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Plateau Mont Royal Attractions

As a residential and commerical neighborhood, Le Plateau is very light on attractions per se, which does not dimish its draw for tourists and residents alike. Any architecturally-curious visitor will delight in simply walking the streets of the neighborhood (recommended sites: the western side of La Fontaine Park and the houses around Square St-Louis). Fans of modern architecture should take note of the new (double-skinned) building of the Institut de tourisme et d'hôtelerie du Québec (2005) at 3535 rue St-Denis.

The following are the attractions in Plateau Mont Royal that we profiled:

The Lafontaine Park -

ITHQ - 3535 rue St-Denis
Originally a rather unattractive Brutalist building, the ITHQ was redesigned in 2005 by the architects of Lapointe Magne and Aedifica. The new "skin" has a dual role - it gives the building a more attractive "shell" and actually helps conserve heat (not a trivial use considering Montreal's climate).