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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Xavier was a great guide. He was very knowledgable about the history of Quebec, and he presented the material with a great sense of humor. Would highly recommend this tour
By Jon-Richard (Vermont) on Airbnb (2018) -
Xavier was a great guide. He kept checking in to make sure everyone was staying warm (it was a winter tour) and following along with his narrative. Some good info and history of Quebec.
By Ted (Maine) on Airbnb (2018) Xavier was friendly, informative and highly engaging. We absolutely loved hearing about the history of Quebec City and all the stories he shared. We’d highly recommend to others!
By Tara (Ontario) on Airbnb (2018)Dress warmly.
By Amy (Washington DC) on Airbnb (2018)Customers weren’t dressed properly, despite detailed instructions and left the tour halfway.
Very well done, showed us many hidden gems we would never have known about. Great tour!
By Bill (Vermont) on Airbnb (2018)very nice tour
By Harsimran (Winnipeg) on Airbnb (2018)Xavier was knowledgeable and enthusiastic during this walking tour around Old Quebec. With snow and cold weather as factors, I felt this tour was paced well overall. Listening to Xavier share interesting information during this tour was more fun than typically skimming a web page for history in general.
By Jason on Airbnb (2018)Great tour!
By Sofiane (Montréal) on Airbnb (2018)Xavier’s tour was fantastic! He was able to answer every question we had and was mindful of the cold and added stops to the tour to make sure to get inside and warm up a little. 10/10 if you want a walking tour- trust Xavier!
By Nick (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) on Airbnb (2018)Xavier gives a fantastic tour. Very informative and interesting. He has a good sense of humor and gives lots of fun tidbits about the history of Quebec.
By Carolyn (Maryland) on Airbnb (2018)
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