Place Jacques Cartier is lined with restaurants and cafés where you can sip wine and watch the passersbys, or catch the show of a street performer or two. In the summer time, you’ll find street performers and kiosks, while during the winter season, you’ll find beautifully decorated Christmas trees.
Place Jacques-Cartier
During the summer months, crowds of visitors and locals line up the streets of Place Jacques-Cartier to watch various entertainers and street shows. The square is filled with cafés and restaurants that have wonderful terraces. Some of the attractions close to the Place Jacques-Cartier include Monrtreal’s City Hall (Hôtel de Ville). Across the street, you’ll find many historical monuments inside the place Vauquelin.
Street Performers at Place Jacques-Cartier
Place Jacques-Cartier is Old Montreal’s central square. It is known as Old Montreal’s meeting place, where artists and street performers gather to show their work and perform for the crowds. Performs paint, draw caricatures, juggle and even do magic tricks.
An Entrance to the Old Port of Montreal
Because Place Jacques Cartier is so close to Montreal’s Old Port, it is quite a busy place to be, particularly during the summer months. In the summer time, the square is a car-free zone that is only accessible to pedestrians. You will find many hotspots where lunch, brunch or dinner is being served.
Restaurants at Place Jacques Cartier
If you’re feeling hungry Place Jacques-Cartier has many restaurants with pretty terraces for watching the shows and enjoying the scenery.
Images of Montreal’s Place Jacques Cartier
Dice Master
February 23, 2017 at 12:55 pm
Hello! I’m interested in this pedestrian street- Place Jacques- Cartier. Is there anyway I could learn how much volume of people it handles everyday?