Description
This attractively priced, full-color guide offers dozens of itineraries that show you how to see the best of Montreal in a short time, with bulleted maps leading the way from sight to sight. Featuring a full range of thematic and neighborhood tours, plus dining, lodging, shopping, nightlife, and practical visitor info, Frommer's Montreal day by day is the only guide that helps travelers organize their time to get the most out of a trip.
Inside this book you'll find:
* Hundreds of color photos and dozens of maps
* One- to three-day itineraries, as well as themed tours of popular cultural sights, the hippest neighborhood hotspots, the best places to eat, and activities that will appeal to kids of all ages
* Exact pricing so there's never any guessing or ugly surprises
* Detailed info on day trips to Quebec City, the Laurentian Mountains, and Cantons-de-l'Est
* Star ratings for all hotels, restaurants, and attractions to clue you in on great finds and values
* A tear-resistant foldout map in a handy, reclosable plastic wallet
* Reliable, impartial reviews of the best shops, restaurants, spas, nightlife, and hotels in all price ranges. No entity has paid to be in this guide-or any Frommer's guide. At Frommer's we pride ourselves on decades of journalistic integrity.
* Helpful planning tips for getting there, getting around, saving money, and getting the most from your trip
About Frommer's: There's a reason that Frommer's has been the most trusted name in travel for more than 60 years. Arthur Frommer created the bestselling guide series in 1957 to help American service members fulfill their dreams of travel in Europe. Since then, we have published thousands of titles, becoming a household name by helping millions upon millions of people realize their own dreams of seeing our planet. Travel is easy with Frommer's.
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About the Author
Leslie Brokaw has co-authored Frommer's guides since 2006, including the newest Frommer's Montreal Day by Day, Frommer's Boston Day by Day, and Frommer's New England. She is a contributing editor for MIT Sloan Management Review and teaches at Emerson College, in Boston. She resides in the Boston metropolitan area.
Erin Trahan is an arts reporter, critic, and educator specializing in independent film. She has been a regular contributor to WBUR (Boston's NPR news station) and the ARTery since 2013 and has also written for The Boston Globe, MovieMaker Magazine, Women's Review of Books, and The Independent, where she served as editor from 2009 to 2016. As faculty at Emerson College, she teaches a course on film and TV journalism. She has co-authored nine Frommer's Guides (on Montreal, Quebec City, Boston, and their surrounds) and has created adult education classes that travel to film festivals, including to Montreal. As a keen believer in public dialogue, she often moderates post-film panels and leads on-stage interviews with directors. On her more literary days, she writes essays and poems and for many years read poetry submissions for AGNI. She earned a BA from the University of Notre Dame and an MFA in poetry from Bennington College. She lives with her family on Boston's North Shore. If you run into her one day, she'll show you where she grew up in Michigan by pointing to the back of her hand.
Book Information
ISBN 9781628874914
Author Leslie Brokaw
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint FrommerMedia
Publisher FrommerMedia
