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Introducing Percé
Just when Gaspé’s charms seemed to lurk deep in its national parks rather than in its towns, along comes Percé and its famous Rocher Percé (Pierced Rock). The 88m-high, 475m-long chunk of multihued limestone has inspired descriptive entries in travel journals dating back to Samuel de Champlain’s captain’s log of 1603.
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One of Canada’s best-known landmarks, the rock rears out of the sea near North America’s largest migratory bird refuge, Île Bonaventure. Both sit in a patch of gulf that, from 1784, attracted schools of European cod fishers. Having stained a lobster bib, you can work off the fishy pounds with a hike in the hills, part of the Appalachians, that shelter the peninsula’s most appealing town.
The tourist office (418-782-5448, 800-463-0323; 142 Rte 132; 9am-5pm late May & Oct, to 6pm Jun & Sep, 8am-8pm Jul & Aug) is in the middle of town.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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