Tourist Attractions & Monuments Quebec

The walk along the St. Lawrence River offers magnificent views of the river, the port and the Laviolette bridge. It is also the place of departure and arrival of cruise ships.

This typical construction is the only half-timbered housing in Quebec and the oldest house in eastern Quebec. This house built in 1744 by Marie-Agnès Lepage, daughter of Lord Pierre Lepage of Rimouski, and her husband Basile Côté is the oldest house in eastern Quebec. The timbers give it a unique character, since this type of architecture, formerly commonly used, has become very rare because of Quebec's climatic conditions. Visitors will discover antique furniture (eighteenth and nineteenth centuries) and an exhibition of archeology and architecture.

The tourist office offers various itineraries to discover public works of art, architecture and heritage districts. Among these, the Vieux Saint-Patrice is to be discovered. Once a holiday destination for personalities from the political world, it hosts some fifty summer villas, all very well preserved and of great architectural richness. The tours are available in digital format and there is even a georally to discover the first districts of the city (device available at the tourist office).

Red and rosé wine. Other products: high-open charolais beef without hormones or antibiotics. Guided tour by reservation only. Shop, participation in harvest.

Choice of Wine Grower: RoséNessa (rosé fruity aroma).

The naturalists of the centre will answer all your questions about the natural wealth of this park. Home and information, access authorization, campers registration, convenience desk, sales of ice and wood, Nature and outdoors shop, interpretation, showroom, picnic area, shower and laundry, health services, first aid services.

CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR WORK, Youville's Mother House is no longer available to the public. The walls of 1693, the time adjustments and the halls of the permanent exhibition "Walking in its Steps" trace the history of the Charon Brothers and Marguerite of Youville, founder of the Congregation of the Gray Sisters. The visit of this "Maison de Charity", inhabited by the Mother of Youville and the Gray Sisters in 1747, is provided by the religious. The furniture at the time remained intact. The whole life of this "house" has been reconstituted. Visits are free, but donations are always welcome, especially since these exceptional women continue to help the most disadvantaged. We also owe them Accueil Bonneau.

Following the 1996 flood, the artist Jean-Jules Soucy designed this aluminium pyramid covered with over 3 000 billboards. A contemporary, original and spectacular work. Free outdoor entertainment runs from the end of June to the end of July (Friday-Saturday) as well as family entertainment on Sundays as at 13 pm.

Gray Line offers walking and bus tours from the metropolis. Want to go further? The company also offers guided tours in the Laurentians, including Mont-Trembant, Quebec City and Montmorency Falls.

The best meets the worst in this alley where artists exhibit year-round and where passers-by, in high season, is struggling to take a path. The street bears its name in a building where the settlers of the French regime were going to pay their royalty to the Royal Treasury.

In 1721 René Godefroy of Tonnancour, Seigneur of Pointe-du-Lac, built a seigneurial mill on the Saint Charles River. The grain grew there until 1965. Today it hosts concerts, conferences, exhibitions and other cultural events. Guided tours, demonstration of the operation of the mill mechanisms, souvenir shop, hiking trail 7 km.

Property of the brothers François and Jean-Paul Sawyers, the sixth generation Champagne, the Cep d'Argent opens its doors to visit its vineyard and the tasting of its excellent products. Also take advantage of the interpretation centre of the traditional Champagne method (free entrance). The gourmets will opt for the Champagne visit, which includes six products accompanied by tasty local delicacies. Another package includes, for example, the visit of the vineyard and fields of Blue Lavender with a meal with local flavours. And why not a visit with the owner, to discover family history and champagne with, in exclusivity, the final stages of traditional Champagne method? The whole is complemented by a blind tasting game between the sparkling and Champagne Jean-Paul Sawyers, as well as the tasting of three other products of the vineyard accompanied by small local bites.

If you have a bit of time, take a tour at the Nature Museum of Agnès Villeneuve, where you can find a bric of curiosités curiosities in the midst of beautiful naturalized specimens of local wildlife.

This tourist heritage site focuses on the forestry era. It features an 1889 water-powered sawmill and the Félix Trottier machine shop (old-time forge). These facilities are complemented by a host of activities for young and old alike: observation tower, hebertism course, zip line, water games, hiking and biking trails, kayak rentals, etc. The site is also open in winter for tobogganing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling (no equipment rental).

Several activities related to the way of life and traditions of the nation of Huron (Wendat).

They offer the opportunity to explore one of the most beautiful fjords on the planet, the Saguenay Fjord, by linking the municipalities and attractions that border this natural colossus. The cruises and excursions offered allow you to navigate through breathtaking scenery, but also to learn more about the nature, culture and history of the region. Visit the website to find out about all the destinations covered by the maritime shuttles.

A magnificent centre that organizes large exhibitions, especially contemporary art. The framework is very pleasant. Indeed, the works were exhibited in a former presbytery, built in 1927.

A wide range of excursions offered to fly Montreal and other tourist areas, in summer by plane and winter in hydraski.

The permanent exhibition Entre résistance armée et insurrection (Between Armed Resistance and Insurrection ) looks at the Patriotes' struggle led by Louis-Joseph Papineau and the battles of Saint-Denis, Saint-Charles and Saint-Eustache. Workshops, outdoor tours, guided tours, cultural programming, lectures, films and special events are also offered on site. Find out more about the La-Prison-des-Patriotes heritage site (in Montreal, opening hours vary according to season).

* New vineyards. Dry white wine, dry rosé, red, ice wine. Guided tour: 10-20 CAN $ according to the chosen theme.

Choice of Wine Grower: Black Ice (ice wine).