3 Days in Quebec City
Three days in Quebec City is like three days in a walled European town without crossing the ocean. Walk the fortifications, ride the ferry, eat French, and day-trip to the countryside.
Three days in Quebec City is like three days in a walled European town without crossing the ocean. Walk the fortifications, ride the ferry, eat French, and day-trip to the countryside.
The full plan
Walk the Dufferin Terrace, take the funicular down to Quartier Petit Champlain.
Eat at a Petit Champlain cafe like Le Lapin Sautereux.
Tour the Chateau Frontenac, then walk the fortified city walls.
Dine on classic French at Le Saint-Amour or Panache.
Stroll the lantern-lit streets of the lower town.
A historic inn inside the walls (Auberge Saint-Antoine or Hotel 71).
Walk the Plains of Abraham park and the Parliament Building.
Lunch at the Marche du Vieux-Port food hall.
Ride the St. Lawrence ferry to Levis for the skyline view across the river.
Eat at one of the rue St-Joseph restaurants in Saint-Roch.
Cocktails at the Sam Cafe atop the Maurice or a microbrewery in Limoilou.
Same walled-city base.
Drive to the 83-metre Montmorency Falls, taller than Niagara.
Lunch at a cidery on Ile d'Orleans, like Sainte-Petronille.
Drive the island loop — farms, vineyards and river views.
Final dinner back in Old Quebec at a Quebecois table like Aux Anciens Canadiens.
A last walk along the river terrace before heading home.
Final night at your base inn.
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