Danny and Palacio met in tour guide school and immediately knew they were done with the clipboard-wielding, megaphone-shouting approach to showing off Montreal. Three years later, they launched Spade & Palacio with a simple rule: no groups bigger than ten, no scripts, and definitely no stopping at the same tired tourist traps everyone else hits.
Their guides aren't just locals—they're the kind of Montrealers who install studded tires on their bikes for winter riding and know which metro car stops closest to the escalator. Danny's been shepherding curious visitors around for fifteen years, first in the Caribbean, now here. The team includes history nerds, street art insiders, and people who've lived in more Montreal neighborhoods than most can name.
It's less tour, more hanging out with friends who happen to know all the good spots.
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