uébec city, in the province of Québec, is the cradle of French civilization
on our continent. It is the only walled city in North America, and one of the
few cities in the world designated by UNESCO as a
World Heritage Site.
nside the imposing fortifications of Old Québec,
picture-book streets and ancient stone buildings, with dormer windows and
brightly painted shutters, take you back through the pages of history.
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harming shops and candle-lit restaurants are a delight to the eye and the
palate. Many old buildings are now inns or bed-and-breakfast places. Take
a stroll on the board walk and watch ships in the St. Lawrence far below.
Walk the ramparts of the Citadelle, then the nearby Plains of Abraham where
British and French troops clashed in 1759. Outside the old walls rises the
modern city where most residents live and work. The clubs and restaurants
along Grande Allée provide a glittering night life.
Adapted from a text from Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz
This introduction to Québec is maintained by the
Computer Vision and Systems Laboratory of Laval University.
