Le Château Frontenac

Often regarded as the most famous resort, this opulently stylish structure was built in 1893 by the Canadian Pacific Railway as a part of its own network of luxurious resorts. The stunning turrets, large wings, and winding halls are a perfect match for its spectacular location on Cap Diamant, a pond that spills over into the turbulent St Lawrence River. Over the years it has attracted an unending array of stars like Alfred Hitchcock, that decided that this location would be the starting scene in the 1953 puzzle I admit to.

Battlefields Park

The most popular sights in Quebec City is this beautiful high-cliff top park has it’s Plains of Abraham, website of the infamous 1759 war among British General James Wolfe and also French General Louis-Joseph Montcalm which ascertained the future of this North American continent. It is brimming with old cannons monuments, and Martello towers, it’s the most popular place in the neighborhood to picnic, jogging, skating, skiing and snowshoeing. It is also a popular location for Winter Carnival parties and off-road summertime performances. To get advice or more details, take a visit to the Musee of the Plaines of Abraham.

Musée de la Civilisation

This museum of the highest quality will amaze you after you’ve laid your eyes at the exhibits. It’s an intriguing mix of modern-day design and the buildings of the past with modern design. Permanent exhibits like ‘People from Quebec: Now and Then’ and ‘That’s Our Story’ about the state’s Native people of today are outstanding, thoughtfully planned and incredibly informative along with some smart interactive elements. In any given moment, there is an impressive array of rotating exhibits.

Le Monastère des Augustines

It is imperative that you do not skip this museum, which gives the background of this series of Augustinian nuns who established on the very first hospital in Quebec, called the Hotel-Dieu which was established in 1644 and operated for more than 300 years. It may not appear as popular however, the half-dozen locations in the cloister’s central area are filled with impressive displays of religious artifacts and arts and crafts (artificial flowers were a requirement in a place which bloomed only 4 weeks a year ) as well as an old apothecary as well as an 18th-century Refectory.

Terrasse Dufferin

It is built on a clifftop that extends 60m above and over the St Lawrence River, this 425m long boardwalk is an ideal place to walk with spectacular, panoramic views. In the summer months, it’s filled with street performers, and in winter, it is broadcasting a spectacular toboggan race. Just next to the memorial of Samuel de Champlain, stairways lead down into the ruins of the next fort built by Champlain that was in place between 1620 and 1635. Nearby, you can ride the funicular up into Old Lower Town. Old Lower Town.

Le Quartier Petit-Champlain

The city’s most beautiful district, this zone is sandwiched in between Old Upper Town and the shoreline is home to the city’s most intriguing museums and galleries as well as a lot of sculptures and plaques, as well as plenty of cafés and outdoor restaurants along its pedestrian-friendly streets.

Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec

Spend a day or two to pay an excursion to this remarkable art museum that is among the best in the country. Permanent exhibits range from works that dates back to the old French colonies to the modern Quebec artists, as well as separate hallways devoted to the 20th century’s greatest artists like Jean-Paul-Lemieux, Fernand-Leduc as well as Jean-Paul Riopelle. The museum’s most famous exhibit is it houses the Brousseau collection that includes Inuit Art, a variety of 100 pieces created by 60 artists located at the top in the Pavillon Pierre Lassonde.

Hôtel du Parlement

House of Quebec’s Provincial Legislature, the gargantuan Parliament structure is an Second Empire construction finished in 1886. Tours for free, lasting 30 minutes, offered both in English and French take you into the National Assembly Chamber, Legislative Council Chamber and President’s Gallery. The façade is decorated with 26 figures, which are mainly of significant provincial historical characters like the explorer Samuel de Champlain (1570–1635), New France governor Louis de Buade Frontenac (1622–98) and English as well as French Generals James Wolfe (1727–59) and Louis-Joseph Montcalm (1712–59).

La Citadelle

The area is 2.3 square kilometers, North America’s largest fort was constructed with the help of the French in the 1750s, but what we see today was constructed by the British within the space of 30 years in 1820. It was supposed to protect the town from an American invasion , which never came. An hour-long guided tour will take you to several historic buildings including The King’s Bastion along with also the reduit used later for military use. Make sure to visit the memorial that focuses on Royal 22e Regiment. Royal 22e Regiment all on your way back.

St-Jean-Baptiste

Walking through Rue St-Jean is an excellent opportunity to feel the pulse of the bohemian neighborhood. The first thing that hits the moment you’ve returned from the active Ave Honore Mercier, is the ambiance of your home’s cakes. Take any side road and stroll down (north) to the residential roads that are narrow like Rue d’Aiguillon, Rue Richelieu and Rue St-Olivier.

Along these narrow roads, the small, built-in wooden houses that have beautiful entrances, make up the majority of Quebec City’s landscape. The most beautiful oriel-like protruding windows can be identified as well.

To the southwest in Rue St-Jean, the vibrant stretch of stores along Ave Cartier at the Montcalm area has been booming lately with trendy cafes, restaurants, and boutiques. It’s most lively on hot days when the numerous terraces are open to guests. The heart of the tiny dining district is located in the middle between Ave Cartier and also Blvd Rene-Levesque Ouest.

Chapelle des Ursulines

The beautiful chapel across from the Musee des Ursulines includes a variety of the most beautiful carvings of wood in Quebec and has been embellished in the hands of the religious nuns. French General Louis-Joseph Montcalm was buried shortly after his death during the decisive battle of 1759 at the Plains of Abraham. However, in 2001 his remains were transferred onto his burial site on the Peninsula within his honor at the Hopital General p Quebec on Blvd Langelier to separate from all of the soldiers of the comrades in arms.

Église St-Matthew (Bibliothèque Claire-Martin)

The Anglican church connection to 1849 was ended in 1978. It changed into a library for the public named Bibliotheque Claire-Martin. It has retained its rich ecclesiastical interior. The cemetery that was adjacent was used as a burial ground for the Spiritual from 1772 until it was renamed in 1860, is now Parc St-Matthew.

Musée des Ursulines

Housed in a historical convent, this considerate, well-laid-out along with wheelchair-accessible museum tells the intriguing story of the Ursuline nuns’ lifestyles and their sway from the 17th and 18th centuries. The sisters founded the first North American college that was exclusively for females in 1641. They were able to teach pupils of both French and black students. The exhibits of life in a convent are enhanced by a large collection of artifacts from the past, including illustrations of Ursulines”gold and silver” embroidery.

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

It was dedicated in 1804. This elegant church was the first Anglican cathedral to be built from the British Isles. Produced by 2 officers from the army’s military technology corps, it’s modeled on London’s St Martin-in-the-Fields, using pews constructed of walnut erased from Windsor Castle’s Great Park. The bell tower is huge at 47 meters, is has been the subject of much attention by visitors to the Basilique Notre-Dame into the northwest. In the summer tour guides ($6) start between 10am and 4:30pm , Monday through Saturday, and between 12:30pm and 4:30pm on Sundays.

Artillery Park

The section of the Fortifications of Quebec National Historic Site and accessible in summertime This park, which is located on to the Old Upper Town walls has been chosen as the site for the 18th century French military barracks due to their strategic position in relation to the plateau and it’s proximity to the St Charles River, each of which can supply soldiers from enemy forces up to Quebec City. Go to the Officers’ Quarters along with the Dauphine Redoubt, where guides dressed in period attire discuss the daily the life of the barracks.

Musée des Plaines d’Abraham

The tradition that spans three degrees offers a wonderful multimedia background series titled Battles 1759–60. With maps and Scale models, games, games game uniforms, interspersed games and an incredibly lengthy audiovisual presentation The exhibit immerses visitors into the crucial 18th-century battles that determined the fate of Quebec during the Seven Years’ Wars in the conflict between France as well as England. The exhibit is animated through firsthand accounts from the French, British, Canadian and Amerindian characters of the time.

Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site

The majority of these older partitions are protected as an Canadian National Historic website plus an Unesco World Heritage site. The entire 4.6km route around the walls on your own vehicle is completely free and you’ll have excellent views of the city’s historical buildings when you walk around the exterior of the city’s older. There are two more entrances located within Porte St-Louis along with also the Frontenac Kiosk about the Terrasse Dufferin.

Musée de l’Amérique Francophone

Anchor tenant of the 17th century Seminaire of the 17th century Seminaire Quebec This incredibly thorough museum is expected to be Canada’s first. You can enter via into the Great Chapelle du Musee (Museum Chapel) which was built in 1898, by the Joseph-Ferdinand-Peachy family who had previously built the Eglise St-Jean-Baptiste. The main building pavilion is accessible via a subterranean tube, as well with its three floors of exhibitions that focus on the diaspora of similar-minded people throughout North America, the first period in New France, along with the role of artists and painters here as early from the year 1930.

Édifice Price

This art-deco’skyscraper,’ modeled after New York City’s Empire State Building, started in 1929 and for years that the 80m, 17-story architecture ruled town skyline. It was named after its predecessor, the Price Brothers Company, a timber company founded in 1816, which provided huge paper and pulp industries. In the reception, admire the lovely bronze friezes from all the loggers within the office and also the stunning ceiling with coffered panels and the chandeliers made of brass.

Église St-Roch

It is over 80m long with a width of 34m and a height of 46m wide (such like the church’s steeples), St-Roch is your best church in Quebec City and will chair 1250 people. The church was built in 1914. It was completed in 1923 with a Neo-Gothic and Neo-Romanesque style by Louis-Napoleon Audetthe same man who designed the massive Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre Basilica 35km into the northeast. Even the “marble” (really limestone) inside the church comes made from Saskatchewan. Find out if you’re able discern fossil imprints with subdued colors inside the.

Governor General’s Residence

The Citadelle is located in Quebec. Citadellethis can be described as one of only two residences in the United States (another one is Rideau Hall in Ottawa) in which Canada’s governor general who is a former French-Canadian space explorer Julie Payette, resides and receives international guests. Guided tours at no cost for 60 minutes are offered all year however you need to reserve in advance, excluding the peak season (between June 30 and September) either by phone or via email. It’s a tiny little Canadiana situated within The Center of Quebec.

Centre Morrin

It is hard to tell from the outside that this stunning early 19th century rock structure was the first modern prison in Canada before being transformed into Morrin College in 1868. It served as the national archives. Tours with guides (adult/student $12/10) consisting of two cubes of prisoners (yes there were executions there!) and a stunning Victorian-era library that contained publications dating to the 16th century. College Hall leave at various dates and times throughout the year. You can also take a tour of the place.

Fresque des Québécois

An essential photograph stop on any tour through The Old Lower Town, that colorful, multi-story trompe l’oeil painting was painted in 1998 by a variety of artists from Quebec as well as Lyon the city of France. Samuel de Champlain stands jauntily in the middle of this display, flanked by young children playing baseball, while Jacques Cartier peeks out via the 3rd story window. The other characters are famous Quebecois writers, artists, and spiritual figures. Make sure you are from the wall to then join the characters!

Parc du Bois-de-Coulonge

There isn’t much south to the west Plains of Abraham lie that the gardens of this particular park are a praising of the natural world, are an oasis from the bustle of downtown. The land was once the private property was part of the the nation’s elite of government and spiritual this magnificent mixture of a broad horticultural area and woodland screens was regarded by the government as a park in 1996.

Séminaire de Québec

In 1663, the Francis-Xavier Montmorency-Laval who was the first bishop of New-France who was also was canonized in 2014 under the title of St Francois p Laval, this Roman Catholic seminary about a wonderful courtyard is one of the town’s most storied institutions. It’s currently home to the Musee of the American Francophone as well as its own Chapelle of the Musee.

La Maison Henry-Stuart

The elegantly maintained cabin constructed in 1850 by an upper middle-class anglophone household features period furniture during 1905 and early 1900s. Tours that last for an hour with hourly assistance will help you understand what life was like the present day; lemons and tea cakes (within the cost of the tour ) will make the experience more sweet. A small but beautiful back yard can be found around the cabin.

Obsérvatoire de la Capitale

Go 221m around the 31st level of this Edifice Marie-Guyart to enjoy a great view from Old Quebec, the St Lawrence River and (when it’s clear) the remote Laurentians. All of it helps you get your orientation, and the information panels along the entire area will bring you to stay up to date on the neighborhoods’ the history of the area, town superlatives, and fun details.’

Aquarium du Québec

The 40-hectare area is spread across the Quebec’s volcano is home to more than 10.000 aquatic creatures, like freshwater and saltwater fish reptiles, amphibians marine and invertebrates. One of its habitats is a wetlands zone as well as an Arctic industry with a submerged windows to detect the presence of polar bears. Catch daily events like the walrus and polar bear feedings. The timings vary throughout the year. Check out the site for details. There’s an additional food court that has an outdoor patio that overlooks the St Lawrence River.

Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Québec

The Quebec’s Roman Catholic basilica got its first appearance as a tiny church in 1647. Despite numerous fires and damages in the years that followed especially when it was the Siege of Quebec in 1759 The church was renovated, eventually becoming the massive cathedral which you can visit today. The interior is grand however, the majority of its treasures didn’t survive a fire in 1922 that destroyed only the walls and foundations. The building was completed in 1925.

Martello Tower 1

Although it has a modest appearance the tower’s defensive connection to 1810 and the Plains of Abraham — only one of four towers constructed by the British The tower is full of fascinating displays that provide a look at the aquarium’s technology and the life conditions of its soldiers who live there. The history buffs can also visit nearby the Martello Tower two along with Martello Tower 4, both of which are usually not open to the public, but are accessible to the outside. (In instance you’re curious what exactly Martello Tower 3 has been destroyed during 1905.)

St-Louis Forts & Châteaux National Historic Site

Under the Terrasse Dufferin are the remains of two temples and four chateaus built in 1620 by Samuel de Champlain and other old Quebec residents between 1620 and 1694. These structures, built from 2005 to 2007 were used as homes for English as well as French governors in both Quebec for more than 200 years prior to becoming victim to fire, bombardment and failure. In summer, Parks Canada delivers twice-daily English-language excursions to the site of the ancient as well as the artifacts that were discovered there.

Église Notre-Dame-des-Victoires

In 1687, the church was founded and was named in 1687 to commemorate French victories against the British in 16,90, and 17,11 this is the most ancient stone structure. It’s located in the exact spot in which Champlain built his ‘Habitation the small fort, nearly a century prior to the church’s completion in 1723. The insides contain reproductions of works created by Rubens along with Van Dyck.

Musée du Fort

It is now in its 10th year, the minimuseum houses a 30-minute video-based show which chronicles the many strikes that have occurred on Quebec City. The show is performed in a diorama version that is lights up in the center of the minitheater. It has seven projectors. isn’t just a large-scale technology however, it can provide an instant, simple audiovisual accounts of the wars that shaped the history of Quebec City. The English-language display is displayed during summertime. French-language variants are stored on the other side.

Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site

The St Charles River at Limoilu located to the northwest of this walled town The national historical site is the location in which the Iroquoian people assisted Jacques Cartier and his men through in the winter 1535. The tiny translation center is equipped with a scaled-up replica of Cartier’s vessel, a model of an abandoned longhouse and displays on what was known as the Jesuit order, founded in Canada in 1625, by Jean p. Brebeuf. Buses 3 and 801 that go to the heart of the city are both in the vicinity.

Musée Naval de Québec

Not everyone’s cup of cha The museum located in The Old Port area concentrates on the delivery industry, which includes is the Canadian navy was involved in, as is also the role of its own sailors during WWII especially D-Day. The semi-permanent exhibition Heritiers des Guerres (Heirs of Wars) is a look at the costs of wars as well as the impact on our society.

Last Updated on October 9, 2021 by Guide 4 Travelers