{"id":9298,"date":"2019-11-12T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?p=9298"},"modified":"2019-11-06T16:47:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T21:47:22","slug":"explorica-expeditions-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/explorica-expeditions-canada","title":{"rendered":"Explorica Expeditions: Qu\u00e9bec City & Montr\u00e9al"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nEmily T is a Marketing Manager in Explorica\u2019s Boston
\nheadquarters.\u00a0She visited Qu\u00e9bec City & Montr\u00e9al on a
\njoint trip\u2014and is here to tell us all about it!<\/i><\/p>\n

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Qu\u00e9bec City and Montr\u00e9al are popular destinations during the colder months when they turn into winter wonderlands<\/a>, but these cities are just as amazing during the summer<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>Since Boston winters are enough for me to handle, I decided to spend 4 days visiting these destinations when it was still warm outside. <\/span><\/p>\n

These two cities are only about a three-hour drive from each other, so it\u2019s worth it to visit both locations during one trip.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Quebec City<\/span><\/h3>\n

After a six-hour drive from Boston, our first stop was Dufferin Terrace in Qu\u00e9bec City. This large wooden terrace area overlooks the Saint Lawrence River where you can find the most well-known spot in Qu\u00e9bec City: Chateau Frontenac. If you\u2019re a princess (or prince) looking for your castle, you can find it here! This castle-looking building isn’t home to royalty \u2014 it’s actually a hotel that opened its doors in 1893 and is now designated a National Historic Site of Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

History is everywhere you turn in Qu\u00e9bec City! Rue Saint-Jean is the oldest street in the area, and it acts as the entry into Old Qu\u00e9bec like a guarded gate leading you to a street filled with restaurants and shops. While strolling down the street, you’ll find that the buildings and atmosphere resembles a European city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Conveniently located on the way to Montreal, Montmorency Falls was the final stop on our Qu\u00e9bec City tour. You can\u2019t miss the main attraction of this park, the waterfall. Walk across the waterfall on a footbridge, or descend 487 steps to the foot of the falls. Feeling adventurous? You can zip line across the falls, too! This destination is a must-see before you leave Qu\u00e9bec City.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Montr\u00e9<\/strong>al<\/span><\/h3>\n

Montr\u00e9al is significantly bigger than Qu\u00e9bec City, so the majority of my travel days were spent here. You can spend multiple days exploring every neighborhood of Montr\u00e9al, but I managed to squeeze everything into 3 days. After a three-hour drive from Qu\u00e9bec, we dropped our bags off and hit the streets! <\/span><\/p>\n

A cool thing about Montr\u00e9al is that there are street murals all over the city. A lot of these are painted during the city’s MURAL Festival, which takes place every June. It\u2019s neat to see all the art while you\u2019re touring other attractions throughout the city. We ended the day by enjoying a Canadian staple \u2014 poutine! We stopped by a popular restaurant, grabbed it to go and enjoyed our food while sitting in La Fontaine Park.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The only full day we had in Montr\u00e9al was spent in Old Montr\u00e9al and the Old Port. Located on the water, this area has restaurants, museums, shops and ziplining and the observation wheel.\u00a0 Also located in Old Montreal is Notre-Dame Basilica Montr\u00e9al \u2014 did you know it gets over 10 million visitors every year?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One of my favorite things in Montr\u00e9al was Parc Jean Drapeau. The park is comprised of two islands that are easily accessible from the Old Port \u2014 we took the ferry (which runs every hour) from the Old Port right to the park. Once on the island, we walked around the grounds for a bit admiring the public art, but there was so much more to see than what we had time for. This island is home to an amusement park, the Montr\u00e9al Biosphere, and \u2014 depending on the time of year \u2014 festivals, too. It\u2019s safe to say we had a busy, full day exploring Montr\u00e9al!<\/span><\/p>\n

The next morning, after having breakfast, we spent our final day strolling along Sainte-Catherine Street. There are plenty of shops to check out along the way. Then it was time to head back to Boston!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Qu\u00e9bec City and Montr\u00e9al are great destinations for the summer months (winter, too, if you don\u2019t mind the cold) and are perfect for a quick trip. You’ll get to experience each city\u2019s unique sights and experiences while having the feeling of being in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re interested in discovering more of Quebec City and Montreal<\/a>, let\u2019s get a conversation started! See some of these sites for yourself on an Explorica tour<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Emily T is a Marketing Manager in Explorica\u2019s Boston headquarters.\u00a0She visited Qu\u00e9bec City & Montr\u00e9al on a joint trip\u2014and is here to tell us all about it!   Qu\u00e9bec City and Montr\u00e9al are popular destinations during the colder months when they turn into winter wonderlands, but these cities are just as amazing during the summer.\u00a0Since Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[651115,78,651153],"class_list":["post-9298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-explorica-news","tag-explorica-expeditions","tag-montreal","tag-quebec-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9298"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9316,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9298\/revisions\/9316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}