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QC
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8,639,642
Québec City
www.quebecoriginal.com/en
Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau
International Airport,
20 km (13 mi.) from downtown
Québec City Jean Lesage
International Airport,
16 km (10 mi.)
from downtown
QUÉBEC
SUNRISE, LE CHÂTEAU FRONTENAC, OLD QUÉBEC CITY • SHUTTERSTOCK/MERVAS
Craft Your
Perfect Visit
BY JOSEPHINE MATYAS
It is nirvana for sports aficionados and
outdoor enthusiasts, a haven for both
history buffs and foodies. With roots that
date way back, there is so much to choose
from to craft a perfect stay.
FOUR SEASON ADVENTURES
Québec is a landscape of superlatives. There’s
warmth, plus an energy and glow that blanket
the province. Québecers love special events
and festivals.
Everywhere, Québec’s National Holiday is
celebrated on June 24th with shows, parades,
bonfires and fireworks. There are music
festivals: Montréal International Jazz
Festival (Festival International de Jazz de
Québec provides the ingredients so
visitors can pick and choose, mix and
match, to create the perfect experience
that is a unique meld of culture, historic
sites, shopping, nature, city lights and
wilderness retreats.
Montréal), Québec City Summer Festival
(Festival d’été de Québec) and many others.
Summer is the perfect time to visit pick-
your-own farms and follow the province’s
food trails, or become one with the
unspoiled wilderness by hiking, climbing
and paddling. There are opportunities for
everyone drawn to the outdoors.
Autumn brings a dramatic splash of
colour and springtime follows with the
sweetness of maple syrup. A large percent
of the world’s maple syrup is produced in
Québec.
Winter includes snowmobiling, cross-
country and downhill skiing, snowshoeing,
ice skating and dogsledding. Québecers
celebrate hockey like no other spot on
earth—the Montréal Canadiens are the oldest
hockey team in the world that has played
without interruption.
The Québec Winter Carnival—the world’s
largest—anchors the winter with its snow
slides, ice sculptures and canoe race on the
frozen St. Lawrence River. Across the
province, they pay homage to the cooler
seasons—from the family-friendly Fête des
Neiges in Montréal to the fall Oktobierfest in
Sainte-Adèle, and all points between.
FOLLOW YOUR TASTEBUDS
There’s a deep connection between land and
people. Québec’s gastronomic trails link the