Located on a site offering breathtaking vistas of the St-Lawrence River, the iconic Jacques Cartier bridge and picturesque Old Montreal, Clock Tower Beach introduces a sun-drenched, laid-back attitude to the Old Port of Montreal. Articulated around the beautifully restored clock tower built in 1921, grand stairs integrating a universal accessibility ramp descend to the beach area. Welcoming guests with umbrellas and Adirondack chairs in a subtle harmony of blue tones on a backdrop of blond sand, the beach is a truly different urban experience. As the sunshine turns into the warm glow of Montreal's evenings, the discerning crowd can enjoy fine refreshments and snacks offered at Chef Giovanni Apollo's Buvette. The adjacent parking area, framed by trees, is composed around a large triangular vegetated area where larches, willows, shrubs and perennials are supplied with surface run-off. Clock Tower Beach, by summoning Montrealers and visitors alike to come and enjoy this exceptional site and its atmosphere of leisure and liveliness, is part of a programmatic avant-garde movement in which landscape architecture is redefining the cities we want to live in.
