We have several outstanding tours to Canada in 2010. This is one that will provide memories to last a lifetime!
Ontario, Quebec and the St. Lawrence Seaway (click here for itinerary)
May 15-23, 2010 (9 days, 8 nights)
- Guaranteed departure (plan in confidence!)
- Escorted vacation (0% fuss, 100% vacation!)
- Tour for active adults (share a great experience!)
- Includes home pickup and return (for clients in Marion and adjacent counties)
One very interesting part of this vacation is a tour of Montreal, one of the world’s most intriguing cities. Included in this tour is a visit to Notre-Dame Basilica (French: Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal), a most fabulous place of worship!
According to Wikipedia,
The church’s Gothic Revival architecture is among the most dramatic in the world; its interior is grand and colourful, its ceiling is coloured deep blue and decorated with golden stars, and the rest of the sanctuary is a polychrome of blues, azures, reds, purples, silver, and gold. It is filled with hundreds of intricate wooden carvings and several religious statues. Unusual for a church, the stained glass windows along the walls of the sanctuary do not depict biblical scenes, but rather scenes from the religious history of Montreal.
The sanctuary was finished in 1830, and the first tower in 1843. On its completion, the church was the largest in North America. The interior took much longer, and Victor Bourgeau, who also worked on Montreal’s Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, worked on it from 1872 to 1879. Stonemason John Redpath was a major participant in the construction of the Basilica.
Here is the official website, which has many amazing photographs.
And here is a très charmant (as they say in Quebec) video about the basilica:
Ah, Montreal–city of romance, city of adventure! What amazing things will you experience there? (Actually, if you look at the itinerary, you will see!)
This is truly an amazing vacation, so why not give it a try? We welcome reservations from Indianapolis, where we are based, or from any location in the United States or Canada.
Photo by IP Singh; used with permission.
–Matt
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