de Montréal) is a historic port of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Located in Old Montreal, and extends for over two kilometers along the St. Lawrence River in Old, Montreal. It was used as early as 1611, when used for a French fur traders as the last trading.
In 1976, activities were moved east to the port of Montreal for the current port in the Montreal neighborhood of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.

The redevelopment of the old port in 1990, under the direction of architects Aurèle Cardinal and Peter Rose. He is now a recreation area and historic, and draws six million tourists annually.

Casino de Montreal
Casino de Montreal Casino is located in Ile Notre-Dame in Montreal, Quebec. It is the largest casino in Canada, and the casino is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week to patrons aged 18 years and older. Was opened in October 9, 1993.

The casino consists of three interconnected buildings. Two of these buildings by the French pavilion and Quebec pavilion built for Expo 67. The third is a facility built by the casino. The main building has six floors, in addition to the facility and the construction of secondary (with four floors). Within three structures there are more than 3,200 slot machines, with more than 115 gaming tables, keno and facilities, and a large number of lottery games and virtual. The casino also has four restaurants and three bars, and a nightclub, and meeting and banquet facilities.
The casino is known for Bmaalmh non-traditional, such as many of the windows and low ceilings.

Center Bill
Bell Centre (French: Centre Bell), formerly known as the Molson Centre or Le Centre Molson, is a sports and entertainment complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It opened in March 16, 1996 after nearly three years under construction. It is known that the home of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team.
It is currently owned by a partnership group headed by Geoff Molson and his brothers, Andrew and Justin. The group has property itself is also the Montreal Canadiens, a promoter of the event entertainment.

Montreal Science Center
Montreal Science Centre is a science museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on King Edward Pier in the Old Port of Montreal. Established in 2000 and was originally known as the center on behalf of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, changed its name to the Museum and Science Center in Montreal in 2002. The museum is managed by the Old Port of Montreal Corporation, the company and the crown of the Government of Canada. The museum is the site of interactive exhibitions in the field of science and technology, as well as theater IMAX.

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) (French: Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal) is an art museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is one of the largest and most prominent museums in Montreal, Canada. The museum is located on the extension of the Golden Square Mile's historic Sherbrooke Street.

Spread across four wings MMFA, and occupies a total area of ​​45067 square meters (485 100 square feet), including 13,000 square meters (140,000 square feet) of exhibition space. Wing V is currently under construction, will have an area of ​​3,460 square meters (37,200 sq ft).
This expansion made ​​it the largest art museum in the eighteenth North America. To include the permanent collection of about 40,000 works.

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is a member of the International Group for curators widely, also known as the group Bizot, a forum that allows for the leaders of the largest museums in the world for the exchange of business and exhibitions. The museum follows with: CMA, and the Virtual Museum of Canada.

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