{"id":5310,"date":"2021-02-28T12:14:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T17:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toursaccolade.com\/?post_type=guided-tour&#038;p=5310"},"modified":"2026-07-18T19:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:48:56","slug":"old-quebec-from-pioneers-to-citizens","status":"publish","type":"guided-tour","link":"https:\/\/toursaccolade.com\/en\/guided-tour\/old-quebec-from-pioneers-to-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Quebec : From Pioneers To Citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Quebec City, a UNESCO world heritage, is the cradle of the French civilization in North America. French founded a small fur trading post, where pioneers and missionaries gathered. The town grew and managed to become a city despite of threats, wars, epidemics and Winter. It used to be the main city of New France and later Canada. Due to its strategic position, it has the biggest defensive network of America with its fortifications, batteries, forts and citadel. It is still the capital of Quebec Province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an introductory tour that focuses on history, culture and architecture. You\u2019ll learn the main facts and see some of the highlights of the old city, Upper Town and Lower Town, without setting aside little stories and interesting details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour begins at Parliament Hill in Upper Town and gradually makes its way downhill to Old Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s Lower Town. While the route is mostly downhill, it includes cobblestones, uneven surfaces, and a few staircases. It will suit most visitors with average mobility. Wear comfortable walking shoes and check the weather forecast so you can dress accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights of the guided tour in Old Quebec<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each guide has its own itinerary, but you\u2019re mostly going to see :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Parliament of Quebec,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entrance of the Battlefields Park,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>St. Louis gate,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fortifications,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>City hall,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Price Building,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cathedral-basilica Notre-Dame de Qu\u00e9bec,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holy Trinity,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dufferin Boardwalk,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ch\u00e2teau Frontenac,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place royale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on&nbsp;the itinerary your guide chose, you might see :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grand S\u00e9minaire,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morrin Centre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Parliament of Qu\u00e9bec to Petit Champlain, explore the quaint streets of Old Qu\u00e9bec, admiring the French, British and American influences. Discover why and how a small fur trading post became the capital of a modern democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1358,"template":"","format":"standard","tags":[187,188,189,190,191,192,193],"tour-category":[412],"class_list":["post-5310","guided-tour","type-guided-tour","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-chateau-frontenac","tag-francis-xavier-de-montmorency-laval-1623-1708","tag-james-wolfe-1727-1759","tag-louis-de-buade-de-frontenac-1672-1682","tag-louis-joseph-de-montcalm-1712-1759","tag-samuel-de-champlain-1574-1635","tag-terrasse-dufferin","tour-category-classic-tours"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toursaccolade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guided-tour\/5310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toursaccolade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guided-tour"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toursaccolade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guided-tour"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toursaccolade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toursaccolade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toursaccolade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toursaccolade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5310"},{"taxonomy":"tour-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toursaccolade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour-category?post=5310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}