Terrasse Dufferin
Long wooden boardwalk beside the Château Frontenac, high above the St. Lawrence River. Views over the harbour and the river, and street performers, make it a favourite stroll.
Quebec City
The Chateau Frontenac hotel, a well-known winter carnival and European-style streets are features of this walled old town.
Attractive locations
Plains of Abraham
Large urban park on the site of the 1759 battle between British and French forces. Locals run, picnic and ski here, and it has views over the river.
Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral
Principal Catholic church in the old city, with a richly decorated interior of gold and carved wood. It is an active place of worship, so visitors should be quiet and respectful.
Place Royale
Small square in Lower Town, close to where Samuel de Champlain founded the settlement in 1608. Old stone houses with steep roofs surround it.
Montmorency Falls
Waterfall just outside the city that is taller than Niagara Falls. A cable car, stairs and a footbridge across the top give different views.
Château Frontenac
The turreted, green-roofed hotel that dominates Quebec City's skyline above the St. Lawrence River. It is best seen from Dufferin Terrace, and visitors can step into the lobby.
Citadelle of Quebec
A star-shaped fortress on Cap Diamant, still a working military base, with ramparts, a museum and views over the city and the river. Guided tours cover its history.
Airports
Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport YQB
It is about 13 km in a straight line from Quebec City.
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan-13.9 °C66 mm
- Feb-12.3 °C64 mm
- Mar-7.1 °C72 mm
- Apr1.4 °C93 mm
- May9.8 °C95 mm
- Jun15.2 °C113 mm
- Jul18.1 °C123 mm
- Aug17.2 °C108 mm
- Sep13.1 °C109 mm
- Oct5.8 °C119 mm
- Nov-1.5 °C90 mm
- Dec-9.4 °C95 mm
Driest months: Jan, Feb, Mar. Wettest months: Jun, Jul, Oct.
Costs
Prices here are about 83% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Festivals and events
festival
Quebec Winter Carnival
This is one of the country's largest events each year. Higher prices and fuller hotels come with it, so plan early.
festival
Quebec Winter Carnival
This is one of the country's largest events each year. Higher prices and fuller hotels come with it, so plan early.
Who can help
Emergency
911 for police, fire and ambulance.
local government
Emergency number 9-1-1 (Royal Canadian Mounted Police page)
Helps with: The RCMP website tells people to dial 9-1-1 for emergency help. Canada has no national tourist police, so visitors use the local police through this number.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Canada who needs emergency help.
Phone: 911
embassy
Foreign representatives accredited to Canada (Global Affairs Canada)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy or high commission. The Office of Protocol page links to a list of diplomatic missions in Canada and search tools.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy, high commission or consulate.
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Canada
Helps with: The UN migration agency's one Canadian office, in Ottawa. Its main work relates to Canada's refugee and humanitarian resettlement programme and to partnerships on migration.
Who qualifies: Refugees and migrants in resettlement programmes, and partner organisations. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +1-613-237-0651
Email: [email protected]
Address: 280 Albert Street, Suite 800, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5P3, Canada