Spend a day exploring Old Quebec City, taking in its charming architecture and enjoying restaurants and bars.

Places to go:

- The Dufferin Terrace

- The Château Frontenac

- Explore Place Royale

- The breakneck stairs

- The Umbrella Alley

- Place Royale area

- Notre-Dame de Quebec (Feature in the movie Catch me if you can)

- Montmorency Park (famous photo spot with the Frontenac)

- Walk around Quartier Petit Champlain

- Walk along the Saint-Paul Street

A place to enjoy traditional Quebec food is La Buche!

Île d'Orléans is an island located in Quebec City. On this island it has a bunch of wineries and a couple breweries. The island also offers scenic attractions such as lavender fields, historic landmarks, goat farms with cheese tastings, and more. It’s also home to Chez Mag, one of the most famous spots for poutine.

For getting around, you can rent scooters or bikes to explore the island or just drive around by car if you’ve rented one for the weekend.

Some of our favourite wineries:

- Isle De Bacchus

- Cassis Monna & Filles

- Vignoble Ste-Pétronille

Our favourite brewery:

- Microbrewery of the Island of Orleans

Festival d'été de Québec takes place July 9 to 19. It is an outdoor festival with more than 150 shows of all kinds of music. For 11 consecutive nights, the downtown area transforms itself into a celebration.

On the weekends, the most popular artists perform downtown close to Hotel Delta.

General admission tickets are $165 (before tax: $143.51) and cover the full 11 days of the event. Tickets will be available for purchase around beginning of April through the official website we have linked.

If you're unsure about attending or prefer to wait, you can also check Facebook Marketplace once you're in town—many people rent or sell their wristbands there!

A great atmosphere for patio drinks. This is the go-to bar street in Old Quebec!

During FEQ, the street is lively with pop-ups all around.

If you're in the mood for a relaxing day by the Saint Lawrence River, Strøm Spa is a stunning spot located near Old Quebec.

A beautiful scenic walk around the Montmorency Falls located 15 minutes from Old Quebec. It is 83 meters high, 30 meters taller than Niagara Falls!

You can walk up the Panoramic staircase, which is 487 steps to have a beautiful view, or walk along the suspension bridge or along the many trails! You can even go in a cable car for $14.95.

To access the falls/park a fee of $12.60 for adults, and $0 for children ages 0 to 17 years old.

Visit any Casse-Crôute for traditional poutine!

*Sara really loves the coleslaw

There are MANY poutine places all around Quebec. Our favourite classic poutine chains are Victoria and Ashtons (Victoria is province wide while Ashton is only in Quebec city).

Grab a meal made with chicken straight from Xavier’s farm.