Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles is a borough (arrondissement) on the eastern tip of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles is a borough (arrondissement) on the eastern tip of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the eastern end of the Island of Montreal.
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Worth seeing in and around Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Charles de Gaulle Bridge
The Charles de Gaulle Bridge is a bridge that links the eastern tip of the island of Montreal, Quebec over the Rivière des Prairies to the Lanaudière region near the city of Charlemagne. Inaugurated in 1967, the bridge took its current name in 1985 to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the death of French President Charles de Gaulle.
4.9 km · bridge in Canada · Wikipedia - 02Coulée Grou
Coulée Grou is the name of an area in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that was the location of a battle of the Beaver Wars, also known as the Iroquois Wars, given in honor of Jean Grou, a Canadian pioneer. Grou had sailed as a young boy from Rouen in France to New France circa 1650–1665 and established a land-holding at Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, east of the modern city of Montreal.
4.7 km · theater · Wikipedia - 03Pointe-aux-Prairies Nature Park
Pointe-aux-Prairies Nature Park is a large nature park in the Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The park is divided into three sections.
2.8 km · large nature park in Montreal, Canada · Wikipedia - 04Le Gardeur Bridge
The Le Gardeur Bridge is a beam bridge that connects the east end of the island of Montreal, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, to Repentigny. The bridge has two sections across the Rivière des Prairies, which are separated by Île Bourdon.
5.7 km · beam bridge · Wikipedia - 05Fort Pointe-aux-Trembles
Fort Pointe-aux-Trembles was a French fort built during the 17th century in New France.
2.2 km · building in Quebec, Canada · Wikipedia - 06Laurier Railway Bridge
The Laurier Railway Bridge carries the Canadian National Railway from Montreal to Charlemagne via Île Bourdon.
5.6 km · bridge in Montreal · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Vieux-Moulin de Pointe-aux-Trembles, Parc du Vieux-Moulin, 11630 rue Notre-Dame Est (at 2nd Avenue). On the banks of the St. Lawrence River, the Old Mill is a witness of the seigneurial regime in New France. Built around 1720, this mill is one of the oldest and highest in Quebec. The history is explained through multimedia tools and fun animations. Public art: The Sculpted Trees of Bout-de-l'Île.
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Things to do
Club de Golf Metropolitain Anjou, 9555 Boulevard du Golf, Anjou,. Two 18-hole golf courses. “Aux Quatre Vents” restaurant open year-round. $28-53 for 18 holes, $25-29 for 9 holes.
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Where to eat
Tomate Basilic, 12585 Sherbrooke Rue E, Pointe-Aux-Trembles,. Thu-Sat 11:00-23:00, Sun-Wed 11:00-22:00. Italian. 3 courses $21. Grillades Sizzle, 7300, boul Maurice-Duplessis, Rivière des Prairies, grilladessizzle@gmail.com. Portuguese grill. Burger de Ville, 7093 Jarry East, Anjou,. Mon Tue 11:00-15:00, Wed-Sat 11:00-21:30, Sun 15:00-21:00. 100% Canadian beef, always fresh, never frozen.
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Getting to Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
- Airports
- Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau (YUL), 27 km · Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier (YOW), 172 km · Quebec Jean Lesage (YQB), 206 km
- Stations
- Pointe-aux-Trembles railway station, 2.1 km · Pointe-aux-Trembles, 2.1 km · Rivière-des-Prairies, 1.4 km
- Ottawa → Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles167 km · quickest by road, 3h 20m · C$26–34
- Quebec → Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles224 km · quickest by road, 4h 11m · C$31–41
- Hamilton → Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles14409 km · quickest by air, 29h 51m · NZ$3,160–4,880
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No local-transport research exists yet for Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundTo explore more of Hochelaga, it's a longer trek not served by metro, but there are plenty of buses and taxis.
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Next door to Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles is 17 km from Laval, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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