Old Quebec
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Old Quebec is Quebec City’s UNESCO-listed historic district, spanning Upper Town on Cap Diamant and Lower Town below.
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Why go
- The 4.6-kilometre walls, the only surviving city fortifications in the Americas north of Mexico.
- Remains of Samuel de Champlain’s 1608 habitation at Place Royale.
- Rue du Petit-Champlain, lined with homes and shops from the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
- Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church on Place Royale, built from 1687 to 1723.
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- Escalier Casse-couClimb this staircase, built around 1660, from Quartier du Petit Champlain toward Parc Montmorency.Between Quartier du Petit Champlain and Parc MontmorencyAround 1660
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1.4 square
The protected heritage area covers 1.4 square kilometres.
Vieux-Québec - Wikipedia -
Old Quebec combines a port city by the St. Lawrence and Saint-Charles rivers with an institutional city on Cap Diamant.
Vieux-Québec - Wikipedia
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History
- 1687–1723Construction of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church at Place Royale began in 1687 and finished in 1723.
- Late 19th centuryLord Dufferin persuaded officials to preserve and rebuild Upper Town’s fortifications when demolition was proposed.
- 1963Quebec’s National Assembly established the old town as a protected historic district.
- 1964The district’s boundary was expanded and finalized, covering 135 hectares.
- 1985UNESCO designated the historic district a World Heritage Site.
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- 1970sAfter decline and disrepair in the 1950s, the district saw renewed growth and construction.
How to get there
- TrainGare du Palais serves Old Quebec as a train station. VIA Rail runs regular services from there to Montreal via Drummondville.
- BusGare du Palais serves Old Quebec as a bus station. Orléans Express coaches also stop there.
- On footClimb Côte de la Montagne from Lower Town to Upper Town.
- Cable carThe Old Quebec Funicular connects Petit-Champlain at the foot of Cap Diamant with Upper Town.
Sources: Old Quebec - Wikipedia · Vieux-Québec - Wikipedia · Vieux-Québec - Wikipedia · checked 27 Sep 2026
Where
Rue de Tresor, Quebec City Quebec
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