9 Best Places to Shop in Side Trips from Montreal, Quebec

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We've compiled the best of the best in Side Trips from Montreal - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Bromont Five-Star Flea Market

Fodor's choice

The gigantic sign on Autoroute 10 is hard to miss. Take Exit 78 to explore more than 1,000 vendors at this indoor flea market selling T-shirts, household gadgets, and much, much more. Shoppers come from as far away as Vermont.

16 rue Lafontaine, Bromont, J2L 2S9, Canada
450-534–0440
Shopping Details
Closed weekdays and Nov.–Mar.

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Magasin de l’Abbaye d’Oka

Fodor's choice

This shop offers a wide variety of local products, not the least being the abbey's famous Oka cheese. It also has a small dining area where you can dine on Oka cheese poutine and other tasty sundries.

1001 Pots

One of the most interesting events in Val-David is this ceramic exhibition, held from July through mid-August, which started in 1988. On view is the Japanese-style pottery of 1001 Pots' founder Kinya Ishikawa—as well as pieces by up to 100 other ceramists. Ishikawa's studio also displays work by his wife, Marie-Andrée Benoît, who makes fish-shaped bowls with a texture derived from pressing canvas on the clay. There are workshops for adults and children throughout the exhibition, and there is always at least one artisan on-site. While you're there, take the time to enjoy tea in one of the three beautiful gardens and learn the art of the Japanese tea ceremony.

2435 rue de l'Église, Val-David, J0T 2N0, Canada
819-322–6868
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C$4 admission

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Atelier Bernard Chaudron

If you're looking for an interesting conversation piece to bring back home with you, check out master craftsman Bernard Chaudron's hand-forged, lead-free pewter household objects that include oil lamps, hammered-silver beer mugs, pitchers, candleholders, and animal-themed knife rests.

2347 rue de l'Église, Val-David, J0T 2N0, Canada
819-322–3944

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Camlen

Cameron and Helen Brown (get it? Cam + len) import gorgeous antiques from China and Eastern Europe, create reproductions using old wood, and sell antique Canadian pieces. Their passion for, and dedication to, the art of furniture making is reflected in the high standard of their merchandise.

Créations d'Aujourd'hui

Specializing in decorative accessories, unique jewelry, candles, soaps, and natural perfumes, most created by local artists and artisans, many of the items on sale here have been transformed and repurposed by the shop’s owner to give them a distinctive second life.

La Centrale Métiers d’Art

Stop into this charming little shop filled with crafts, jewelry, kitchenware, and clothing made by artists from the Eastern Townships.

210 rue Wellington Nord, Sherbrooke, J1H 5C6, Canada
819-823–0221
Shopping Details
Closed Mon. and Tues.

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Rococo Designer Factory Outlet

Owners Carla Hadlock and Anita Laurent—the latter a former model—know fashion and style, and have many contacts in the business, so their collection of clothing and accessories includes many items obtained straight from manufacturers. You'll love the prices, too, which are a fraction of what you'd pay in a large retail store.

293 chemin Knowlton, Knowlton, J0E 1V0, Canada
450-243–6948

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Rue Principale

Small fashion boutiques, restaurant terraces, and cute gift shops in old French Canadian and Victorian homes adorned with bright awnings and flowers line this popular tree-lined shopping street.

St-Sauveur-des-Monts, J0R 1R0, Canada

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