Jazz fiends will
always give top billing to Montreal, the city that hosts the internationally acclaimed
Montreal Jazz Festival every summer. Friendly and inviting, the island city of Montreal,
the second largest in Canada is an intriguing blend of French and English culture, of the
old and the new. Two parts French, Montreal is the largest French-speaking city outside
France and Francophiles will delight in the distinctively French feel to the city. Despite
the uneasy relationship between the English and the French and the shadow of separatism,
Montreal is an engaging city, proud of its attractions and its people. So, come bask in
the warmth of this stylish city, full of endearing delights including 4000 restaurants and
scores of interesting museums and art centers.