Lonely PlanetNov 2
A Guide to Winter in Québec
Embrace the season and unforgettable fairytale-like scenery in Québec.
all-nighter celebrating Montréal’s most imaginative minds
24 things in this story
- Parc Jean-DrapeauParkskate along the ice trail
- IgloofestFestivalrevelers in snowsuits dance outdoors beneath the stars
- LUMINOFestivalturns Quartier des Spectacles into a free open-air gallery
- Montréal en LumièreFestivallive performances, pop-up food stands, skating trail
- Nuit BlancheFestivalall-nighter celebrating Montréal’s most imaginative minds
- Parc du Mont-RoyalSightcross-country ski paths through the park
- Centre BellSighthome to the Canadiens hockey team
- Bota BotaPlacefloating spa for schvitzing
- RÉSOSight32km underground pedestrian network
- Elsewhere
- Old QuébecNeighborhoodQuebec City, Canadacity’s fortified core feels like strolling through a storybook
- Carnaval de QuébecFestivalQuebec City, Canadaone of Canada’s oldest winter festivals
- Spa EastmanPlaceEastman, Canadasweat it out in a Finnish sauna before cold plunge
- Château FrontenacHotelQuebec City, Canadaregal 1893 hotel towering over the city like a castle
- Marché de Noël allemandMarketQuebec City, CanadaQuébécois answer to a German market
- Escalier Casse-CouSightQuebec City, Canadasteps for a view of Rue du Petit-Champlain
- Rue du Petit-ChamplainNeighborhoodQuebec City, Canadasnow-dusted street with cobblestone and colonial architecture
- Terrasse DufferinSightQuebec City, Canadapanorama stretches from river to Château Frontenac
- Glissade de la Terrasse DufferinSightQuebec City, Canada1884 wooden toboggan slide reaching 70km/h
- Plaines d’AbrahamSightQuebec City, Canadahistoric battleground-turned-park for cross-country skiing
- Hôtel de GlaceHotelQuebec City, Canadarebuilt every winter from ice blocks and snow
- Cantons-de-l’EstNeighborhoodEastern Townships, CanadaQuébec wine country
- Mont SuttonSightSutton, Canadaski through glades or test balance on a yooner
- Sucrerie de la MontagneRestaurantSaint-Gérard-Majella, Canadataste of Québec tradition with maple taffy on snow
- Parc national du Mont-Saint-BrunoSightSaint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canadasnowy trails for working off maple taffy