What are some points of interest in Quebec?

Answer 1

It all depends on your interests and what time of the year that you come here.

The two largest cities in Quebec are Quebec City (provincial capital) and Montreal. Both cities have been around for over 300 years so there are all sorts of historical buildings and things to see.

Quebec City was built on the site of an old fort, and so parts of the city are actually protected by fort walls that pass through the city. You can see the architecture, visit the museums, walk on battlefields (Plains of Abraham), and watch whales from a boat cruise of the St. Laurence river. In winter, there is a festival that includes all sorts of winter sports and activities, and even a hotel made of ice that only lasts a few weeks.

In Montreal, you have a very lively nightlife, the Old Port tourist area, museums, art galleries, Notre-Dame Basilica, and Mount Royal. In the summer, there is the fireworks festival, Just for Laughs comedy shows, Jazz festival, the casino, and the Grand-Prix of Montreal.

If you want to get away from the big cities, you can visit the Eastern Townships (south of Montreal) or the Laurentians (north of Montreal) in winter for snowshoeing or skiing, and hiking or golf in summer.

There is also the Gaspe region, where you can see great views of the ocean, icebergs, more whale watching, and have some of the best seafood in the province.

You can visit Hull, another city in Quebec that offers its own casino, and is only a bridge distance away from Canada's national capital, Ottawa where there are many sites to see.

Finally for the ultimate adventurist, if you like camping, hiking, and fishing, you can take a trip up to northern Quebec. Whether you decide to rent a cabin up there for the summer, or rough it using a tent and canoe, you can have your own piece of wilderness to get away from it all and just recharge your batteries away from cell phones and pagers.

Answer 2

Chateau Frontenac is an awesome place, there is just below the St-Lawrence River and you get a nice view of the south shore from the Terrace Dufferin (they have some archaeological dig underway, which is fun to take a look at) There is this interesting museum called Musée de la Civilisation (which I might end up working this summer) they have fun stuff to see. Walking around the old part of Quebec is real nice because you easily feel as if you've been taken 200 years ago... I think Quebec looks older than Montreal.