A large turquoise 'Quebec city' branded sign in a public plaza, with historic stone fortifications, a tower with green copper roof, and period architecture visible in the background. - Photo by Surinder Singh on Unsplash
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Quebec City & Île d'Orléans

Pairs the UNESCO-listed walled city with the pastoral farms and chapels of Île d'Orléans—the 'cradle of French America'—to show how 17th-century settler culture survives in daily life, not just museums.

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Beyond the Ramparts: Tracing French-Canadian Heritage from Old Quebec to Île d'Orléans

Old Quebec's ramparts and artisan lanes meet Île d'Orléans' cidreries, sugar shacks, and 18th-century parish churches on this unhurried two-to-three day French-Canadian heritage journey.

Alex Moreau

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