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Carré St-Louis
This lovely green space with a three-tiered fountain is flanked by beautiful rows of Second Empire homes. In the 19th century a neighborhood emerged here for well-to-do French families. Artists and poets gathered in the area back then, and creative types like filmmakers and fashion designers now occupy houses in the streets nearby. Students loll on the grass, taking in precious rays and street music; while others linger puffing on strange smokes.
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Morgan Arboretum
This arboretum holds the country's largest grouping of native trees: fragrant junipers, cedars and yews but also exotic species like ginkgo, cork and yellowwood. There's a wonderful trail map and the area is perfect for a long hike in the woods, strolling through magnolia blossoms or having a family picnic. Spring and fall offer the best colors.
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Parc du Mont Royal
Montréalers are proud of their 'mountain,' Mount Royal Park, the work of New York Central Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted. It's a sprawling, leafy playground that's perfect for cycling, jogging, horseback riding, picnicking and, in winter, cross-country skiing and tobogganing.
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Parc du Portugal
This quaint little park dedicated to Portuguese immigrants was spruced up in 2003, the 50th anniversary of the official founding of the Portuguese community in Montréal. At the rear of the park, next to the little summer pavilion, a plaque reads in translation: 'We arrived in this area seeking a new life and ample horizons.' The gates and fountain are covered with colorful baked tiles.
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Parc LaFontaine
This great leafy municipal park is the city's third-largest. In the warmer months weary urbanites flock to leafy LaFontaine to enjoy the walking and bicycle paths, the attractive ponds and the general air of relaxation that pervades the park. The view down the steep banks from ave du Parc LaFontaine is stunning, especially if the fountains are in play. You can rent paddleboats in the summer and ice skate in winter.
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Westmount Park & Library
Once swamps then farmland, Westmount Park has developed into one of Montréal's prettiest parks, encompassing a series of pathways, streams and concealed nooks that recall the whimsical nature of English public gardens. The park is used extensively in summer - by families pushing baby carriages, sunbathers around the pond, and kids playing on the swings.
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