Montreal - Day Trips
Within a two-and-half-hour drive of Montreal you can visit the nation's capital, Ottawa, and escape to the places Montrealers go on weekends.
When Montrealers want to play by a lake or hit the slopes on a snowboard they head to the Laurentians or the Eastern Townships. To the west, 90 minutes away, is Ottawa. Be sure to see the National Gallery, the Parliament buildings and the Canadian Museum of Civilization across the river in Hull. To the north is Quebec City, the provincial capital. Its walled city, a rarity in North America, is the oldest in the continent. Dine on crepes and follow the Carnival Festival in January or February.
