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About Montreal, Quebec
Montreal is the second largest city in Canada and is the Francophone metropolis of North America. It has been name the best city in the world in which to set up and operate a business.
Downtown Montreal lies at the foot of Mount Royal, which is designated as a major urban park. The Downtown area contains dozens of notable skyscrapers - which, by law, cannot be higher than Mount Royal.
Montreal is the centre of Quebec culture and a major centre of Canadian culture in general. It has many specialized museums such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), the Musée d'art contemporain (MAC), the Redpath Museum, the McCord Museum of Canadian History, and the Canadian Centre for Architecture. The Place des Arts cultural complex houses the MAC and several theatres, and is the seat of the Montreal Opera and for the moment the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, which is slated to receive a new concert hall adjacent to Place des Arts.
Montreal's Underground City (French: La ville souterraine) is the set of underground city complexes in and around downtown Montreal. Services in the Underground City include shopping malls, hotels, banks, offices, museums, universities, seven metro stations, two commuter train stations, a bus terminal, and the Bell Centre hockey arena. There are more than 120 exterior access points to the underground city. Some 500,000 people use the underground city every day.
During the period of Prohibition in the United States Montreal became well-known as one of North America's "sin cities" with unparalleled nightlife, a reputation it still holds today. With a later "last call," then other cities in Canada there's always something happening.
Montréal is famous for its hockey-hungry fans. The Montreal Canadians are one of the Original six NHL teams, and boast the greatest number of Stanley Cup championships - an amazing 24. And for car lovers like you - Montreal is also the site of two high-profile racing events each year: the Canadian Grand Prix, and the Molson Indy Montreal of the Champcars series. Both races take place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on lle Notre-Dame. As of 2006, NASCAR is also rumored to be in talks with city officials and the track promoter about a possible race date, most likely for the Busch Series at first and possibly the Nextel Cup. So not only will you receive top-notch training from our ATC Quebec campus - You'll have a great time in Montreal.
For more info on Montreal check out: http://www.tourisme-montreal.org.
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