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  • Rue Saint-Jean and Porte Saint-Jean, seen from the top of the fortifications of Québec.
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Activities to Explore

  • A Native American dancer performs a traditional dance inside the longhouse in Wendake.

    Aboriginal Tourism

  • Cyclo Services - guided bike tour

    Bike Tours

  • Tourny fountain with a tourist bus

    Bus Tours

  • Guided walking tour in Old Québec

    Guided Walking Tours and Theme Tours

  • Famille devant le Parlement de Québec

    Historical Sites

  • A young girl looks through a display case in an exhibition at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.

    Museums and Interpretation Centres

  • The interior of the Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.

    Religious Sites

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