No matter the month or season, there are always tons of things to see and do, for free or at a great price. Take your pick and join in the fun with events ranging from pop-up shows to historical festivals, theatrical happenings, and sports events.
Now, all you have to do is decide which unique experience is for you: the gorgeous winter scenes? The beauty of flowers in spring? The electric energy of summer festivals? In the presence of an animal guide you can touch Atlantic rays and horseshoe crabs, and kids can burn off energy on an outdoor adventure circuit.
Quebec City might just be the world capital of ice-skating. In fact, this essential artery played a key role in helping both cities to thrive. When it comes to taking to the waters though, Quebec City does so with real style.
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At Chez Muffy , with a reputation as one of the nicest restaurants in all of Canada, let alone Quebec, the prime rib, cheese ravioli and boiled carrots and cabbage were remarkably delicious. Time your visit accordingly. Although known for being a popular summer destination, Quebec City equally shines as a spectacular display for autumn foliage and a Little Women-like Christmas village when the holiday decor goes up in Old Town in early November.
In February, Quebec Winter Carnival warms things up with festivities including parades, snow sculpture contests and canoe racing. Whatever the season, it's easy to see why Quebec has long been recognized as an especially timeless city.
It's neither Canadian, American nor European. It's "Quebecois," delightfully affordable and a whole lot closer than you think. Blake Snow is a freelance journalist, writer-for-hire and seasoned travel columnist from Provo, Utah, where he lives with his loving family and loyal dog. A year of the world's Best Beaches There's a perfect beach for every week of the year. Join us on a month journey to see them all Go to the best beaches. Wherever there's a frozen lake in Quebec, expect to see a handful of temporary huts over it.
Renting the necessary gear during the season -- which goes from December to February -- is a painless process. Snowshoe technology has modernized dramatically. Snowshoes don't look like oversized tennis rackets anymore: they're made with lightweight synthetic materials, and there are different types, depending on whether you're walking in the deep snow for leisure or sport.
In the summer, there's the Route Verte: a network of bicycle paths that stretches across the province from West to East. Expo 67 modernized Montreal, and there are still remnants of it. Montrealers can be shameless braggarts when it comes to civic pride, and the World's Fair the city hosted in , known simply as Expo 67, is considered by many natives to be a high-water mark for the city. Much of the infrastructure built for the Fair remains. There's also Habitat 67, a gravity defying housing development originally conceptualized using Lego pieces and it shows , and the Biosphere, a geodesic dome that was originally the American Pavilion.
Another international Pavilion that survived the test of time? Jamaica's -- it's used for private events now. The roads are in bad shape. Blame the weather, the materials used or government ineptitude, but Quebec roads don't seem to hold up as well as those of their American or Ontarian neighbors. In addition to mammoth potholes and cracks, road surface markings seem to fade quickly.
Road conditions are especially bad during spring, when the snow melts and temperatures rise. And that's to say nothing of Montreal's crumbling interchanges and overpasses, which probably look worse than they really are. Be prepared to be redirected a fair bit during the summer, because that's when most construction work is done. Toronto: Insider Travel Guide. In Canada's wine country, the Okanagan Valley flows with quirky charm.
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