Innisfree Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Thinking about a trip this summer... How long would you want to stay in the city? We'd be interested in history, architecture, restaurants, just soaking up atmosphere. I'm envisioning a week, but we could potentially spend more time in the city, or we could spend some time in other areas. We've never been there, or to Quebec at all. Anyone with experience want to chat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 It's a small city. A full day or two is plenty for exploring the old town, including museums and tours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innisfree Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, MEmama said: It's a small city. A full day or two is plenty for exploring the old town, including museums and tours. Thank you! So, do you (or others) think a week is too long? Or just plenty of time to relax as well as explore? It looks like such a lovely city. I'm also kind of interested in driving up to Tadoussac for a chance to see whales, but that looks like it's too long to be a day trip, so maybe a night or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, Innisfree said: Thank you! So, do you (or others) think a week is too long? Or just plenty of time to relax as well as explore? It looks like such a lovely city. I'm also kind of interested in driving up to Tadoussac for a chance to see whales, but that looks like it's too long to be a day trip, so maybe a night or two. I'd spend a couple of days in the city, then head up to the national park or to the Gaspe peninsula. If you prefer more urban, you could do Montreal and Quebec City in that time. Quebec City is very small and relaxed with lots of green space right in the old town. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 We stayed 4 or 5 days when we went. It was winter when we went. We saw the sights in town and dh also went skiing w ds. Lovely time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 I went many years ago. I would agree with a couple of days. It's not so far from Montreal. You can easily do both of them in a week or Quebec City and a national park in a week with plenty of leisure time. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) You can find enough things to do in and around Quebec City to fill a few days, possibly a week. It depends on what you are interested in seeing. Just outside Quebec City are the Montmorency Falls and Sainte Anne de Beaupre (a nice church with really nice stations of the cross walking path outdoors). These are worth seeing. There's also Ile d'Orleans just outside Quebec City, which is a nice island to drive around. There's also a huge water park outside Quebec City called Valcartier. It's very cool. Montreal is a lot larger and busy. It's nice, too, though it has a completely different atmosphere. Quebec City is much more unique. Edited January 27, 2019 by wintermom 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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