These 11 places are the ones you genuinely should not miss in Quebec City — from Place Royale, Lower Town, Petit Champlain and beyond. Each has been hand-picked as a highlight of the city.
The Place Royale is the historical heart of the city of Quebec. Located in the historic district of Old Quebec, which was classified World Heritage in 1985 by UNESCO, Place-Royale, whose SODEC owns 26 …
Read more →The Lower Town is a historic district located at the bottom of Cap Diamant. During 1608, Samuel de Champlain built a habitation where its remains can be found with Place Royale as its centre. It was r …
Read more →Quartier du Petit Champlain is a small commercial zone in Quebec City. It is located in the neighbourhood of Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–colline Parlementaire in the borough of La Cité-Limoilou, near Place …
Read more →The Old Quebec Funicular (French: Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec) is a funicular railway in the Old Quebec neighbourhood of Quebec City. It links the Haute-Ville (Upper Town) to the Basse-Ville (Lower To …
Read more →The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec ('Our Lady of Quebec City'), located at 16, rue de Buade, Quebec City, Quebec, is the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. It is …
Read more →The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, formerly and commonly referred to as the Château Frontenac, is a historic hotel in Quebec City. The hotel is situated in Old Quebec, within the historic district's U …
Read more →Terrasse Dufferin is a terrace that wraps around the Château Frontenac in Quebec City towards Citadelle of Quebec, overlooking the St. Lawrence River. It was built in 1879 under the direction of Lord …
Read more →Samuel de Champlain chose the Upper Town as the site for Fort Saint Louis in 1608. It has remained the city's military and administrative centre because of its strategic position atop the promontory o …
Read more →The Citadelle of Quebec (French: Citadelle de Québec), also known as La Citadelle, is an active military installation and the secondary official residence of both the Canadian monarch and the Governor …
Read more →The Ramparts of Quebec City are the only remaining fortified city walls in North America north of Mexico. The British began refortifying the existing walls, after they took Quebec City from the French …
Read more →The Plains of Abraham (French: Plaines d'Abraham) is a historic area within The Battlefields Park in Quebec City. The land is the site of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, which took place on 13 Se …
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