Québec

A historic city in a romantic setting

Queen Mary 2 dock at foot of Old Québec - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Plains of Abraham - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Petit Champlain District - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Cruise ships dock at foot of Old Québec - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Petit Champlain District - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Fall season - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Des Remparts Street - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Fall foliage in the historic district - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Auberge - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Fairmont le Château Frontenac - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Île d'Orléans landscape - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Fairmont le Château Frontenac - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
View of Québec City from Lévis - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Fairmont le Château Frontenac - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Saint-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Le Parc de la Chute-Montmorency - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Le Parc de la Chute-Montmorency - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Seminar of Québec - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Fontaine de Tourny - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Fall Foliage - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Fontaine de Tourny and Québec's Parliament - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Shopping, Petit Champlain district - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Old Québec - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Terraces and lively streets - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
St-Louis street - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Gare du Palaism, Québec city train station - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Île d'Orléans bridge - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Cruise ships dock at foot of Old Québec - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
The Greater Snow Geese - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Place Royale - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Old Québec - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Old Québec - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Québec's fortification - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Place Royale - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
View of Québec City from Lévis - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Vineyard, Ile d'Orléans - Credit:
Old Québec - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
View of Québec City from Lévis - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Fairmont le Château Frontenac, the renewed roof - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Old Québec's funicular - Credit: Mathieu Dupuis
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac - Credit: MTOQ, Paul Hurteau et Claude Parent
Place Royale - Credit: Office du tourisme de Québec, R.Greffard, Ville de Québec
Petit Champlain district - Credit: Office du tourisme de Québec, Yves Tessier
The Royal Battery (1691) - Credit: Office du tourisme de Québec, Luc-Antoine Couturier
Rue Sous-le-fort in Petit Champlain district - Credit: Office du tourisme de Québec, Benoît Camirand
Musée de la civilisation - Credit: Musée de la civilisation, Idra Labrie
Cruise terminal, port of Québec - Credit: ACSL
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica - Credit: Office du tourisme de Québec, Yves Tessier
Petit Champlain district - Credit: Office du tourisme de Québec, Yves Tessier
The European-looking inside court of Le Petit Séminaire de Québec - Credit: Office du tourisme de Québec, Benoît Camirand
Gastronomy - Credit: Office du tourisme de Québec, Yves Tessier
Parc Aquarium du Québec - Credit: Sepaq, Steve Deschênes
Laurier Québec, shopping centre - Credit: Laurier Québec
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec - Credit: Les Photographes Kedl, 2004
The Image Mill in the Old Port section of Québec City - Credit: Office du tourisme de Québec, Nicolas-Frank Vachon
Marina in the Old Port, Old Québec - Credit: Office du tourisme de Québec, Brigitte Ostiguy

Presentation

Discovered in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, Québec City was the first European colony founded north of Mexico's Rio Grande. More than ever Québec City offers many festivals and attractions to all cruise passengers. This is Québec City!

An exceptional tourist destination : Here and Now!

When you arrive at the port you will catch a glimpse, from a cliff overhanging the Saint Lawrence River, the majestic Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, which is the most photographed hotel in the world.

Often referred to as the most romantic city in Canada, you are sure to fall under the spell of the European charm of Old Québec, the only fortified city in North America, declared an international heritage site by UNESCO. Its history is evoked by the old churches, stone houses, fortifications and canons that surround it to this day.

What a delight it is to walk along the Promenade des Gouverneurs, which runs along Cap Diamant, from the Fairmont Château Frontenac all the way to the Plains of Abraham, and to discover the star-shaped Citadelle. A horse-drawn carriage ride through its narrow, winding streets is the ideal way to fall under its charm. There are several must-see places to visit to go back in time to the origins of New France: the Place-Royale and Petit Champlain quarter where Samuel de Champlain built his first home in 1608, and the Old Port of Québec. Numerous festivals and events are held throughout the year. Don't miss the fabulous image mill spectacular night presentation!

Nature and culture close at hand!

Less than 30 minutes from downtown, you will appreciate the landscapes of the Île d'Orléans, the Côte-de-Beaupré and the magnificent Montmorency Falls, which are 30 metres higher than Niagara Falls. A trip to the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, internationally renowned pilgrimage site, is also an absolute must.

The Jean-Lesage International Airport offers direct daily flights to and from Toronto, Newark, New York, Chicago and Detroit. Passengers boarding Amtrak Adirondack trains in New York transfer to Via Rail in Montréal to make the three-hour trip to Québec City.