Quaint and historic area of Montreal, cobblestone walkways, shopping, little cafes where many tourists eat/drink and spend money on stuff that ends up collecting dust later on, but thats part of the visitor experience.
The streets, alley ways and architecture scream european. You almost forget that you're only a border hop away from the US.. In fact they have those little eye catching details down pat.
They also have horse drawn carriages for those who want to round out their old port experience (and piss off some of the crazy montreal drivers)....