Often regarded as one of the hippest, prettiest and overall most fun areas of the city, Plateau Mont-Royal has plenty of photogenic staircases, tastefully decorated eateries, passionate residents, and heaps of charm. Is Plateau Mont-Royal a safe area? When it…
Frederick Law Olmsted. The mountain is the site of Mount Royal Park (French: Parc du Mont-Royal), one of Montreal’s largest greenspaces. The park was originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (who also co-designed New York City’s Central Park) and was…
For a real workout try climbing the Mount Royal Stairs, 400 wooden steps up the mountain starting from the corner of Peel Street and Pine Avenue. The park is beautiful anytime of the year, but is particularly well known for…
The 2021-2022 outdoor rink season has come to an end, therefore the outdoor rinks are closed for the season. Are public skating rinks open in Ontario? Outdoor rinks and trails are closed for the 2021/2022 season. Can you skate at…
The mountain bikers on Mount Royal “But nothing goes unregulated very long in this country and now mountain biking here is strictly illegal.” Can you bike up Mont Royal? A reasonably fit person of any adult age can do it,…
When it comes to exploring Montreal at night, popular neighborhoods like Plateau Mont-Royal, Ville-Marie, and Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie are safe at all hours. Is Mount Royal Safe? Lower Mount Royal Crime Activity was Up in March 2022 Lower Mount Royal experiences…
Over a century later, Mount Royal was the site of a pilgrimage made by Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve, and the early settlers of Ville-Marie. A terrible flood had threatened to destroy the settlement around Christmas Day 1642; Maisonneuve…
It is not an extinct or dormant volcano, though it has often been incorrectly described as one. Mount Royal is one of several large hills or small mountains that form the Monteregian Chain. Will Mount Royal ever erupt? “Although a…