Lonely PlanetNov 2
A Guide to Winter in Québec
Embrace the season and unforgettable fairytale-like scenery in Québec.
rebuilt every winter from ice blocks and snow
24 things in this story
- Old QuébecNeighborhoodcity’s fortified core feels like strolling through a storybook
- Carnaval de QuébecFestivalone of Canada’s oldest winter festivals
- Château FrontenacHotelregal 1893 hotel towering over the city like a castle
- Marché de Noël allemandMarketQuébécois answer to a German market
- Escalier Casse-CouSightsteps for a view of Rue du Petit-Champlain
- Rue du Petit-ChamplainNeighborhoodsnow-dusted street with cobblestone and colonial architecture
- Terrasse DufferinSightpanorama stretches from river to Château Frontenac
- Glissade de la Terrasse DufferinSight1884 wooden toboggan slide reaching 70km/h
- Plaines d’AbrahamSighthistoric battleground-turned-park for cross-country skiing
- Hôtel de GlaceHotelrebuilt every winter from ice blocks and snow
- Elsewhere
- Parc Jean-DrapeauParkMontreal, Canadaskate along the ice trail
- IgloofestFestivalMontreal, Canadarevelers in snowsuits dance outdoors beneath the stars
- Spa EastmanPlaceEastman, Canadasweat it out in a Finnish sauna before cold plunge
- LUMINOFestivalMontreal, Canadaturns Quartier des Spectacles into a free open-air gallery
- Montréal en LumièreFestivalMontreal, Canadalive performances, pop-up food stands, skating trail
- Nuit BlancheFestivalMontreal, Canadaall-nighter celebrating Montréal’s most imaginative minds
- Parc du Mont-RoyalSightMontreal, Canadacross-country ski paths through the park
- Centre BellSightMontreal, Canadahome to the Canadiens hockey team
- Bota BotaPlaceMontreal, Canadafloating spa for schvitzing
- RÉSOSightMontreal, Canada32km underground pedestrian network
- 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