Château Frontenac & Dufferin Terrace
The world's most photographed hotel and its boardwalk.
Québec City in pictures
Québec City
The only walled city north of Mexico
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UNESCO-listed Old Québec is cobbled, fortified and thoroughly French — a European weekend without crossing the Atlantic, topped by the fairy-tale Château Frontenac.
Take VIA Rail from Toronto via Montréal (change trains), or fly from Pearson to Québec City (YQB) in about 1h20.
Old Québec's Upper and Lower Towns are compact and walkable; the funicular links the two levels, and RTC buses cover the wider city.
The world's most photographed hotel and its boardwalk.
Walk the only city walls in North America north of Mexico.
The Lower Town's storybook lane of shops and cafés.
Higher than Niagara, a short trip from downtown.
Summer for terraces and festivals; December through February for snow, lights and the Winter Carnaval.
Compare the ways to get there, then build a day-by-day plan.
Take VIA Rail from Toronto via Montréal (change trains), or fly from Pearson to Québec City (YQB) in about 1h20.
Old Québec's Upper and Lower Towns are compact and walkable; the funicular links the two levels, and RTC buses cover the wider city.
Summer for terraces and festivals; December through February for snow, lights and the Winter Carnaval.