This Winter Walking Tour is the perfect way to discover Old Quebec’s history, its architecture and its charms in the midst of winter. Enjoy the quaintest Nordic city of North America thanks to breaks to warm up during the guided tour.
(Based on 361 reviews)
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You’ll discover magical places eatilled with a rich history in enchanting sceneries. You’ll learn the main facts and see the highlights of Quebec City’s historical center. Like the famous Place royale, Château Frontenac, City Hall and cathedrals (Catholic and Anglicane). Because this tour is seasonal, provided during winter only, we’ll focus on the influence of the cold season on historical events, local culture and architecture.
The Winter Walking Tour stands outside, in the quaint streets of Old Port & Petit Champlain (Lower Town) and Old Quebec (Upper Town), but we’ll make warm breaks inside buildings.
To tease you, here are some winter topics : Bonhomme Carnaval and the biggest winter carnaval of the world, impact of the ice bridge on the economy, ice canoeing, siege of 1775 with Benedict Arnold…
Important notice :
- The Musée de la Civilisation don’t sell any tickets for the Winter Walking Tour, they only greet us to meet each other and start.
- Please wear warm clothes, warm socks, warm shoes. Even if we do warm breaks, we’ll spend most of the time outside. Winter here is very cold and windy. Ski suits are useful and you should consider something warm like this.
How to get there ?
The Musée de la Civilisation has two entrances: one on Dalhousie Street and the other one on Saint-Pierre Street. The meeting location is inside the museum, nearby the boutique and Saint-Pierre entrance.
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Great tour guide! Knows his stuff. Makes you feel welcome and cares about his customers.
By Lewis (Brussels, Belgium) on Airbnb (2020) -
Agréable visite avec un guide captivant. Je recommande.
By Régis on Airbnb (2020) Well prepared and thoroughly guided. A must if you want to become familiar with the basics of Canadian history.
By Josef (Belgium) on Airbnb (2020)Great tour! Very informative but not in a boring way. Xavier is very knowledgeable and the tour was so engaging. 10/10 would do again.
By Kyra (New York) on Airbnb (2020)Xavier was excellent, he was very in depth with his knowledge about the history of the city and it’s culture. Gave great recommendations and personalised it to suit our understanding and linked it to our home county. Would highly recommend.
By Erin (Australia) on Airbnb (2020)Xavier was extremely knowledgable and passionate about the history and culture of Quebec. We enjoyed our brisk walk around the city with him and would recommend to anyone who wants to be immersed in the culture and origins of the city through different historical periods.
By Caroline (Iowa) on Airbnb (2020)Pleinement satisfait car la visite avec Xavier été it agréable et instructive Xavier est compétent et sympathique
By Serge (Paris, France) on Airbnb (2020)Xavier really puts his personality and heart into his tour. He sets a very positive tone, full of stories and info. He took us to major sites as well as places we wouldn't have visited without his guidance. He really cared for our well-being. Top guide! Recommended! Thank you Xavier.
By Peter (Montréal) on Airbnb (2020)Xavier was super informative and the tour was really interesting! He also gave very specific and helpful instructions regarding what to wear for the experience, so thank you 🙂
By Dain on Airbnb (2020)Xavier was a very thoughtful guide and we really enjoyed our tour around QC.
By Leigh (Vermont) on Airbnb (2020)
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