Cosmopolitan and effortlessly bilingual Montreal is the largest city in Canada’s French-speaking province of Québec. This UNESCO City of Design offers everything from the arts to ice-hockey, the maple harvest to craft beer, and world-renowned jazz and comedy festivals. In a compact, light paperback format perfect for slipping into your back pocket, Montreal & Quebec City Pocket Precincts is your curated guide to the city’s most interesting cultural, shopping, eating and drinking experiences.

Divided into separate precincts, each section lists the best shops, restaurants, bars and sights to see in the area. The precincts the guide covers are Old Montréal, The Old Port & Parc Jean-Drapeau, Downtown, Plateau-Mont-Royal, Little Italy, Les Quartiers du Canal, Mont Royal, The Latin Quarter & The Village, and Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.

As well as detailed reviews and maps for major attractions through to hidden gems, this guide includes a selection of 'field trips' encouraging you to venture outside Montreal to Québec City with its centuries-old heritage charm, north to Mont Tremblant’s adventure, and west to Canada’s capital, Ottawa.
 

Writer and broadcaster Patricia Maunder lived in Montreal from 2012 to 2016. From winter wonders on her doorstep to maple beer, poutine (fries with cheese curd and gravy) and the world’s best bagels, Montreal gave her much to write and talk about – including for the city’s English-language daily newspaper, The Gazette, and her blog, Zut alors! An Australian in Québec. She continues to write for various travel, lifestyle and arts publications, and is a member of the Australian Society of Travel Writers.