Montréal
At the confluence of British Commonwealth, American, and Francophone cultures, Montréal is a center of cultural, academic and social activity. Host to the 1976 Summer Olympic Games and the legendary 1967 world's fair, and home to dozens of cultural and artistic festivals every year, Montréal offers a multitude of suitable venues and resources for Wikimania, as well as a warm, multicultural atmosphere to welcome participants.
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Montréal (angolul Montreal) (kiejtése [mɔ̃ʁeˈal], angolul /ˌmʌntriˈɑːl/) Kanada második legnagyobb, valamint Québec tartomány legnagyobb városa. Városi rangot 1832-ben kapott, 1860-ban pedig Brit Észak-Amerika legnagyobb városa, illetve Kanada nemhivatalos gazdasági- és kulturális központja lett.
Montréal is easy to get to from most major destinations: over 200 U.S. and international flights touch down at Montréal-Trudeau International Airport each day, arriving from over 70 international and 25 Canadian cities. Montréal's compact, safe, clean downtown is a short ride from the airport.
Montréal, at the intersection of Anglophone and Francophone cultures, is ideally situated to hold proceedings in both French and English. The inhabitants of Montréal are predominantly bilingual (French and English), especially in the service industry, and resources to hold the entire conference in both languages are readily available. Within Greater Montréal, with a population of 3.6 million, 53% of the inhabitants are bilingual and 20% use a third language in addition to French and English.
Éghajlat
Montréal nyarai melegek és néha nyirkosak; a hőmérséklet általában 13–15 és 24–26°C között mozog.
Biztonság
Montréalban Kanadához hasonlóan alacsony a bűnözési ráta, így relatív biztonságos.
Vészhelyzetben a 911 hívható.
Pénzügyek és borravaló
A legtöbb helyen csak kanadai dollárral ($) lehet fizetni. Váltópénze a cent, 1 dollár 100 centet ér. 1 kanadai dollár körülbelül 220 forintot ér. Néhány turistalátványosságnál amerikai dollárt is elfogadnak.
A csomagolt élelmiszereket kivéve az ÁFA 14,975%. A legtöbb árcédulán csak a nettó árat tüntetik fel.
Éttermekben 15% borravaló az elvárt.
ATMs attached to major banks accept debit cards connected to the Plus or Cirrus network. Independent ATMs might not accept foreign debit cards.
Szórakozás
Montréal has a Six Flags amusement park situated on Île Sainte-Hélène called La Ronde, the second-largest amusement park in Canada. It is accessible via car or public transportation (bus routes 167 or 169, or yellow line by metro). On the same island there is a water park, and a casino, if you'd like to try your luck. Montréal also has a well-developed tourist industry and multicultural population, if you'd like to walk, see the sights, or eat!
Montréal has a diverse entertainment scene. There are large venues such as Centre Bell or at the Olympic Stadium. Home to a vibrant night scene, Montréal is always alive at all times of day. The Olympic Stadium for the 1976 Olympics is still open to the public. People can ride on the gondola to go up the inclined tower and admire the view (not free).
Montréal is the host of the Festival De Jazz (Jazz Festival), Francofolies (French song festival), Juste Pour Rire (Just For Laughs) and a large number of happenings all year round; including the International des Feux Loto-Québec, the largest fireworks competition of the world taking place while Wikimania would be held.
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Múzeumok
Montréal is home to many world-class museums such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts which hosts a large collection of precious works of art and a large Napoleonic collection that was given by Ben Weider. It's also the home of the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal which hosts contemporary art exhibitions. For the science lovers, there's the Montreal Science Centre which is home to many science themed exhibitions and an Imax theatre. The Montreal Biosphère is home to a museum that is dedicated to water and the environment. In the Olympic complex, the former velodrome at the Olympic Stadium. The Montreal Biodome is home to many animals from all around the world. It's also home to a permanent collection of the Montreal Jazz Festival's collection of arts at the Galerie Lounge TD in the Maison du Jazz Rio Tinto Alcan. In 2010, The Galerie Lounge TD features the works of world-renowned Montreal native Leonard Cohen's art collection.
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Események
Nyaranta számos nagyobb fesztivált és kisebb kiállításokat is rendeznek a városban.
Every summer, the core of downtown plays host to the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal when more than two million people join for more than 650 concerts played over eleven days and nights, including 370 concerts staged outdoors and free of charge.
The Just for Laughs festival, the world's largest and most prestigious comedy event, presents gala performances, theatre, club shows and outdoor free performances. With comedians, street performers and performances in French and English through most of the month of July.
Explosive Saturday nights are guaranteed throughout summer as the Montréal International Fireworks Competition lights up the skies with pyrotechnicians from all over the world countries display their daring talent to compete in the most prestigious event of its kind.
Étkezés
Számos világhírű étterem található itt. A Schwartz's füstölt húsairól ismert. A Poutine többféle ízvilágú ételt kínál. A montréali fánk hasonló a New York-ihoz. Érdemes megkóstolni Wilensky's szendvicseit. Ezeken kívül Montréalban sok más étkezési lehetőség is van, közülük több csak a településen található meg. Némelyikben helyi specialitásokat, másokban újragondolt regionális ételeket fogyaszthatunk; ezeken felül a városban a világ többi részére jellemző ételeket is ehetünk.
SIM Card and Mobile Data Plans for Visitors
You can find a number of service providers for mobile and data services at Montreal, each with different terms. All service providers require that you to have an unlocked phone to accommodate their SIM cards,
FIDO offers three prepaid packages:
- 55 CAD (+ TAX) monthly plan: includes 750 MB data. 500 minutes calling inside Canada during the day (unlimited between 5 pm and 7 am), and unlimited texting.
- 60 CAD (+ TAX) monthly plan: includes 1 GB data, unlimited calling inside Canada. and unlimited texting.
- 70 CAD (+TAX) monthly plan: includes 2 GB data (2 cents per megabytes beyond 2GB), unlimited calling inside Canada. and unlimited texting.
You can buy a Fido plan from Fido store in Montreal.
Telus requires that you buy a SIM card for 15 CAD (+TAX) and then top up the card with one of three data options:
- 10 CAD (+ TAX) for 150 MB of data
- 25 CAD (+ TAX) for 500 MB of data
- 30 CAD (+ TAX) for 1 GB of data
You can buy a Telus SIM card from any Telus, Best Buy, or Walmart stores in Montreal.
Virgin Mobile requires that you buy a SIM card for 10 CAD (+TAX) and then top up the card with one of the three data options:
- 10 CAD (+ TAX) for 100 MB of data (overages in data usage will be charged at 15¢/MB. Not available on Blackberry)
- 25 CAD (+ TAX) for 500 MB of data (overages in data usage will be charged at 5¢/MB)
- 35 CAD (+ TAX) for 1 GB of data (overages in data usage will be charged at 5¢/MB)
You can buy a Virgin Mobile SIM card from any Virgin Mobile kiosk or Sears stores in Montreal.
Links
- The English Wikivoyage guide to Montreal, and the specific guide for the downtown district around the venue
- Le guide de voyage de Montréal sur Wikivoyage en français