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57.726 -101.66 | 1 One of the largest snow festivals in the world, the Québec Winter Carnival makes the most of the region's harsh climatic conditions. Close to a million visitors enjoy activities and shows in… | |
46.826856 -71.24531 | 2 Québec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament The Québec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament takes place each year at Québec City's Colisée Pepsi. Now the biggest minor league hockey event in the world, it attracts over 2000 11- and… | |
46.813 -71.207 | 3 Extreme sport fans won't want to miss Red Bull Crashed Ice in the Old Quebec district. Participants from Canada and beyond strap on their skates to race along an icy outdoor track, complete… | |
46.867993 -71.643485 | 4 Built with 500 tons of ice and 15,000 tons of snow, the Ice Hotel in Quebec City offers its guests a unique and adventurous experience. Go now before global warming gets the better of Quebec's… | |
57.726 -101.66 | 5 Québec City Gastronomy Festival The Québec City Gastronomy Festival attracts more than 30,000 people each year. It offers demonstrations, gourmet cooking tasting and the finest wines, beers and ciders at venues all over town… | |
46.807059 -71.213289 | 6 Art on the Plains is are long weekends that bring over over 75 artists to Quebec's Plains of Abraham. Watch the artists get to work on schedule and, once their pieces are completed, be quick… | |
57.726 -101.66 | 7 Quebec Big Laughs Festival (Grand Rire) Over 500,000 people make their way to Québec City each summer for its Big Laughs Festival. The event takes place throughout the city and features stand-up comedy, film, live music and a… | |
8 This festival, one of the largest stage and street performance events in North America, shows off Old Québec City in all its glory. You'll not be far from a musical beat from noon to midnight… | ||
9 Experience life as it was in the 17th and 18th centuries, back when Quebec was still known as New France. The New France Festival features five days of street performances, music, storytelling… | ||
10 Loto-Québec Firework Competition The magnificent waterfall in Parc de la Chute-Montmorency glistens under a thousand and one lights during the international Loto-Québec Firework Competition, featuring displays from five… | ||
46.807059 -71.213289 | 11 Art on the Plains is are long weekends that bring over over 75 artists to Quebec's Plains of Abraham. Watch the artists get to work on schedule and, once their pieces are completed, be quick… | |
57.726 -101.66 | 12 The annual Québec City Marathon starts south of the St Lawrence River in Lévís, crosses the Québec Bridge, and finishes in the heart of Old Québec. The day also features a half-marathon, a… | |
13 Expo Québec, at the Colisée Pepsi in Québec City, features a huge fairground and a variety of innovative and traditional family entertainment. Attractions include the international pavilion… | ||
46.807059 -71.213289 | 14 Art on the Plains is are long weekends that bring over over 75 artists to Quebec's Plains of Abraham. Watch the artists get to work on schedule and, once their pieces are completed, be quick… | |
46.815067 -71.222009 | 15 Quebec Festival of Sacred Music The Quebec Festival of Sacred Music presents music inspired by the world's many spiritual traditions at the Saint-Roch Church and outdoor venues. Local and international artists perform… | |
57.726 -101.66 | 16 One of the largest snow festivals in the world, the Québec Winter Carnival makes the most of the region's harsh climatic conditions. Close to a million visitors enjoy activities and shows in… | |
46.867993 -71.643485 | 17 Built with 500 tons of ice and 15,000 tons of snow, the Ice Hotel in Quebec City offers its guests a unique and adventurous experience. Go now before global warming gets the better of Quebec's… | |
57.726 -101.66 | 18 Founded in 1608, Quebec City is one of the oldest cities in Canada. The Old Town is very European in style and its wealth of architectural gems has led to it being named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. | |
46.812754 -71.215223 | 19 The brilliant Aquarium du Québec is home to nearly 10,000 specimens of fresh- and saltwater fish, reptiles, amphibians and marine mammals. Come and admire them all, but don't leave without… | |
20 Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec Located in an oasis of greenery in the city centre, the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec houses 27,000 items, ranging from sculptures to drawings and jewellery, which date from the 17th… | ||
21 Quebec City is North America's only fortified city and its fortifications were declared an historic monument in 1957. The ramparts encircle the Old Town for nearly five kilometres and visitors… | ||
22 An Old Quebec institution since 1840, La Maison Simons is the grand dame of department stores and a doyenne of haute couture in the city, like a cross between London's Liberty and Gallerie… | ||
23 At 83 metres high, Montmorency Falls are higher than their more famous cousins at Niagara. Take the cable car to the top for breathtaking views of Quebec city, or chill with a picnic in the… | ||
46.802099 -71.212325 | 24 Set among Petit Champlain's chic galleries, Boutique Pauline Pelletier highlights the art ceramist's exquisite porcelain, jewellery and etchings, which have won international acclaim. Animal… | |
25 North America's oldest grocery store, opened in 1871, J.A. Moisan is part-museum, part-emporium. Its top shelves are filled with old tins, jars and bric-a-brac. Lower down, modern treats… | ||
46.811736 -71.205768 | 26 Château Frontenac towers over the St Lawrence River in the heart of Old Quebec. Now also a hotel and restaurant, it is named after the Count of Frontenac, who guided Quebec's French community… | |
27 Tuck into Mediterranean fare at the Largo Resto-Club's Thursday-Saturday dinner jazz concerts. The trad jazz combos, usually accompanied by a vocalist, dish up mood music that's as smooth and… | ||
28 Join the 18-plus crowd bopping to techno-pop at the Maurice Nightclub, named after a former Quebec premier. Actually four venues in one, the other floors are home to the Voodoo Grill, the… | ||
29 Original Quebec City brewpub L'Inox has been serving up its own recipes from a spacious former quayside warehouse since 1987. Test your palate on its five regular beers (including best-selling… |