Originally Posted by
songsc
I also recommend taking the metro (subway), especially the blue line. Most stations are very well designed and look like an art gallery or museum. I have visited all the stations in the network.
I also enjoy walking around the small towns in Québec as most of them give a very different vibe from the typical towns in rest of the Canada. Lots of churches and heritage buildings, and they are well decorated around Xmas. A few of them are a short drive away and can be reached by public transit.
I agree, particularly as to the small towns. I recommend St. Sauveur, not far from Montreal in the Laurentides mountains. I am sure there are others, but this is my favorite among all small towns that can be reached within an hour drive of Montreal.
Regarding the subway, I would add that the Lionel Groulx station was used in the movies "The Jackal" and "Catch me if you Can." In The Jackal, it was purported to represent Metro Center station in Washington DC.