What to do in Quebec city

From so-hip-it-hurts places to eat to hiking along aerial forest trails, Quebec's historic capital has several things serious travellers should do before they die, in addition to skiing and snowboarding!

Hot air balloon over the Plains of Abraham

What would General James Wolfe and the Marquis de Montcalm have given for an aerial view of the Plains of Abraham that fateful September day in 1759 when 10,000 British and French forces clashed for supremacy of New France? Something to ponder as you take in a 60-minute tour at sunrise or sunset.

Shopping in Petit Champlain

New York has Fifth Avenue and Paris has the Faubourg St-Honore, but they aren't the Quartier du Petit Champlain, North America's oldest shopping district. Located at the foot of Dufferin Terrace in the Vieux-Port, it has long been the centre of Quebec's 400-year culture and history.

Walk Canyon Ste-Anne

Painted by mid-19th-century artist Cornelius Kreighoff, marvelled at by American philosopher Henry David Thoreau and a location for John Travolta's dreadful film Battlefield Earth, Canyon Ste-Anne offers walks on three suspension bridges past a 74-metre waterfall. The heights are dizzying -- the pristine site equally so.

Restaurants & Nightlife

The resorts are located 20 minutes away from Quebec City, where you can find anything your heart desires. Great tables, pubs and clubs for every taste: night life and fine dining are at their best in Quebec, voted the best après-ski and the most romantic one.