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Cimetière de Notre-Dame-des-Neiges

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At 343 acres, Canada's largest cemetery is not much smaller than the neighboring Parc Mont-Royal, and as long as you just count the living, it's usually a lot less crowded. You don't have to be morbid to wander the graveyard's 55 km (34 mi) of tree-shaded paths and roadways past the tombs of hundreds of prominent artists, poets, intellectuals, politicians, and clerics. Among them is Calixa Lavallée (1842-91), who wrote "O Canada," the country's national anthem. Many of the monuments are the work of such leading Québecois artists as Louis-Philippe Hébert and Alfred Laliberité. The cemetery offers some guided tours in summer. Phone ahead for details.

  • Open: Daily 8-7
  • Metro: Université-de-Montréal
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