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One summer list, in particular, you're going to want to make sooner rather than later is a list of dates to take your significant other or fave friend on, and considering Montreal is easily one of Canada's most romantic cities, there are loads of romantic adventures for you to take this sunny season.
So, head out on one of these many must-try spots to truly get a sense of how much love there is in the air.
Address: 3595, Montée Robillard, St-Benoît de Mirabel, QC
Why You Need To Go: There's something so charming about a picnic for two in a beautiful setting and while lunch in a Montreal park is great, why not treat your special someone to a special picnic. The team behind one of the city's top restaurants, Au Pied de Cochon, has once again opened up its orchard in Mirabel for you to enjoy a gourmet meal prepared with ingredients from the property and from around the area.
Why You Need To Go: Think a winery is just a trip you do with your galpals? Think again! A winery is the perfect day trip to take with your S.O. to try some vino and take in the views of the countryside... Plus, getting to show off your wine knowledge is always a bonus.
Why You Need To Go: An oldie but a goodie. There's something so simple about an ice cream date in the summertime, but it never fails... Plus, if you can't decide what flavour, you can always mix and match and share a few bites.
Why You Need To Go: This dreamy lavender field is a fantastic way to get out of the city with your partner. Aside from the most beautiful rows and the most exquisite smell of lavender, be sure to stop by the gift shop and the cafe. Pups are welcome, too, so the whole family can get in on the fun.
corner of rues de la Commune and du Quai King-Edward, Montreal Old Port
Why You Need To Go: Continuing the idea of flower-based dates, everyone's favourite tulip fields are back with its locations in Laval and Boucherville, plus a new location in Old Montreal. Bring your own picnic and spend the day making your way through the rows and stopping to smell the tulips.
Why You Need To Go: Espace pour la vie has lots of really fantastic, educational programming and is a great place in the city to spend the day learning and seeing some amazing exhibits. Visit the Botanical Gardens, especially now that the flowers are in full bloom, go stargazing at the planetarium or check out the newly-renovated insectarium.
Why You Need To Go: Nothing says summer quite like a day on the beach. Plage Saint Zotique is a classic spot for Montrealers to visit during the summer and makes for a great day to spend the day with your person just relaxing by the water.
Why You Need To Go: Couples that sweat together, stay together. La belle province has incredible hikes and trails for you to explore with your S.O. where you can talk about life and soak in the views... but any view with them is a spectacular view.
Why You Need To Go: If your partner was a berry, you'd pick them, right? There are lots of places around Montreal where you can pick your own fresh Quebec strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and more. And if that wasn't sweet enough, you can bring them home and bake something together to enjoy the fruits of your labour.
Why You Need To Go: Love is a journey and so is this cidery route through Montérégie. 10 cideries along 140 kilometres, you can spend the recommended three days to sip your way through the route for a weekend getaway ot you can visit one or two for a day trip and make it home in time for dinner.
Why You Need To Go: This iconic Montreal spot is more than just somewhere to go on your summer bucket list. It's one of the must-do summer dates, too. Grab your favourite snack and drink and be a real tourist in your own city.
Montreal's go-to green space is hosting a plant market to help you spruce up your home garden. The 25th Great Gardening Weekend at the Botanical Garden marks the start of the gardening season from May 27 to 29. Over forty exhibitors will have plants and tools for sale, so you can get your hands on some new greenery and ask for advice on upcoming gardening projects.
This year's theme celebrates the garden as a meeting place, where the fruits of a gardener's labour result in produce and flowers to share with loved ones.
Espace pour la vie will have representatives from the My Garden program on-site to discuss making your garden more biodiverse. The annual program is free and open to all Quebec residents to encourage growing native species of flora, support wildlife, or make a home butterfly/bird sanctuary.
Other gardening groups will also have booths, like the École des métiers de l'horticulture de Montréal, Mission Monarque team, Plant Biology Research Institute, and urban agriculture afficiadaos Cultiver Montréal .
All weekend from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. DJ Amalia will turnip the beets.
While you don't need a green thumb to attend the Great Gardening Weekend, you will need to buy a regular Montreal Botanical Garden ticket.
Paid parking is available in the P1 area of the Botanical Garden at 4101 rue Sherbrooke Est. For those who want to take public transit, Pie-IX metro station is just a five-minute walk from the event.
It's official, the Garden of Lights is open to the public and the timing could not be better!
The next two weeks are going to be beautiful in Montreal and there's barely any rain in the forecast. So it's the perfect time time to spend an evening outside surrounded by magical glowing lantern sculptures.
The Jardin de Chine at Montreal's Botanical Garden has been getting a makeover for the last three years and yesterday evening the new garden was finally unveiled.
The tiles have been refinished, the city of Shanghai donated a miniature landscape as a gift of friendship to Montreal, the stones have all been shipped from China, and the new "dragon theme" has been revealed.
And remember, the best time to visit the Chinese garden is starting September 8th at night. that's when the garden gets turned into the Jardin des Lumieres!
And if you want to know the best place to watch the Eclipse, look no further than Montreal's Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium. you're invited to join astronomers to observe the eclipse and you'll even be provided with free eclipse observation goggles.
Although Montreal doesn't really have legit blooming AF cherry blossom trees, because our climate doesn't exactly allow for them to thrive here, we do have a bunch of other glorious cherry blossom lookalikes - like crabapple trees and magnolia trees.
And it just so happens that you can catch these glorious trees throughout the city, but no spot is more beautiful than Montreal's very own Botanical Garden (4101 Rue Sherbrooke E).
The "cherry blossoms" bloom at the Botanical Garden during the month of May, which means that after the month is up, you probably won't be able to check them out in all their glory.
For those of you who are extra big lovers of "cherry blossoms", good news!
The Botanical Garden is even hosting a special picnic under the crabapple trees on May 21.
Register for the picnic by May 15, and on the 21st, bring a blanket (no chairs), an appetite, and prepare to be blown away by the beautiful trees and good vibes!
One of the most underrated places to visit in Montreal has got to be the Botanical Garden. Most of us visit it once, then we don't go back for many years. which is sad because they're always coming up with new and amazing exhibits for the whole family to enjoy.
So, in case you haven't been in awhile, here's your chance to visit the Botanical gardens for FREE!
Between May 26 and May 28, The Great Gardening Weekend is taking place, and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the event, access to the Botanical Gardens and Insectarium is free of charge on Friday May 26.
To be clear The botanical will be free on May 26, 2017 only.
Here's a list of just some of the activities taking place on that day:
Montreal girls suffer from a severe addiction… taking classic fall Instagram pictures. I can say that I am guilty of taking half of these pictures during the fall. Montreal girls have invaded Instagram but in the fall it's like an overload! Something about the crisp fall air just makes Montreal girls go crazy for classic fall pictures
Let's be honest, who hasn't taken a picture of the beautiful fall colors at Mount Royal or the cute apples and pumpkins from Quinn Farm. It's super fun to take these superb Instagrams and with Halloween around the corner, you can expect it to be filled with costumes and well Montreal!
1. The Classic Pumpkin Picking Picture With Your BF/BFF
Fall truly is a beautiful season, especially in Montreal. But, fall isn't just a beautiful season, it's also a season where you and your sister should spend some more quality time together! Fall is a great time to bond with your sister and to do fun activities.
You and your sister will enjoy not only the beautiful fall weather but also these insanely fun activities that are right around the corner. So, start hitting up your sister so that you can plan the perfect sister say!
1. Spend Some Sister Time At Alle-Up For Rock Climbing
For some athletic fun with you sis this fall, why not make rock climbing your new sister hobby! Rock climbing at Allez Up is super fun and absolutely a great workout that you can do with your sister. It's a great way to bond, laugh, and compete.
For a beautiful night our with your sister, I suggest taking them to the lights festival at the Botanical garden. It is absolutely stunning and it’s a great way to bond with your sister. You can walk through the whole park throughout the night and enjoy the crisp fall air.
If you and your sister love drinking, then why not treat each other to some morning mimosas at SuWu! A boozy brunch is a great way to start your sister day this fall. Here, you and your sister will enjoy some delightful mimosas over a succulent brunch!
Since you and your sister probably love painting, I suggest checking out Paint the Nite. Montreal gladly hosts multiple events at local bars. Simply go on their website and choose an event, which has a specific theme, and buy your tickets. Here, you and your sister will drink up, paint, and share amazing memories as you look back at your beautiful fall paintings.
If you and your sister have some studying to do, then I suggest going to the Crew Collective Cafe! The location is absolutely stunning and perfect for a cute sister study date.
Cardinal is one of Montreal's only restaurants/cafes solely dedicated to making you and your sister a delicious tea! This is the perfect fall sister activity since you can enjoy warm tea, delicious food, and a lovely time.
Since you and your sister are probably super close and are able to laugh with and at each other, then I recommend going to Montreal Pole Fitness. You can get a great workout and have a fun time with your sister this fall.
Jean Talon Market is located right under Montreal Pole Fitness and is absolutely stunning in the fall! You and your sister can get some sweet treats and fresh food for dinner later!
Why not go pumpkin picking this fall! Pumpkin picking is an activity that you can even do the same day as apple picking! You and your sister can pick the cute mini pumpkins and then you can carve your pumpkins together and make some pumpkin pie. This is a great way to bond and have some good laughs at your awfully carved pumpkins.
Apple picking is honestly one of the most fun things to do with family members, especially your when it;s your fun loving sister. Montreal is home to some great apple picking locations that are fairly near to the city! So, dress cute for those sister apple picking instas!
11. Spend Some Sister Time At Le Ceramic Café For Painting
If you and your sister want to paint something for each other, then I suggest heading to the Ceramic Cafe. Here, you and your sister can paint some cute little ceramics and then give them to eachother as gifts! This is honestly so fun and very relaxing.
Ah yes, the perfect little day getaway for you and your sis is definitely Bota Bota. Here, you two can relax while enjoying each others company. Bota Bota is only $45 before 11 am and after 6pm for their water circuit where you and your sister can see the orange and reds overflowing the city.
Ateliers & Saveurs is a hands-on class led by professional chefs. You will specialize in cooking divine french cuisine! This is fun and a great way to spend a sister date and enjoy some delightful food that you just made.
The horse ranch in St. Lazare is only 15 minutes from downtown Montreal where you can enjoy horseback riding with your sister this fall! The paths are absolutely gorgeous and the horses are lovely. So, you and your sister can enjoy a lovely nature ride with some of the cutest horses.
For a relaxing time with your sister while getting a killer workout, I suggest going to Enso yoga for some hot yoga! It is honestly so fun and I love going with my sister.
Why don't you and your sister try something crazy and new! I suggest going to Tir Au Soleil for some shooting and rubber bullets. Its a great way to bond and just get some extra energy out!
For a delightful brunch this fall with your sister, I suggest heading down to Fabergé. This is a great place to go with your sister since they serve fabulous breakfasts! You can enjoy some fresh food and a great warm coffe this fall with your sister next time you go out to brunch at Fabergé.
Show your sister something truly amazing by taking them out for a wild dessert! This fall, treat your sister to a C’Wow from C’ChoColat! The C’Wow is also known as a chocolate bomb where someone pours hot caramel over a chocolate dome that melts and reveals sweet treat underneath!
Montreal sure is one beautiful city with beautiful people, so it isn't too hard to find beautiful places to take your stunning girlfriend to. Well, if you've been having some difficulties, then I suggest checking out this list I created just for you!
Down below you can find stunning locations to take a date to for under $30! Not only are these locations stunning. but they are fun and well priced! So I suggest texting your lovely girlfriend and planning a divine date with her this weekend t one of Montreal's most stunning locations!
For a beautiful night our with your girlfriend, I suggest taking them to the lights festival at the Botanical garden. It is absolutely stunning and I honestly had an amazing time. It is very romantic and the walks through the garden are perfect for adventure and fun.
It is completely free for you and your Girlfriend to walk through the city of Montreal and admire its beautiful murals! This is a great date for that art loving couple who enjoys long walks and poutine pit-stops!
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts contains beautiful art galleries with hundreds of paintings and archaeological artifacts such as mosaics, frescoes, statues, and much more!
Time to get your sculpting on with a picnic on a crisp fall day at Melvin Charney’s sculpture garden, which is an extension of the CCA. This garden contains multiple sculptures that you can enjoy observing over a nice picnic and a beautiful sunset!
Mount Royal is absolutely stunning and it is truly the perfect place to take your beautiful date! I suggest taking a nice stroll up the mountain and then just watching the sunset with a few snacks! This is a beautiful date idea for that equally as beautiful girlfriend of yours!
Canal Lounge Cafe Flottant is literally a cafe on the water of the Lachine Canal. This is a great location to bike to with your girlfriend to enjoy some great snacks, views, and overall beautiful things! You and your date can truly enjoy the beautiful atmosphere right on the water!
A bike ride is always free and it's super beautiful to bike along the Lachine Canal and straight into Atwater market! I suggest parking your bikes at the local ice cream shop to enjoy some delicious ice cream! The market is stunning in the fall with its orange and red flowers taking over every corner!
You and your beautiful girlfriend can visit Blue Lavande in Quebec where you can appreciate the stunning lavender fields. It is absolutely stunning and it’s a great place to relax, take pictures, and enjoy beauty.
Park Jean Drapeau is honestly a magical little island that holds secret waterfalls, gardens, and a waterfront view at every angle! It is honestly the perfect location for a stunning picnic with your beautiful girlfriend!
Enjoy the beautiful view from the Bonaventure Hotel garden rooftop in Montreal. You can either enjoy breakfast, lunch, or dinner at the restaurant in the sky while being seated in a beautiful garden surrounded by plants and water! It’s romantic and I promise that your date will love it!
For a romantic wine night, I suggest heading to Park La Fontaine with your beautiful girlfriend to watch the beautiful stars across the sky! This is a sweet and simple date that is completely beautiful in every way possible.
12. Treat Her To The Beautiful Crew Collective Cafe
Saint Joseph's Oratory truly is a site to see! It is absolutely breathtaking and a perfect location to bring your beautiful girlfriend. Not only can you appreciate the inside, but also the outside of the Oratory! The whole atmosphere is stunning and perfect!
The Notre Dame Basilica is another amazingly beautiful establishment that you should definitely treat your girlfriend to. The inside is stunning and the outside is massive! Afterwards, I suggest taking a lovely stroll through Old Montreal.
Little Italy has to be one of the cutest areas in Montreal! It is truly beautiful to walk through the street and absorb all the culture it has to offer! I suggest taking a lovely stroll through the area and treating your beautiful girlfriend to some delightful gelato.
16. Treat Her To A Beautiful Lunch At Cafe Santropol
If you enjoy garden terrasses and enjoy that hipster environment, then I suggest taking your date to the beautiful Cafe Santropol! The cafe is honestly stunning and it is a perfect place to take your beautiful girlfriend to!
Montreal sure is one hell of a city and honestly I can't imagine what it would be like to move away from it! It may happen one day that I leave this beautiful city but there are so many things that I would miss! Down below is a list that composes of all the superb things one would miss if, or if they already have, left Montreal.
