Québec City is beautiful. You'll love walking along the wall around the city.We toured the buildings, which is managed by Parks Canada, for the bargain price of CAD3.90 (adult admission) and saw how soliders lived back then. The rainy weather didn't deter us. We enjoyed walking the grounds and viewing the canons, the old buildings with so much history.
I had to think about when did we see the fortifications and then realized they surround the entire Old City. They are very well preserved and very impressive. If you walk around the city you'll see them everywhere.
A very informative tour of the citadelle and how it was used throughout history. It was interesting to see quarters of military personnel and architecture of the Citadelle. Must see if you are in Quebec City
This is a nice well curated stroll that should not be missed by anyone interested in the history of North America. It is rare opportunity to see such a well preserved walled city. Highly recommend.
This is a unique historic site and a must see for anyone interested in the history of North America.
This is the only place in North America where you can actually see a walled city, and it presents those walls wonderfully well. You could drive around to see them but walking will give you a much better sense of the history and give you lots of opportunities for great photographs.
We were on a cruise ship's bus excursion so we only had a brief drive about. The day was blustery cold so we weren't allotted much walking about time.
Here i am telling everyone to take a nice stroll to really enjoy the walls of the fortification while i never actually did that. My lazy butt drove around and stopped to take photos in front of the walls. I had also visited a couple of places (Montenegro with the old fort walls of Kotor and Dubrovnik for the walled city) so i guess i'm attracted to walls? Anyways we had visited during Christmas week so it was raining and cold and we ended up driving around. weather permitting, take a stroll around from upper to lower city. You will not regret it.
Fortifications of Quebec National Historic Site is very well preserved. By itself the wall is a significant site. However with the various landmarks it surrounded make the whole historical site incomparable. The wall that encircle the different parts of the city also gave its proportion and division which a visitor can easily navigate oneself. The upper and lower part of the city gave further distinction. One secret, walk the city horizontally and not vertically and it is much less tiring.
We took the stairs to the top, hoping to be able to walk the circuit like the guidebook said. But we found iron fencing keeping us off the path.