Historic sites

Old Quebec

Canada Quebec Québec

Old Quebec
Photo: Hayden Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The only walled city north of Mexico, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with cobbled streets, stone houses and the Château Frontenac hotel towering over the St Lawrence River. Walk the Dufferin Terrace and the ramparts, and ride the funicular down to Petit-Champlain.


The Winter Carnival in February has ice sculptures. The Montmorency Falls, higher than Niagara, are 15 minutes away.

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