Quebec City
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Quebec City is a delightful place for visitors to wander around for a few days. The main areas of interest are in Vieux-Québec (Old Quebec), which is divided between Haute-Ville (Upper Town) within the city walls and Basse-Ville (Lower Town) at the foot of the cliff on which Upper Town stands.
Attractions in the Upper Town include many museums devoted to recounting historic events and those set up by religious organisations, such as the Musée des Augustines de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec - recounting the history of the nuns who founded the first hospital north of Mexico.
In the Lower Town, the charming Quartier Petit Champlain is a cobblestone street filled with restaurants and boutiques. It is supplemented by history museums and the renowned Musée de la Civilisation, which hosts excellent archaeological and anthropological exhibitions. The nearby Vieux-Port (Old Port) has a promenade bordering the St Lawrence River.
The imposing Citadel was added to supplement the fortifications guarding Old Quebec, protecting it from attack across the Plains of Abraham, which stretches as far as the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. Parallel to the plains and separated from it by the bars and restaurants of Grande Allée is Parliament Hill, where the provincial legislature sits in the ornate Second-Empire Hôtel du Parlement.
Quebec
Ile d'Orléans
Montmorency Falls - Quebec
Measuring 83 meters high - 90 feet higher than Niagara Falls - the Montmorency Falls are an amazing attraction for all ages. Take the short 15 minutes trip to see this natural wonder. The Montmorency Falls are located in front of the Island of Orleans and were named by Samuel de Champlain for his patron, the duke of Montmorency. Though higher than Niagara, they are far narrower.
The waterfall is surrounded by the provincial Parc de la Chute-Montmorency, where you can stop to take in the view and perhaps have a picnic lunch. The park and falls are accessible year-round. In winter, the plunging waters are particularly impressive: The freezing spray sent up by the falls builds a mountain of white ice at the base called the pain de sucre (sugarloaf), which sometimes grows as high as 98 feet!
On summer nights the falls are illuminated, and toward the end of July and into August, there is an international fireworks competition overhead, Les Grands Feux Loto-Québec. You’ll note that the yellow cast of the waterfall results from the high iron content of the riverbed.
Quebec City is a delightful place for visitors to wander around for a few days. The main areas of interest are in Vieux-Québec (Old Quebec), which is divided between Haute-Ville (Upper Town) within the city walls and Basse-Ville (Lower Town) at the foot of the cliff on which Upper Town stands.
Attractions in the Upper Town include many museums devoted to recounting historic events and those set up by religious organisations, such as the Musée des Augustines de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec - recounting the history of the nuns who founded the first hospital north of Mexico.
In the Lower Town, the charming Quartier Petit Champlain is a cobblestone street filled with restaurants and boutiques. It is supplemented by history museums and the renowned Musée de la Civilisation, which hosts excellent archaeological and anthropological exhibitions. The nearby Vieux-Port (Old Port) has a promenade bordering the St Lawrence River.
The imposing Citadel was added to supplement the fortifications guarding Old Quebec, protecting it from attack across the Plains of Abraham, which stretches as far as the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. Parallel to the plains and separated from it by the bars and restaurants of Grande Allée is Parliament Hill, where the provincial legislature sits in the ornate Second-Empire Hôtel du Parlement.
Quebec
Ile d'Orléans
Montmorency Falls - Quebec
Measuring 83 meters high - 90 feet higher than Niagara Falls - the Montmorency Falls are an amazing attraction for all ages. Take the short 15 minutes trip to see this natural wonder. The Montmorency Falls are located in front of the Island of Orleans and were named by Samuel de Champlain for his patron, the duke of Montmorency. Though higher than Niagara, they are far narrower.
The waterfall is surrounded by the provincial Parc de la Chute-Montmorency, where you can stop to take in the view and perhaps have a picnic lunch. The park and falls are accessible year-round. In winter, the plunging waters are particularly impressive: The freezing spray sent up by the falls builds a mountain of white ice at the base called the pain de sucre (sugarloaf), which sometimes grows as high as 98 feet!
On summer nights the falls are illuminated, and toward the end of July and into August, there is an international fireworks competition overhead, Les Grands Feux Loto-Québec. You’ll note that the yellow cast of the waterfall results from the high iron content of the riverbed.
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