Attractions in Jean Drapeau Park

Montreal’s Biosphere is a musem decicated to raising environment awareness and water ecosystems. Located in Parc Jean-Drapeau, on Île Sainte-Hélène, the Biosphere is considered to be the world’s largest geodesic dome.

Montreal’s Jean-Drapeau Park (Parc Jean-Drapeau) is a large park located on the Saint Lawrence River. Formerly known as Parc des Îles, it consists of Sainte-Hélène Island (Île-Sainte-Hélène) as well as the man-made Notre-Dame Island (Île-Notre-Dame) , which hosted Expo ’67.

Montreal’s Notre-Dame Island (Île Notre-Dame) is an artificial man-made island. It was built from 15 million tons of excavated rock used in the construction of Montreal’s Metro system in 1965. The island was opened just in time for Expo ’67. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River immediately east of Sainte-Hélène Island and west of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

Montreal’s Saint Helen’s Island (Île Sainte-Hélène) is an island park in the Saint Lawrence River. Saint Helen’s Island consists of two small islands: St. Helene’s Island and Round Island. The island is named after the wife of Samuel de Champlain. It is part of Montreal’s Jean-Drapeau Park along with Notre-Dame Island.

A stay at Montreal’s Village Des Neiges (Snow village Canada) is a truly unbelievable experience. Located in the heart of Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau, on Île Sainte-Hélène, this unique attraction offers an amazing snow village with natural light during daytime and spectacular architectural light effects at night.