Unique. Unforgettable. Warm. Historical...
Quebec's reputation is very well established. This city, named as a Worldwide Heritage Site by UNESCO, successfully preserves the treasures that it offers its visitors from all around the world.
Fans of culture, history and architecture will fall under the old city's spell just as lovers of the outdoors will succumb to the pleasures that await them on the outskirts of Quebec. Thanks to the culinary arts and Art with a capital A that both have a place of honour in the Old Capital, no visitor will ever leave unsatisfied.
Some of the many activities and venues to discover:
- Old Quebec and its fortifications, Place-Royale, the Petit Champlain and the Old Port, cradle of French civilization in North America
- The Plains of Abraham, site of the fateful 1759 battle
- Numerous bistros and gastronomical restaurants
- Quebec Carnival, the largest winter carnival in the world
- North America's one of a kind Château Frontenac and Ice Hotel
- Île d'Orléans, the most significant historical borough in Quebec
- Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica
- Winter sports (skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, dog sledding)
- Jacques-Cartier valley (rafting, canoeing, etc.)
- Museum of Quebec, the Museum of Civilization, and more!
- Romantic rides on a horse-drawn carriage in Old Quebec
- The Quebec City Summer Festival, the biggest Francophone music festival in North America.
Come and discover the legendary joie de vivre of the Quebec people as well as the breathtaking beauty of the city and its surrounding landscapes.
Quebec with the passing seasons
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°C / °F
Jan.: -11/12.2 Feb.: -10/14
March: -4/24.8 April: 3/37.4
May: 11/51.8
June: 16/60.8
July: 19/66.2 Aug.: 18/64.4
Sept.: 13/55.4 Oct.: 7/44.6
Nov.: 0/32
Dec.: -8/17.6
Did you know?
Rich in history, Québec City is designed a World Heritage site by UNESCO and celebrating its 400th anniversary in 2008.
Quebec is the only fortified city North of Mexico.
Would you like further information on Quebec city?
Download this PDF or contact JPdL Quebec's office.
Tourism Bureau and related links
Office du tourisme de Québec: www.quebecregion.com
Bonjour Québec: www.tourisme.gouv.qc.ca
