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What to do and see in Downtown Quebec City, Canada: The Best Nature & Parks
Quebec City may be the only fortified city north of Mexico, but it welcomes visitors with open arms. Explore the Citadel, where you might catch Canadian troops staging a military ceremony. As for food, you could splurge on afternoon tea at the Chateau Frontenac, or do as the locals do and snack on poutine—french fries with gravy and cheese curds.
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1. Battlefields Park (Parc des Champs-de-Bataille)
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4.5 based on 446 reviews
This bucolic park includes the Plains of Abraham, where the decisive battle that led to British control of Quebec took place.
Reviewed By 716sachink - Plainview, United States
A visit to the Battlefields Park takes one back into history when the French and British fought a battle. Certainly worth visiting.
2. Plains of Abraham
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4.5 based on 2,407 reviews
Site of major battles, the Battlefields Park includes the Plains of Abraham and Des Braves Park. Apart from its historical past, the Park is to Québec what Central Park and Hyde Park are to New York and London: a city park of outstanding value, the lungs of the city. The Plains of Abraham Museum is the gateway to the Park, offering exhibitions, activities, services and all information for your visit. Year-round, dive into history with an interactive exhibition on the battles of Québec and an exhibition on artefacts from the Park's archeological collection. From July to the end of October, explore the Plains of Abraham with the Escape Bag Rally or a family treasure hunt. Discover also the dark side of the Plains with fun and terrifying activities for all ages during Halloween and the Month of the Dead. In winter, enjoy cross-country skiing, snowshoeing or ice skating! Equipment rental on site ($).
Reviewed By 488lauries - Indianapolis, United States
If you have even a little interest in how North America came to be the way it is, this site and its very good museum are worth a visit. I found the story of the seige of Quebec City to be completely compelling, and this handsome, huge park commemorates it well.
3. Place d'Youville
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4.5 based on 88 reviews
This square is a popular place year-round for activities including walking, in-line skating and skateboarding.
Reviewed By CharlesCanada68 - Quebec City, Canada
The ice rink at Place d'Youville is a magic spot comes late fall until early spring. You can rent skates on site and if you visit during spring you may find a temporary sugar shack were you can try ''tire d'érable'' (maple taffy) on snow. In the summertime, the place is being used during the Festival d'Été de Québec (summer festival) which may well be the greatest music festival in North America, I'm not joking. The Festival pass costs about 100$ for 10 days of music (Beck, Paul McCartney, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, Dave Matthews Band, KISS, The Rolling Stones, Duran Duran, Muse, Van Halen and many, many more international artists visited the last past years). If you like music this is the place to be.
4. La Promenade Samuel-De Champlain
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4.5 based on 486 reviews
Bike or walk the Samuel-De Champlain Promenade, a large park on the bank of the St. Lawrence River. The park stretches nearly 1.5 Miles (2.5 Kilometers ) from the Cageux Wharf to the Sillery coastline. This landscaped park is a gift from the provincial government to Quebec City for its 400th anniversary.
Reviewed By FloridaMarvin
Actually, I was very sleepy when I clicked the screen on this attraction. We spent three fantastic days in Quebec but unfortunately missed this walk which sounds gorgeous. Tripadvisor has asked me to revise my review where I apologize for not having been there but I'm afraid I would lose all credibility if I reviewed something I did not actually experience. But couldn't find a way to delete the original.
5. Parc de l'Esplanade
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4.0 based on 30 reviews
This former area for military parades has been transformed into a popular urban park.
Reviewed By TeamWard - Nottingham, United Kingdom
Near the parliament gardens is the Esplanade park, a nice and very maintained park with some great views of nearby fountain and a nice resting place during wandering around Quebec, also some marvellous large plant pots with sun flowers.
