4 / 5 - One review
How to get there
1hr 30min drive west of Montreal
When to go
May through October
Minimum stay
One day
Montebello (Canada)
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Sandra Cohen et Colin Rose
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Montebello is a small, picturesque town, situated between Montreal and Ottawa, along Highway 50. It would have remained a rural town had it not been for the construction of a timber-framed hotel and resort in 1930.
My suggestion:
What if you don't have the money for a stay in the hotel? Then do as I did and rent a room in one of Montebello's inns, eat in their restaurant or spend the evening at the Seigneurie Bar.
My review
If you find yourself in the east of Canada, then you must stop over at Montebello. Put it this way - if, in 2007, the Canadian Prime Minister felt it was a suitable meeting place for the US and Mexican Presidents, then it must have been for a good reason. Once you've seen how pretty the town is, had a go at snowshoeing in winter and practised your golf swing in summer, you'll probably dream of a stay at Château Montebello the next time around.
Fortunately, Montebello has a lot to offer other than the Château/Hotel resort. It has a superb marina, a great cultural circuit and the famous Manoir-Papineau, a Canada Parks historic site, once home to a famous politician, Louis-Joseph Papineau. As you tour Quebec you may well hear the locals say, "Ce n’est pas la tête à Papineau!’’, which is their way of saying "No Problem!".
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Sandra Cohen et Colin Rose
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