The Original Montreal Mural Arts Tour by Spade & Palacio
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The Original Montreal Mural Arts Tour by Spade & Palacio

By Spade & Palacio Non-Touristy Tours
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About
Our Montréal street art and graffiti tour covers local and international artists. The works range from small installations your guide will point out to massive works 10 storeys tall. We learn about techniques and the meaning behind the pieces and the talented artists. Our city is home to the largest concentration of artists in the country, find out why. We’ll see street styles like wheat pastes and some mains and classics of the borough. This is a zigzag walk through the streets and alleys with a local guide in the know. The area is like an outdoor art gallery you can continue to explore on your own after we hand you our recommendations list for the best restaurant and bars in Montréal etc. This is the OG Montréal mural tour that led others to follow in our footsteps. Great for locals and visitors and super popular with corporate and school groups.
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Ages 6-99, max of 10 per group
Duration: 2h
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Live guide: English
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  • Local guide
  • Professional guide
  • List of personal recommendations
  • The best time ever
  • Inside look into the Montreal art scene
  • Access to the original street art tour in Montreal
What's not included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off


Start:
  • 3536 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2X 2V1, Canada
    Directions: A ten minute walk up the hill from the Saint-Laurent Métro Station. Grab the 55 bus NORTH and get off at rue Prince-Arthur. Walk back towards the address for two minutes.
End:
  • Park of Portugal, Rue Marie-Anne, Montréal, QC H2W 1Z8, Canada

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Pushchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 13149P3

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • A moderate amount of walking is involved, this is a walking tour
  • Most travellers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travellers

  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 13149P3

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    Directions: A ten minute walk up the hill from the Saint-Laurent Métro Station. Grab the 55 bus NORTH and get off at rue Prince-Arthur. Walk back towards the address for two minutes.
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  • Spade & Palacio Non-Touristy Tours
    1,435
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Joined in May 2015
  • juanal909
    0 contributions
    A superb walking tour of Old Montreal!
    Our guide, Gabriella, was pleasant, friendly and knowledgeable. We walked a lot, stopping for a snack and iced coffee/tea.
    Written July 21, 2024
  • Wilder109
    0 contributions
    The perfect tour of a dazzling city
    This was the perfect introduction to Montreal. Our guide Danny was funny and deeply knowledgeable. We also appreciated his recommendations and tips, which made the rest of our trip unforgettable.
    Written July 21, 2024
  • christinaoX2511IJ
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    Great fun
    Jeff was an excellent tour guide! I learned a lot about Montreal history, but the best was his knowledge of murals in the plateau quartier!
    Written July 19, 2024
  • Anne D
    0 contributions
    Day eating in Montreal
    The guide (Pascual?) was fabulous, very informative and enthusiastic for the food and heritage. The walking was easy and the food excellent.
    Written July 19, 2024
  • Ashley B
    0 contributions
    Great tour for foodies & families
    We took a food tour with our two kids (ages 8 and 13). Rod was an awesome tour guide. Super knowledgeable and engaging - even with our kiddos. The tour covers a lot of ground and the food options are awesome. We hit up a couple of their shopping and food recommendations later on our stay, recos were spot on as well. Highly recommend!
    Written July 18, 2024
  • Scenic44571514416
    0 contributions
    Bike tour highly recommended
    It was a beautiful experience where I could see various places of the city and have a clear explanation. The guide was very welcoming, nice and proved loving his work and be well informed about the history of the city. Also the bikes were well prepared and equipped, we had a good time!
    Written July 18, 2024
  • Odyssey42332717265
    0 contributions
    Awesome Muruals, Hidden gems and Rufus the best guide ever
    Today we had the pleasure of having Rufus guide us around the beautiful city of Montreal. The tour itself is fantastic alot of great spots visited. Awesome muruals, hidden gems and a delicious lunch. The hot pink bikes are definatley a head Turner! Thank you Rufus your knowledge and enthusiasm made it a city tour to remember.
    Written July 17, 2024
  • Adventure20810049819
    0 contributions
    Excellent top notch tour
    Amazing tour guided by the incredibly knowledgeable Rufus. Definitely way more than an Old Montreal tour and worth every penny. This is our second tour with S+P (we took the mural tour 2 years ago) and we highly recommend this company.
    Written July 16, 2024
  • Destination790165
    0 contributions
    Delicious Jean Talon Tour
    We had a great time with Marie! She gave us so much history about the area around Jean Talon, and about the market itself. All of the food we tried was delicious, from pupusas to sorbet to sea asparagus to chocolate. She also clearly had an excellent rapport with all of the food vendors. On top of the tour, she gave us some great recommendations for things to do around town that evening. We would definitely take her tour again!
    Written July 16, 2024
  • jennasteps
    0 contributions
    The best bike tour in Montreal!
    We booked this tour the night before we went, we were interested in this specific tour because it promised to be non-touristy! Everything about the tour was excellent! Felix was a very welcoming guide and continued throughout the tour to be light hearted, funny and informative. The bikes were preset and labeled for each rider, and the bikes were well maintained and adorably pink! ( my favorite colour) We saw so many different areas of the city and had a great time while doing it. What a great city to bike around, so bike friendly and beautiful!
    Written July 15, 2024
  • 372kaleet
    0 contributions
    Wonderful tour of Montreal!
    Jeff was an amazing guide who gave us so much great information about Montreal city and culture! Even in the days after the tour was over, I found myself noticing and appreciating more of this great city. Thank you for an amazing introduction to Montreal! It was cute that the little school children we passed recognized the pink bikes and waved to us.
    Written July 15, 2024
  • 123juli_gr
    0 contributions
    A great way to explore the city
    We had an amazing time on the Pink Bike Tour. It was such a fun and relaxed way to explore a variety of Montreal neighbourhoods. Our guide, Chris, gave us a fascinating insight into life in the city as a local and created such a great group vibe. Lunch was delicious too! Would highly recommend.
    Written July 15, 2024
  • oharede
    0 contributions
    Do this tour!
    What a wonderful tour of Montréal. We took this tour after an earlier one was done in the rain and we felt we wanted to do one more. This one was perfect as it went to many areas we had not explored yet. Mel was a well informed and friendly tour guide. She was filled with information and she took time to answer questions as we walked. She was also very observant of some of our older attendees needs and made adjustments as needed. From old town, to Chinatown to the Mont Royal area, this is an extensive tour, plan on walking quite a bit. The two rest stops for food and drink were an extra bonus. A list of places to visit after the tour was also given to us. Perfect tour to finish up our stay.
    Written July 14, 2024
  • ryantN8763WV
    0 contributions
    Best City Tour I've Ever Done
    This was the best city tour experience I've ever had. My tour guide Jeff was phenomenal. He had amazing energy and enthusiasm, and went out of his way to move a picnic table so we could all eat together. His knowledge of the city, both past and present was extremely vast and he focused on telling stories about Montreal that were both entertaining and informative, instead of filling our brains with random trivia facts. The locations we biked to were an amazing way to see "real" Montreal. We were never at a place mobbed by other tourists, yet it was still super beautiful with how many parks and murals there are in the city. He even gave us all non-touristy guidebooks of where we could eat and shop that weren't touristy but still very Montreal. Overall it was an amazing experience and I would recommend it to anyone visiting Montreal for a few days. Definitely do this towards the start of the trip because the suggestions they give are invaluable.
    Written July 12, 2024
  • norat942
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    A great walking tour
    Loved our walking tour with Melanie…so fun! Got to see parts of the city we never would have seen or known about without this tour. Highly recommend
    Written July 12, 2024
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nanbro_ca
Montreal, Canada39 contributions
Informative tour with a knowledgeable guide, beautiful art work. The tour started and ended on time, group was a good number, all in all we quite enjoyed it.
Written July 21, 2024
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isabelle a
Montreal, Canada1 contribution
Jul 2024 • Solo
I’m from Montreal and I took the time to look at stuff I wouldn’t have otherwise !! Walking through the streets, learning stuff about the murals and their creators. I’ll definitely try the other tours they offer!!! The guide know what she’s talking about, she was passionate and funny!!
Written July 20, 2024
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efisher1250
Belfort, France9 contributions
Jul 2024 • Friends
An amazing walking tour of the murals around the Plateau neighborhood of Montreal. Mel was a wonderful and knowledgeable tour guide who clearly loves the art and the city. Definitely recommend this local tour company! If it’s summer, don’t forget your water and your sunscreen—it’s pretty exposed. And wear comfy shoes.
Written July 19, 2024
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Picu
San Juan, Puerto Rico108 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
We really enjoyed this tour. You can do it on your own but you will miss a lot because the guide is well versed in the festival, the best murals, and the artist. Highly recommend if you have the time.
Written July 18, 2024
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It really isn't the same without a knowledgeable guide to explain beyond what we can see, glad you enjoyed it! We hope to see you on another tour soon!
Written July 21, 2024
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Henedine A
51 contributions
This tour opened the doors to an entirely new experience for us. Comfy shoes, a bottle of water and a hat helped us get through the zigzag walk through the streets and buildings of Montreal in the full heat of midday, to view breathtaking murals in unexpected places. Our guide, Gabriella, shared her in depth knowledge of the art form and helped us understand the unique street culture imbedded in the murals and tags, free for all to see. This tour was a revelation. I took down notes so I could look up my favorite artists and their works after the tour.
Written July 18, 2024
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Wow! We love it when these experiences are so eye opening for you and it sounds like this one really was! Street art and Murals are often overlooked and underappreciated in the general art world so we love showing people how beautiful and in depth it is. Love that you have gained such a great interest in the subject and hope you can come discover new things on some of our other tours!
Written July 21, 2024
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lakshmi h
2 contributions
Jul 2024 • Business
Chris was amazing. His enthusiasm showed in all his knowledge about the murals. We talked around for 2 hours seeing various new and old murals. We had a great time!
Written July 17, 2024
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Michael H
1 contribution
Jul 2024 • Couples
We had an amazing time on the mural tour with Mel as our guide. Fascinating, well paced and thoroughly enjoyable! Included a short guide at the end for further places to explore in Montreal.
Written July 15, 2024
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There is so much to be fascinated by on the mural tour! Glad you enjoyed it so much and we hope you got to keep exploring some of our recommendations! Look froward to seeing you next time!
Written July 21, 2024
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jon h
Lausanne, Switzerland4 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
Gabriella is a confident and engaging guide. She has detailed knowledge of the artists asked to deliver by the Mural curators and takes you beyond the visual images that she shares with the group:
Written July 14, 2024
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Gabby really brings the depths of the artists and their works to life in an engaging way! Glad you enjoyed it, hope to see you on another tour soon!
Written July 19, 2024
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martha a
6 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
We had been in Montreal a few days and seen lots of murals as we walked, but the Mural walk was informative and beautiful. Jeff, our guide, obviously has a passion for Montreal and it's amazing history. The selection we saw was diverse and he wove the stories of each mural and the mural festival together very well. We also learned about graffiti and it's nuances. All in all a terrific afternoon. Would reccommend this tour to all.
Written July 11, 2024
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There's a lot more to those murals than meets the eye and it takes a great guide like Jeff to show you the whole history and stories behind all of them as well their relations to street art and the mural festival! We are glad it was such a beautiful experience for you and hope to give you some more great tours in the future!
Written July 13, 2024
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CaliRed
San Francisco, CA14 contributions
Jul 2024 • Solo
Gabriela was a knowledgeable and lively tour guide! I enjoyed listening to her explanations about the murals and liked the path she selected for the tour. She answered all of our group’s questions and showed a clear passion for the local art scene. I really enjoyed this tour and would recommend it to others.
Written July 7, 2024
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Gabby has an amazing way of explaining every mural and it is fueled by her passion for it! We are glad you enjoyed the route and the tour so much! Hope to see you again!
Written July 13, 2024
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