Chaudière-Appalaches
Say hello to Québec’s most beautiful villages
So-named for the rivière Chaudière that crosses it and for the Appalachian foothills in its southern reaches near the Maine border, Chaudière-Appalaches is a fertile garden. The shoreline facing Québec City unfurls a string of some of the most beautiful villages in the province, with watermills, stately manors and ancestral homes bearing witness to three centuries of history.
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Montérégie
Easy getaways close to Montréal
The dominant features of this region dotted with towns, villages and fertile fields are history and food. The Rivière Richelieu that starts in Lake Champlain on the Canada-U.S. border and empties into the St. Lawrence has seen its share of trade, not to mention skirmishes with First Nations and our neighbours to the south. The region has a Cider route that runs the gamut of the local brewers. If wine is more your thing, then the Montérégie Wine route will take you to a number of vineyards. Montérégie boasts the largest number of commercial sugar shacks in Québec: each spring, the rising of the sap signals the start of the feasting.
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Abitibi-Témiscamingue
The sky’s the limit
The region is famous for its luxuriant forests, fish-filled lakes, vibrant cities and picturesque villages. Its northern reaches are known for their mining potential and boreal forest, while its southern parts are home to fertile lands and mixed stands. A recent addition is CULTURAT: the newly launched initiative that brings together different local stakeholders with a view to developing the arts and culture in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. For visitors, the result is a full calendar of discoveries clear across the region.
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Laurentians
Québec’s premier four-season destination
This region’s four-season resorts have made it a leader in North America and worldwide. Such prestige positioning is due to the excellence and variety of its accommodations as well as an outstanding array of leisure pursuits in superb natural settings.
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Bas-Saint-Laurent
Picturesque villages, scenic byways
Between its Navigators’ and Border tourist routes and its landscape and heritage tours, the Bas-Saint-Laurent region invites you to take your time, whether you’re journeying by car, bike, motorcycle or snowmobile. Discover its numerous mid-river isles, its hundred- year-old lighthouses and its enchanting succession of towns, villages and countryside.
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