Its a bunch of shopping malls connected by subway and walking tunnels-- that might sound silly, but I don't have to own a car here, and I love that!

@TheOneTheyCallDean

2 жыл бұрын

There's nothing silly at all. It's beautiful and brilliant. 😊🌎✨

@TheChriscrowder

Жыл бұрын

Do the tunnels ever close at night? Houston has something similar that connect building in downtown, just not as long, and it closes in the evenings and the weekends.

It is not difficult to rent an apartment in a building that is connected to this underground network. If you have done so, you can leave your apartment on the coldest day in the dead of winter wearing nothing but what you would wear indoors. You can do all your shopping, you can go to the cinema, you can choose from a plethora of restaurants, you can do pretty much everything, without once subjecting yourself to the outdoors.

@shanemcgrath2809

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but you need to work somewhere

@panpiper

2 жыл бұрын

@@shanemcgrath2809 True, though if you work retail, or are otherwise able to be choosy, there are plenty of businesses hiring that are also hiring that are connected to that underground. It's great for students too, as Dawson College and Concordia University, plus a couple of French universities are also connected.

@logantan2446

2 жыл бұрын

@@panpiper where can u find such apartments?

@alrickmagnin3226

2 жыл бұрын

I currently live in one, and I can go from my bedroom to my desk at the office without going outside. Pretty convenient in winter haha

@st-lucia

2 жыл бұрын

@@alrickmagnin3226 wow May I ask for the price please? To think you will never need to go outside 😮 Since it's centreville, I do expect it to be high as hell though...

My god. I'm almost 40 and i feel like i haven't seen most of that... When covid is over I'm going for a long walk.

@DiscoverMontréal

3 жыл бұрын

Haha excellent!

@mustakimshah6706

3 жыл бұрын

i dont think COVID is going away very soon

I've been there so many times and you don't even realize it, just feels like a mall that's part of the metro

While traveling many years ago, another backpacker told me about his awe of the Montreal underground. By then, it never crossed my mind that our RESO was so unique and special. To this day, I still wonder why not all city centers are built like this!

@niek3839

Жыл бұрын

Because, people actually like to be outside? Its not so extremely cold/hot everywhere that this is needed.

I can’t wait to visit Montreal and walk through the underground city 😍

@tonystark341

3 жыл бұрын

Come in summer time, Montreal is amazing city.

My city has so much even I didn’t know of. I mean, of course I knew of our legendary underground world, but I just saw some things that tell me I need to revisit it myself ! Things change so fast. Thank you.

@Jaycee-Bee

Жыл бұрын

De même pour moi @curly8029. Il y a trop longtempts que j'ai marché le Montréal sousterrain.

Montreal's underground city : 1- 32 km or tunnels , Number or stores and services 2000 + , 12% or city center . 2- There are about 120 acces points to the network . 3- 500,000 persons use it per day , it's corridors link up with 10 metro stations , 2 bus terminals , 1200 offices , 1600 housing units and growing with new High rise condos , the train station. 4- 240 restaurants + , 40 banks , movie theaters , 7 major hotels , 4 university , place des arts , the bell center ( Nhl hockey ) , 3 exbition halls , place bonaventure , the convention center , and the olympic center . 5- Some of city's largest institutions namely Mc'Gill university , the montreal museum of fine arts , concordia university and the université de Montréal , also have Campus tunnel networks seperate from the underground city.

@shadysif6220

Жыл бұрын

It's a glorified shopping mall/indoor business district, connected by tunnels and corridors.

@TomHuston43

3 ай бұрын

@@shadysif6220 So is 5th avenue Manhattan, minus the underground corridors and tunnels.

Tipically we need to be away from our city and see films about it to truly appreciate what we have all along! Thanks for this amazing reminder of the unique city I have been fortunate enough to all home for so long! All of a sudden I don’t dread spending some winters in Montreal! ❤️

Wow. Thanks for the video. I’m Canadian, been to Montreal a few times, never even heard of this. My wife who is from Quebec says “everyone knows about the Reso.” Well, apparently not. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Sadly I'm in tears because this is an amazing city to which I've lived in practically my whole life. Yet I've never taken it in with all the splendor that it comes with. It truly is a shame and I vow to change that, bucket list #16

Bonjour, je fais parti de ceux qui crois fortement que Montréal est une belle ville, elle a un charme que peu de gens connaissent, grâce à son métro et son souterrain, Montréal a une beauté intérieure, merci de nous le rappeler...

@aubsta1

Жыл бұрын

Super belle ville!

@BLACKOMAMBO

Жыл бұрын

C'est plutôt le contraire, les gens de Montréal croit quils sont le centre d'attention tu Québec ou du Canada, ils sont hautains

Makes me appreciate my hometown, didn't know it was this unique.

@DiscoverMontréal

2 жыл бұрын

You need to go explore more then!

That atrium 😍 one of my favourite spots in the city. Great job again! Love these

A super Creative, Artistic and Vibrant City, and having so many unsang talents............ wow.....wow.....wow.....

1:05 I think literally anyone who's been downtown has seen the dude with a sign on the corner of this street, it's weird how he doesn't have a generally known nickname by now

@roseywinter

3 жыл бұрын

"dude with a sign on the corner of this street" is the nickname lol.

This is a very charming city and easy to get to, I hope I can return to visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!

@foster83ful

2 жыл бұрын

9 months later and all this is not over 😭😭 I’m going there to visit.

As a Montrealer, if you don't know your way around the underground you can get lost and waste a lot of time. It's basically a huge underground mall. I prefer to be outside but have gone underground if I forgot my umbrella or it's too damn cold outside. So, it is convenient, but malls and being underground don't appeal to me. Because of Covid, I haven't been on the metro system since March, 2020. Living in a city, you take a lot of things for granted like the metro and conveniences. Fortunately, I love my neighbourhood and don't miss downtown at all.

@isokessu

3 жыл бұрын

But if you stay in cold you catch cold.. and covid19 is cold

I remembered this part when I studied in Concordia and partially in Mcgill. I can walk from the downtown campus to both the green line and orange line, either one would get me most places in Montreal. I don't have to worry about the freezing weather out there.

😍 I'm super excited to check this out now! I did not know about this!

I’m from Detroit, I just today learned about this and it’s the single most crazy thing i’ve ever heard of. How is something like this not talked about more?

@TomHuston43

3 ай бұрын

English Canadian media is centered in Toronto and Vancouver , ergo all things about Montreal are foreign to them.😉

I am soooo proud of my city, I love MTL

HAha, love that you included john wick!

@DiscoverMontréal

3 жыл бұрын

I had to😍 people should know they’ve walked the same tunnels as Keanu Reeves.

@Allan003

3 жыл бұрын

@@DiscoverMontréal That would be amazing!

I’ve been to Montreal a few times with my cousin’s French class. Yet we have never been to the underground city! It has been on our itinerary, but we always run out of time and don’t get to go. I’m sure I’d love it, as I adore the rest of Montreal! Maybe it’s time to plan a trip for myself, and spend a few days exploring this amazing place!

I lived there for 8 years I love montreal its beautiful people are nice the winter is rough but I have beautiful memories I still visit oh and its clean everyone should visit

Ah that video makes me feel so lucky to live in Montréal. i live just beside de Mont royal rue Sewell. Love my city

Nice video as usual, don’t give up

@DiscoverMontréal

3 жыл бұрын

Merci Michel 🙏

WoW good job as usual. There are so many view shots that I have to review the video 2-3 times. By dint of living here and going there regularly, we no longer see the beauty of this place. I like to see the reaction of people who see it for the first time. On a une belle ville n'est-ce pas?

Such a great video, congrats!

@DiscoverMontréal

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

it's so weird how for me it seems so normal since I've always lived here in Montreal. I guess I'll have a cultural shock when visiting other cities lol

Now our underground city is like a ghose town

@solosolo4803

3 жыл бұрын

😐

@cariopuppetmaster

3 жыл бұрын

Spooky....

@AllRequired

3 жыл бұрын

And it's only going to worsen, unless we can get in a mayor with a solid business background and no interest in the Gay Pride parade.

@louisrobitaille5810

3 жыл бұрын

@@AllRequired It's a ghost town 'cause of covid. That's the only reason.

@AllRequired

3 жыл бұрын

@@louisrobitaille5810 Are you sure about that?

THX for sharing.

I remember a couple of years ago I entered the Cours Mont-Royal on Peel Street and emerged in Old Montreal, all on foot and all without going outside.

I’m so proud of my city ! But I do want to say that we don’t get snow like we used to years ago in the 60’s ...even the temperature in winter is not as cold as it used to be as well because of the climate change . Love my montreal !!!

@gottohaveitnow100

2 жыл бұрын

True. Green Xmas in 2020, and whatever snow we got melted beginning of March. Winter is definitely not as long as it was. No big snow storms, and often just rain. People exaggerate how cold it is in Montreal. Its not and very hot in the summer.

@debbycold5359

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly John !! Thanks for confirming that …

@toxikavenger9088

Жыл бұрын

@@gottohaveitnow100 people from the north east just love whining about the weather regardless of what season it is

Another Fun Fact (maybe): There used to be a Saab dealership in Place Ville Marie by the Cathcart avenue entrance. It might have been the world's only underground car dealership to have ever existed. It's been gone for almost 10 years, now. EDIT: It wasn't technically underground as it was on a street level, but it was part of the RESO.

In a cold winter day, its good to go underground and have a espresso with a almond croissant. 👍

Il y a beaucoups de travail de recherche dans ca. Excellent! Tú hablas español? Sick work👌

@DiscoverMontréal

3 жыл бұрын

So much work! Thank you! I was able to get a translator to help with the Spanish parts :)

@victorjr9341

3 жыл бұрын

@@DiscoverMontréal lol cool.. 😜 I make airport montages myself and some took me up to 10 hours to edit and I had the films, I imagine these quality montage might take you days to find and edit. Great job as always.😎

Awesome to see Montreal's own ElizabethTravels at 6:48 :D

I remember stumbling across the piece of the Berlin wall I took a picture next,, thing I saw many ppl taking a pics!!! random but cool!!

Mmm just so ya’ll know, most of the malls are actually buildings you can see and enter from outside but with underground access to the metro. We have a big underground metro system and some stations (not all) have shops in them. But you can’t literally walk the whole way you have to take the metro. But it is indeed very nice to have that. I remember when I went to school downtown I would leave my house with my car in the garage then park it in an underground parking, take the metro to the school and never went outside once. Very practical when it’s freaking -30 outside in a snowstorm lol

@juliansmith4295

2 жыл бұрын

"y'all"?

Fantastic.

i visit every year....LOVE it

Just realized that tourists came here to our beautiful city! Never thought that people thought that this was something revolutionnary!

I've been living in Montreal for 20 years, never heard of it until last week

I have been there (Centre Eaton de Montreal) before & my dumbass got lost. Not only was I lost but I was confused & at the same time happy because I got to experience it. I only did a section of it which entailed lots & lots of walking. I was absolutely amazed at thought of it being underground. Lol im from ATL & we don't have things like this but if we did it wouldn't last lol (underground Atlanta). Also If you go to Montreal I would suggest you make a quick stop to see Habitat 67. Its an apartment building with lego blocklike architecture & I literally mean that!

This and Finland's massive bunker system are incredibly fascinating to me. The feeling of having everything you could ever need within a simple 10 minute walk sounds like a dream for me. If only the United States would do this instead of building massive cities in the middle of deserts.

@shadysif6220

Жыл бұрын

That's funny, because one of most popular/profitable cities in America is located in the desert. Las Vegas. And they recently acquired a major sports franchise, the Raiders. And the 5th largest city in the country, is another desert locale, Phoenix, Az. An indoor centralized environment would be ideal because of the heat in the summer, as far a phoenix is concerned, as the major resorts in Vegas, have nearly everything you need under one roof. But in spite of the heat I'd still take Phoenix over Montreal.

@F4PhantomGaming

Жыл бұрын

@@shadysif6220 well, I wasn't really talking about LA, but for the others like Phoenix and Vegas, Vegas is literally in the middle of a massive drought, and Phoenix is following right behind it. Not looking for an argument, but from a resources perspective building in the hot, bare desert instead of right next to a lake just isn't a very good idea.

Montreal is such internationally-known City there's some Spanish commentary. (¡Que maravilla! [Español] Marvellous! [English] Se magnifique! [Françoise])

Good job a sizeable amount of power is hydro-electric. Heating and AC costs must be horrendous depending on the times of the year. V impressive place -I've been to the equivalent in Toronto and it's nowhere near the size of this. 👍🇨🇦

amazing

Man I miss exploring mtl, can't wait for covid to be over.

@puffyjo

2 жыл бұрын

good news its over and been over for a long time

nice 👍

At Complexe Dejardins is where Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard had their sparring sessions

I see myself in Montreal. I hope my dreams come true.

I live near Montréal and I’ve never known about the underground city

@animbot6817

3 жыл бұрын

Yea it amazes me how little attention this aspect of Montreal gets. I used to live in upstate NY and visited Montreal several times a year. I'd never even heard of it until the 6th or 7th visit.

Would love to go to Montreal someday, after COVID is all said and done

I used to think that Montreal was a cheap imitation of Paris. I wasn't impressed with its modest skyline. After watching this video, however, I realized that Montreal is a vastly underrated city. If/when the pandemic ends, I'll definitely check out this hidden gem.

@californiabob3231

3 жыл бұрын

Cheap imitation of Paris??? Montreal doesn’t imitate anyone. The culture, the food and the ambiance is unique. It’s like stepping into a different country. Definitely the most exciting city in Canada. You must be confounding with Torontonians who desperately wants to look like New York.

@Marie-ye3wv

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing to do with paris

@capitainebonhomme1609

3 жыл бұрын

Montréal is not an imitation of Paris. Doesn't have much in common with Paris. It's just a North American city. Climate is brutal in winter hence the underground network.

@bustamantedavid

3 жыл бұрын

dont compare Montreal to Paris, Montreal is unique and the people are charming

@DanMpc-xw8kf

2 жыл бұрын

@@californiabob3231 New York is New York, Toronto is Toronto

You didn’t even show everything. There is also a tunnel that brings you from Eaton Center to the central train station and then to Bonne Aventure metro station! The train station is immense with a lot of shops there too. Its like another mall.

@halfvolley11

3 жыл бұрын

eaton center is in Toronto, not Montreal.

@kexek7975

3 жыл бұрын

@@halfvolley11 google eaton center Montréal you dummy

@halfvolley11

3 жыл бұрын

@@kexek7975 wtf its in Dundas and Yonge intersection.

I miss this place, when I moved here in the prairie downtown here is like a ghost town LOL

I remember when they were building the Cathedral shopping mall, they had to put my church (Christ Church Cathedral) on stilts for almost a year. I remember when I was younger, tourists would ask me for directions to the Underground City. I would look at them puzzled. To me, it was always a few malls connected. I see that people are still amused by this concept.

Wow! There are segments in the video showing places I didn't even know about... and I've lived here practically all my life. That reflecting pool is one of them. Can someone tell me where that is located?

@DiscoverMontréal

3 жыл бұрын

The World Trade Centre at Square Victoria!

@suzee024

3 жыл бұрын

@@DiscoverMontréal Thanks. I'll have to go have a look-see one of these days.

I live downtown Montreal and I feel like I haven't been in the city for ages -.- missing montreal freedom.

Wow, didn't know it is the largest in the world.👍

It's pretty neat, but Montreal is such a nice city, you should get outside, even if it's cold

Avec les températures que connaît Montréal, ce système est nécessaire.

@jessyruel3006

3 жыл бұрын

That's funny because i went down there only once ! i'm 35 right now...nobody gives a damn about that underground mall here. It's just another shit project that got those taxes went rocket high.

I was trying to identify all the different accents with which your narrators spoke Spanish, and I’m quite sure I heard Argentinian Spanish, and I suspect I heard Spanish from the north of Spain… but then, was one of your principal narrators Dominican, or Venezuelan? He spoke quickly enough to be Venezuelan, but enunciated his letter S enough to maybe be Dominican… definitely a Caribbean accent, same as mine in Spanish, but I couldn’t exactly pinpoint it!!

Great achievement and may be it's worthwhile to create a right balance between the underground, on ground and over ground urban spaces as per need, however, going sustainable is the only option.

People get lost sometimes, and we never see or hear from them again..

no one ever mentions the VERY BEST THING about montreal its full of canadians nicest people in the world

@timdivine

5 ай бұрын

And that beautiful melodic french that fills the air.

Can't wait till this pandemic is over! Missing all this 😥

you can live in buildings that are connected to this reso and sometimes if you are lucky enough the wifi extends to your lot lol my cousin lived in one such condo and had free internet for like 5years

9:02 Because Montreal has the most beautiful people in Canada, if not the world.

@capitainebonhomme1609

3 жыл бұрын

Disagree with you. The most beautiful people are in St Petersburg, Russia. Men and women are simply spectacular looking. I was absolutely stunned, mesmerised ! No wonder Russian women tennis stars makes millions in advertising and modelling !

Montreal best city in the world❤️

The underground city will really pick up after the apocalypse.

That girl is actually right tho, I had no idea reso was the name of everything combined, I just take the metro and go around and I’ve always called it eaton or Montreal trust, so I’m guessing it’s basically like that for other montrealer too.

@Mig-pm1kp

3 жыл бұрын

Ya I understand why it’s called réseau and réso for short, but thx anyway. My point was more I’ve never called it réso when talking to others, and I’ve never rlly heard many montrealers say it either

@paulinbrooklyn

3 жыл бұрын

Right! The large avenue in NYC between 5th and 7th Avenues was renamed “Avenue of the Americas a zillion years ago but is always referred by locals (and most visitors) as 6th Avenue.

Absolutely amazing; but, I didn't see anybody with walkers, wheelchairs, scotters, etc. It seems like navigating this masterpiece would be difficult for seniors, the disabled, or anyone with mobility issues. Everyone I saw looked young and vibrant. Is this accessible to those with mobility issues?

@DiscoverMontréal

3 жыл бұрын

Many segments do have escalators and elevators though it can be tricky to navigate.

@carlosdcardona5676

Жыл бұрын

@@DiscoverMontréal Very interesting I do think it's a great idea to escape the harsh winters of Montreal! My question is in case of some emergency, are there accesses to any hospitals? How do the paramedics make there way around in time? I mean no ambulances are underground! Right? What vehicles do they use to get around be it the police, firefighters or paramedics??

@DiscoverMontréal

Жыл бұрын

@@carlosdcardona5676 There are hundreds of access points throughout the network, ambulances drive to the nearest entry point and make their way down to the emergency. In addition, the new recently-completed superhospital has direct access to the underground city as well as the metro network.

Near Washington, DC, is Crystal City, Virginia. Located between The Pentagon and Reagan Airport. Not as impressive as Montreal, it does have the network of underground walkways connecting the various building. Amazon’s East Coast building is planned for this site.

@ltiya75islearning82

Жыл бұрын

Philly has a small one as well...unfortunately, it is overtaken by homeless people and degenerates.

I can see how cold montreal is to build the city underground .

Isn't the PATH underground network the largest in the world?

@josefmuglia6524

3 жыл бұрын

I was going to make the same comment. Not that Reso isn't impressive.

@beentheredonethat8280

3 жыл бұрын

I think so. It’s 27 Kms long and growing with every new building.

Honestly, I wouldn't come to Montreal just to see this 'marvelous attraction'. It's like an endless shopping mall with low ceilings! Its redeeming quality is that it's another option for getting around the core of the city - and yes, it's especially useful when the weather sucks. But it's not really an attractive environment (though some of the attached metro stations are interesting). The tunnels are commercial-utilitarian, sometimes overcrowded, and a throwback to aging '60s & '70s abstract design.

It's too bad I was born and raised in Alberta, the people are really nice here but they tend to be quite, conservative... obviously lol :( I wish I was born in LITERALLY any other province in Canada. XD

@tonystark341

3 жыл бұрын

Come to Montreal in the summer time, you will have fun, after the pandemic, of course...

@rubyrose49

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I lived in Edmonton and Calgary and left partly because of how conservative it is there. I know not everyone is conservative in Alberta but there is a lot of them. It’s like talking to a wall.

What is there to the underground city other than stores, tunnels, and metro, such as museums, concerts, top restaurants, theatres, terraces in the winter?

I knew this in the mid 80s and spent a few days there and said man everything is,underground.Told my friend you dont have to go outside everything is right there.Food Drs Dentist Just take a elavtor down and a door opens to subway unreal

When I visited Montreal, I wasn't that impressed with this "Underground City." It's mostly walkways between buildings. I didn't use it much, except for one portion near the hotel I was staying at. I found Montreal more enjoyable being outside. It's just easier to find stuff. If I was into malls, there's plenty of those where I live.

@nanoflower1

3 жыл бұрын

Sure, much of it is just stores but the fact that it is all underground is the impressive part. Not sure why it happened there but not elsewhere. Of course we have places like the Mall of America that are equally huge but in that case it's all above ground.

@roachtoasties

3 жыл бұрын

@@nanoflower1 I've been to Mall of America, and even the Dubai Mall. OK, they're huge, but putting a zillion stores in one spot never helped me, when I all I was looking for was some underwear. :/

@Loicmm

2 жыл бұрын

@@nanoflower1 It's actually not all underground, I found the video to be quite misleading on that aspect. For instance, the Centre Eaton only has one actual underground floor, the rest is the ground floor and above-ground floors. The tunnels which connect each mall to the others are underground (obviously), but as roachtoasties pointed out, "it's mostly walkways between buildings" with a branding for tourists. But still, it does Christmas shopping way more comfortable to do by foot!

@nanoflower1

2 жыл бұрын

@@roachtoasties lol, Agreed. I would never make such a place a regular destination of mine. It's more like a vacation spot that you visit once just to see what such a huge mall is like and never visit again.

@enzodellacorte1909

Жыл бұрын

@@Loicmm eaton center connects to montreal trust which connects to the cathedral which connects to bonaventure and so on and so on

You only truly find out about your hometown only on these travel videos.

In French we have this saying: "The grass always seems greener in the neighbor's yard" Well, this time the neighbors are looking at us.

Amazing! but would not change walking through real cities. Love canada but the weather... wow...

Toronto also have a similar one.

Even in malls on the surface the temperature is controlled to be comfortable 🤔 , just a great way to make people feel special and spend more money , and the company that dug it out benefits for giving people a bit of a buzz.

Are there any apartment buildings connected to it?

@johnscanlan9335

3 жыл бұрын

@Denis Duquette that's a fantastic way to live in Montreal - you really can live well throughout the winter without having to go all the way outside during really bad weather!

Toronto has that too

@mrrobot5963

3 жыл бұрын

Toronto has far worse wayfinding however. That seals the deal.

👍🏾✌🏾🙏🏾

ive never seen this before and ive lived here my whole life

@DiscoverMontréal

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm impressed! You'll have to go exploring after COVID dies down.

@benmondo8924

3 жыл бұрын

Really ? i lived ten years in Montreal from 1995 to 2005 and I know all those places. I mean Montreal under ground city . Is huge even bigger than Toronto under ground city as know as THE PATH .

@3letta90

3 жыл бұрын

@@benmondo8924 I mean it is the biggest in the world, imma have to check more or it out for sure.

@3letta90

3 жыл бұрын

@@joec9178 yes I just prefer being outside than inside. Cause for me I get really hot in the winter for some reason, so there's no need to go in here.

You have tight videography game son.

the pretty town ever

Exactly

It's the only completely underground subway network in the world.

*Laughs in Manitoban winters*

1962 so are there construction photos ?

Reminds me of Carleton University and the underground passages as well as Calgary’s Plus 15 network.

Need connection between Square-Victoria and McGill also Lucien-L’Allier and Peel, Peel and Concordia

@malayamulucto3258

Жыл бұрын

There is from Bonaventure to McGill I've been there