How many stops are on the Parks & Nature walking tour in Quebec City?

The Parks & Nature route in Quebec City includes 7 curated stops.

How long does the Parks & Nature tour in Quebec City take?

The Parks & Nature walking tour in Quebec City takes approximately 3.5 hours at a leisurely pace.

Is the Parks & Nature walking tour in Quebec City free?

Yes, Promenario's Parks & Nature tour in Quebec City is free to download and use, with full offline support.

🇨🇦 Quebec City, Canada

Parks & Nature in Quebec City

Gardens, parks, riverside segments, and green routes. Explore 7 curated stops in Quebec City, including Terrasse Dufferin, Plains of Abraham, and The Battlefields Park. Highlights include Terrasse Dufferin, rated 4.7/5 by 3,737 visitors.

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Terrasse Dufferin

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 Dufferin, the then Governor-general of Canada and eventually named for him. The terrace is maintained by Parks Canada as part of the 'Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux National Historic Sight. The terrace consists of a wood plank walkway with gazebos and benches from Château Frontenac (and previous by Château Haldimand) to Citadelle of Quebec (access via a set of stairs). On the west end of the terrace is a 150 metres (490 ft) ramp or Terrasse Dufferin Slides (c. 1898) used annually as a toboggan run during Quebec Winter Carnival or the Carnaval de Québec from late January to mid-February. Beneath sections of the terrace are the remains of Saint Louis Forts as well as Château Saint-Louis, residence for French and British Governors.

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Plains of Abraham

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 September 1759, but hundreds of acres of the fields became used for grazing, housing, and minor industrial structures. Only in 1908 was the land ceded to Quebec City, though administered by the specifically created and federally-run National Battlefields Commission. The park is today used by 4 million visitors and tourists annually for sports, relaxation, outdoor concerts, and festivals. The Plains of Abraham Museum serves as the park's information and reception centre. It features a multi-media exhibition about the siege of Québec and the 1759 and 1760 battles of the Plains of Abraham. Other displays feature the history of the site through archaeological artifacts found in the park. Open year-round and located at 835 Wilfrid-Laurier Avenue, the museum serves as the starting point for tours and includes a gift shop.

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The Battlefields Park

The Battlefields Park includes the Plains of Abraham with the nearby and smaller Des Braves park, both within the district of Montcalm in Quebec City, and forms one of the few Canadian national urban parks. Its significance lies in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759) and the Battle of Sainte-Foy, fought six months later on today's Des Braves park. It was established as a park by law on March 17, 1908, it features an interpretive centre and walking trails, and is sometimes used for outdoor concerts, especially during the national festival events. The park contains a collection of about 50 historical artillery pieces scattered about its grounds. It is managed by the National Battlefields Commission, a federal government agency under the Minister of Canadian Heritage with members appointed by the Queen in her Canadian, Ontarian, and Québécois Councils. The commission also oversees its own police service since 1948.

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Upper Town

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 of Cap Diamant. It was occupied mainly by British government officials and Catholic clergy after the British Conquest, while French and English merchants and artisans lived in Lower Town. Military use did hamper growth in the Upper Town for many years, and a movement arose in the late 19th century to demolish the fortifications as obsolete and as an obstacle to urban development. It was Lord Dufferin who successfully persuaded officials to preserve and rebuild them. The area declined and fell into disrepair in the 1950s but new building began in the 1970s. Most of the buildings date to the 19th century, although some 17th and 18th centuries remain as well. The area has several commercial streets like Saint Jean, Sainte Anne and De Buade. Some public administration and other institutions in the Upper Town are the Quebec City Hall (Hôtel de Ville), the Séminaire de Québec, the Ursulines Convent, and the Augustinian Monastery and l'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec. There are many hotels, including the Château Frontenac, the Old City being a very popular tourist destination. Parks in the Upper Town include De l'Esplanade, Artillerie, Des Gouverneurs and Montmorency parks as well as the grounds of l’Hotel-de-Ville.

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Parliament Hill

Parliament Hill (French: Colline parlementaire) is located in the borough of La Cité-Limoilou, specifically in districts of Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—colline Parlementaire and Saint-Jean-Baptiste. In addition to the Parliament Building of Quebec, the Hill has a few shopping streets and residential areas and public green spaces. The hill on which it is located is the promontory of Quebec. In 1985, the complex of parliamentary building was declared a Site historique national ('National Historic Site of Canada').

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Édifice Marie-Guyart

The Édifice Marie-Guyart, previously and still commonly known as Complexe G, is a 31-storey, 132 m (433 ft) office skyscraper completed in 1972 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The brutalist style tower is the tallest building in the city, as well as the tallest building in Canada east of Montreal. Situated in the Parliament Hill borough, the building houses most notably the Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sports, the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, as well the Observatoire de la Capitale observation deck. On the highest floor of the building, the Observatoire de la Capitale provides a 360 degree view of the city from a height of 221 meters. Visitors can see the Citadelle de Québec, the Château Frontenac and the countryside surrounding Quebec City.

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Grande Allée

It is located on Quebec City Hill, parallel to the St. Lawrence River, in the La Cité-Limoilou and Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap-Rouge boroughs. It is famous for its restaurants and fine buildings which recall today the status prestigious residences that were there at the turn of the 19 th and 20 th centuries 2. The St. Louis Street, Grande Allée and Saint-Louis were the only road that connected at the xvii th century, the Old Quebec present in Cap-Rouge west of Quebec 7. It was the road that people from outside borrowed to sell their furs in the city. After the departure of the British imperial garrison in 1871 from Citadelle 8 and its surroundings, Grande Allée underwent several redevelopments, including the destruction of military architecture ( Portes Hope, Prescott and Palais 9, for example). If it was not for the intervention ofLord Dufferin 10, the walls of the city could also have been razed. The Parliament is later built in 1877 and in fact, many citizens to establish residence there 11. Towards the end of the xix th century, this route is expanded and arranged so as to create a pleasant and healthy living environment and the bourgeoisie could take up residence. In 1911, protests burst forth to challenge the construction of the building height Apartments Grande Allée, at the corner of rue Chevrotière, especially given its lack of arrangement to other buildings 12. Several lavish mansions now house cafes, clubs and restaurants 13.

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