About Montreal

Montreal is known as the bilingual cultural capital of Canada with over 400 years of tradition, a combination of old-world charm and cosmopolitan avant-garde style. This jewel of Quebec, with a penchant for the arts, theatre, design and food, is recognized as an international destination that captivates its tourists with gourmet cuisine and extremely accessible entertainment.

The gay village of Montreal is famous for being the largest neighbourhood of its kind in North America. Tourisme Montreal enthusiastically promotes the city as a LGBT destination that is welcoming to diversity, which its major GLBT pride event is actually named - Divers/Cité. On your special day, you want to feel safe to express your affection in a city that is gay friendly.