Download the Spring and Summer Walking Tours here .
Date | Time | Language | Activity | Starting point | End point |
Sat 15 May | 10:00am-12:30pm | French | The Main of Mile End: Explore Saint-Laurent Boulevard between Mount Royal and Van Horne Avenues (offered in collaboration with Mile End Memories) | Southwest corner of Saint-Laurent & Mount-Royal | Corner of Saint-Laurent & Van Horne |
Sun 16 May | 2:00pm-4:30pm | English | |||
Sat 19 June | 10:00am-12:30pm | English | The Main, forever in tune: Discover the heritage of Saint-Laurent Boulevard between Sherbrooke Street and Mount Royal Avenue, while it is car-free for these two weekends of special events (www.boulevardsaintlaurent.com) | Northwest corner of Saint-Laurent & Sherbrooke | Corner of Saint-Laurent & Mount Royal |
Sun 20 June | 10:00am-12:30pm | French | |||
Sat 21 Aug | 10:00am-12:30pm | English | |||
Sun 22 Aug | 10:00am-12:30pm | French | |||
Sat 10 July | 10:00am-12:30pm | English | The Main of the Quartier des spectacles : Discover the heritage of Saint-Laurent Boulevard between René-Lévesque Boulevard and Sherbrooke Street, Montreal’s former Red Light district | Peace Park (Saint-Laurent, north of René-Lévesque) | Corner of Saint-Laurent & Sherbrooke |
Sun 11 July | 10:00am-12:30pm | French | |||
Sat 25 Sept | 10:00am-12:00pm | French | Mordecai Richler’s Main and Mile End: Explore the places mentioned in the various novels of this author of Jewish origin who grew up in the ‘hood in the 1940s (offered in collaboration with Mile End Memories) | Parc du Portugal (corner of Saint-Laurent & Marianne) | Corner of Saint-Laurent and Fairmount |
English | |||||
Sun 26 Sept | 10:00am-12:00pm | French | The Main’s Portuguese connection: Explore the Portuguese neighbourhood and various aspects of Luso-Montreal culture through the discovery of the community’s principal meeting places | North-west corner of Saint-Laurent & Pine | Santa-Cruz Church (corner of Saint-Urbain & Rachel) |
English |
Reservations are not necessary for walking tours.
Walking tours cost $12 per person ($8 per person for 2010 members of The Friends of Boulevard Saint-Laurent), except on 25 and 26 September,
when they are free as they are part of the Journées de la Culture and Opération patrimoine architectural de Montréal programs.
For further information or details on membership, see www.amisboulevardstlaurent.com
or contact Laure de La Moussaye at ldelamoussaye@boulevardsaintlaurent.com ou 514-286-0334.