Old Montréal
Set back from the waterfront, ‘the Common’ is a showcase of the rejuvenation that has swept Old Montréal. Compare it with old photos and you’ll see the…
Must-see attractions in Québec
Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan
Montréal
A key concert venue during the Jazz Festival, this multistory building hosts concerts year-round in the Salle l'Astral. It also has a small gallery with…
Montréal
This quaint little park is dedicated to Portuguese immigrants and their community, founded in Montréal in 1953. At the rear of the park, next to the…
Montréal
This late-19th-century Victorian mansion has a pleasing symmetry, with a focus on its wrought-iron, oak doors with fine iron grilles created at Montréal's…
Montréal
If you are already on Ave Laurier for the shopping and food, poke your head into this church, opened in 1913. The interior is pure Gothic Revival with…
Montréal
Known for its rotating rooftop beacon that illuminates downtown at night, the 42-story Place Ville-Marie tower marked the beginning of Montréal’s…
Eastern Townships & Mauricie
The grand Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-du-Cap looks like a spaceship sitting on a launch pad. Located in Cap-de-la-Madeleine (take bus 2), about 4km northeast of…
Université du Québec à Montréal
Montréal
The modern, rather drab buildings of Montréal’s French-language university blend into the cityscape and are linked to the underground city and the Berri…
Gaspé Peninsula
Head here to see how the chaps in the old fishing club used to relax in wood-paneled luxury after a hard day on the river. There's a wooden suspension…
Québec City
Near the entrance to Battlefields Park, Martello Tower 2 is only open to the public for special events, which vary from year to year; inquire at the Musée…
Montréal
Westmount Square, designed by Bauhaus architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is a modern complex with office towers, terrace and shopping concourse that…
Montréal
The faux medieval towers of Westmount City Hall come as a surprise after the skyscrapers of downtown. This Tudor gatehouse in rough-hewn stone looks like…
Old Montréal
One of several grand buildings along Rue St-Jacques, the 1902 Guardian Trust Building has helmeted women's heads guarding the entrance while those of…
Québec
Rivière du Loup was called Fraserville in the 19th century, after the powerful Scottish dynasty that inhabited the grand Fraser Manor. Today, the building…
Montréal
The excellent acoustics at St James United are coveted for organ and choir concerts, as well as performances at the international jazz festival. The…
Québec
This museum, located in the town's first post office, is more a gallery of indigenous art and crafts. As you may guess from the name, there's a focus on…
Québec
With more than 250 wood-carved figures from René Lévesque to Harry Potter, this museum provides a good introduction to the work of the beret-clad…
Québec City
The last (1879) of the three main city gates to be built. 'Kent Gate' lies between Porte St-Jean and Porte St-Louis.
Tadoussac
This replica of a fur-trading post from 1600, the first in New France, offers some history on the first transactions between the region's indigenous…
Québec City
Martello Tower 4, which is never open to the public, is in the St-Jean Baptiste district perched on Rue Lavigueur between Rue Félix-Gabriel-Marchand and…
Tadoussac
Built in 1747 by the Jesuits, this is one of North America's oldest wooden churches. Also known as the Indian Chapel, it contains a small exhibition on…
Old Montréal
This pavilion has a snack bar in summer and winter. On frosty days, it's a fine place to warm up after ice-skating on the rink in front.
