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Fodor's Montréal & Québec City
Full-color guide • Make your trip to Montréal and Québec City unforgettable with 41 maps, illustrated features, and 125 color photos
Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Top experiences and attractions • Discerning coverage to help you make the most of your time
• Easy-to-read city and regional color maps
Explore Downtown Montréal, Mont-Tremblant, Old Québec City, and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Best music and cultural festivals, French cuisine, craft and native art shopping, and city walks
Opinions from destination experts • Fodor’s Montréal- and Québec City–based writers reveal their favorite local haunts • Revised annually to provide the most up-to-date information
Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Top experiences and attractions • Discerning coverage to help you make the most of your time
• Easy-to-read city and regional color maps
Explore Downtown Montréal, Mont-Tremblant, Old Québec City, and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Best music and cultural festivals, French cuisine, craft and native art shopping, and city walks
Opinions from destination experts • Fodor’s Montréal- and Québec City–based writers reveal their favorite local haunts • Revised annually to provide the most up-to-date information
304 pages, Paperback
First published March 10, 1990
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Fodor’s was acquired by Random House in 1986 and sold to Internet Brands in 2016.
Fodor’s was acquired by Random House in 1986 and sold to Internet Brands in 2016.
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June 25, 2017
A useful guide, complete with a tear-out map in the back!
June 29, 2018
Would have been 4 stars because they’re some really good restaurant recs. But they lose a star for their overuse of the word “hipster” - I counted at least 50, I think.
November 7, 2022
Just skimmed most of this book. Not much of the info I was look for.
February 20, 2019
Not a bad guide - I used it to help plan my trip, but did not take it with me.
July 1, 2025
Between this book and the Lonely Planet guide of the same name, we got great info that we used on our trip to Montreal and Quebec City.
Montreal:
Hiking Mt. Royal, including a stop at the lookout at the Chalet du Mont-Royal.
Exploring Old Montreal, where people were out dancing on the square and we got ice cream. Visiting McGill University. We saw the football stadium on our way up toward the Mt. Royal hike. We also loved the nearby breakfast restaurant called The Pigeon.
Biking across the bridge to Ile St Helene, where we saw the Biosphere
Exploring the Mile End neighborhood, where we tossed a ball in a park, went to thrift shops, and spotted the bookstore Joie de Livres.
Staying at the Hotel Bonaventure, which was not far from Old Montreal and which had a great outdoor pool (open year round!). It was also across the street from the train station and from rental car companies, where we picked up our car to drive to Quebec City.
Quebec City: Exploring Old Quebec City (including the Citadel, Chateau Frontenac, and Basilique Notre Dame)
Walking across the bridge over Montmorency Falls (and taking the steps up/down)
Exploring Ile d'Orleans (where we bought fresh strawberries on a strawberry farm)
Walking across the Plains of Abraham on our way to the Citadel
Exploring the neighborhood St Jean-Baptiste, where I saw the prettiest public library in a converted church and we had great brick oven pizza on a patio and amazing ice cream
Staying at the Hotel le Concorde, where we had dinner at the restaurant on the top floor that rotates once every 90 minutes.
In-between: We stopped at Trois Rivieres, which was a cute town to stop for a meal. If we'd had the time, it would have been fun to explore their interesting museums, one in an old prison and one in an old paper mill. One of the books suggested taking the scenice route (King's Highway) from Montreal to Quebec City and stopping through Trois Rivieres. The scenic route was a good idea, but the prettiest part of the drive is between Trois Rivieres and Quebec City. For the sake of time, I'd suggest taking the fast route from Montreal to Trois Rivieres and then switching to the scenic route from there.
Montreal:
Hiking Mt. Royal, including a stop at the lookout at the Chalet du Mont-Royal.
Exploring Old Montreal, where people were out dancing on the square and we got ice cream. Visiting McGill University. We saw the football stadium on our way up toward the Mt. Royal hike. We also loved the nearby breakfast restaurant called The Pigeon.
Biking across the bridge to Ile St Helene, where we saw the Biosphere
Exploring the Mile End neighborhood, where we tossed a ball in a park, went to thrift shops, and spotted the bookstore Joie de Livres.
Staying at the Hotel Bonaventure, which was not far from Old Montreal and which had a great outdoor pool (open year round!). It was also across the street from the train station and from rental car companies, where we picked up our car to drive to Quebec City.
Quebec City: Exploring Old Quebec City (including the Citadel, Chateau Frontenac, and Basilique Notre Dame)
Walking across the bridge over Montmorency Falls (and taking the steps up/down)
Exploring Ile d'Orleans (where we bought fresh strawberries on a strawberry farm)
Walking across the Plains of Abraham on our way to the Citadel
Exploring the neighborhood St Jean-Baptiste, where I saw the prettiest public library in a converted church and we had great brick oven pizza on a patio and amazing ice cream
Staying at the Hotel le Concorde, where we had dinner at the restaurant on the top floor that rotates once every 90 minutes.
In-between: We stopped at Trois Rivieres, which was a cute town to stop for a meal. If we'd had the time, it would have been fun to explore their interesting museums, one in an old prison and one in an old paper mill. One of the books suggested taking the scenice route (King's Highway) from Montreal to Quebec City and stopping through Trois Rivieres. The scenic route was a good idea, but the prettiest part of the drive is between Trois Rivieres and Quebec City. For the sake of time, I'd suggest taking the fast route from Montreal to Trois Rivieres and then switching to the scenic route from there.
November 16, 2025
We used this guide on a fall 2025 trip to Montreal and Quebec City—our first visit. It was a free download with Kindle Unlimited and worth a try. We found the list of “major” things to see somewhat helpful. The “walks” suggested for both cities were duds. The sections on places to eat were not for anyone who was trying to keep meals reasonable. We got more help from Yelp on that account. The maps were marginally helpful—we used the ones from the visitors’ centers more. But—for a free book—it was okay.
July 9, 2023
Montréal and Québec City is a corner of France in North America.
Major sights such as Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Montreal, Parc du Mont-Royal, Mont-Tremblant, Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, La Citadelle, Fairmont le Chateau Frontenac, Tadoussac, and Plains of Abraham are included in the book.
Montreal side trips include the Laurentians, the Outaouais, and the Eastern Townships.
Quebec City side trips include Cote-de-Beaupre, Ile d'Orleans, and Charlevoix.
I like the handy maps throughout the book to help me figure out where historic sites and restaurants are located.
This is definitely a book to turn to for in-depth information on Montreal and Quebec City.
Major sights such as Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Montreal, Parc du Mont-Royal, Mont-Tremblant, Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, La Citadelle, Fairmont le Chateau Frontenac, Tadoussac, and Plains of Abraham are included in the book.
Montreal side trips include the Laurentians, the Outaouais, and the Eastern Townships.
Quebec City side trips include Cote-de-Beaupre, Ile d'Orleans, and Charlevoix.
I like the handy maps throughout the book to help me figure out where historic sites and restaurants are located.
This is definitely a book to turn to for in-depth information on Montreal and Quebec City.
April 12, 2019
I agree with a previous reviewer that this Fodor's guide uses the terms "hip" and "hipster" a few too many times. That minor detail aside, I found the guide to be extremely informative. I have not yet taken my trip, but regarding basic facts and figures and geography, I have been hugely educated. What makes this travel guide worth reading: it's full of information that is either useful, interesting, or both.
June 1, 2016
Definitely not a fun, lighthearted guide (You say prosaic, I say fuddy-duddy) but the basic information I needed was there. Had to remove a star for some factual errors (like, everybody took my credit card, even the [random restaurants I went to - good luck figuring out which ones!] restaurants that they listed as not doing so) and the crushingly horrible index.
April 2, 2024
For having gone to Montreal several times over the last few years, there's still a number of places the book highlighted that peaked my interest. Caution that some have since permanently closed, a couple I was most wanting to visit. I do wish I read this when I had a weekend so I could do some of the side trips!
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October 25, 2016A good travel guide that correctly lays out how to see the city on a limited time frame. The map was awful though. Stop at the tourist center near Dorchester Square for a decent map and more detailed information on Montreal.
December 18, 2022
How have I never visited Quebec City before this? The weekend before Thanksgiving saw us driving the 5 1/2 hours up to this winter wonderland. Fodor's helped us make the most of it and we will be back!
September 15, 2024
Excellent compact travel guide for Quebec City. Includes history and background information about both cities, as well as hotel and restaurant recommendations. Lovely photos and maps detailing the sites to see.
February 22, 2010
Would have worked better if it had been set in Paris.
January 3, 2012
great for info and suggested itineraries/walks
October 6, 2012
We bought this and the Frommer's version for our upcoming trip to Quebec City this New Years. I prefer the Frommer's edition just slightly over this one; but it was still excellent!
October 30, 2014
Technically I read the 2014 edition. It wasn't bad, maybe I just expected a bit more?
August 7, 2015
It did the job well.
April 13, 2017
Destination cities in Canada. This book describes the attractions and suggests places to visit, places to eat, and has nice color pictures of the cities and their areas around them. very nice book.
March 23, 2023
Excellent! I'll take this with me to Quebec. Lots of notes!
May 13, 2023
Great highlights and food recommendations; mostly accurate re seasonal openings/closings.
October 26, 2024
Hated the mixed layout and the map is a joke
July 2, 2025
Moderately helpful but will be nice on hand with limited internet. 🫡🇨🇦
June 22, 2016
Didn't have a ton Quebec City which is the city where we are going. Good for smaller information.
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