"Quebec" a Quebec Travel Page by sushart

Perched atop Cap Diamant, surveying the St. Lawrence River, Québec City is one of the landmarks of North American history. Included on UNESCO's prestigious World Heritage List, Québec City has retained its European atmosphere completely.

The winding cobbled streets are flanked by 17th and 18th-century stone houses and churches, graceful parks and squares, and countless monuments. The cuisine is also one of Québec's treasures and its cafés allow you to soak in the ambiance while enjoying a croissant and a steaming cafe au lait. The city's name is from an Algonquian word meaning "where the river narrows."

Québec City, the cradle of French civilization in North America, is today a busy seaport, an important centre of services and research, a cultural hot spot and, of course, the provincial capital. Québec City is located 250 km east of Montréal and about 850 km north of New York City.

Québec City is almost entirely French in feeling, in sprit, and in language; 95% of the population is Francophone. But many of its 648,000 citizens speak some English, especially those who work in hotels, restaurants, and shops where they deal with Anglophones every day.