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Full steam ahead
The Wakefield train has left the station, all aboard the Gatineau!
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Rejuvenation of a Québec darling
A fresh look for the Château Frontenac
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, ranked the second of Québec's seven wonders in a recent survey among Québecers, is getting a makeover! Investments of close to $66 million will allow the esteemed hotel establishment, built in 1893, to rejuvenate its 618 rooms and main lobby, replace its roof and expand its Fairmont Gold floors and health centre. As a national historic site of Canada, and a venue >>>
Life-size stars make their way to the Eaton Centre
Montréal inaugurates its very own wax museum
Always dreamed of rubbing elbows with Barack Obama, Céline Dion or Jean Béliveau? Now you can at Grévin Montréal, the North American spinoff of the Parisian museum by the same name. The venue will be opening this spring on Rue Sainte Catherine—Canada's most important commercial artery—right in the heart of the city, so you can easily pop in for a pre or post-shopping visit! The Eaton >>>
Quartier des spectacles
A festive, bustling community
Constantly evolving, the Quartier des spectacles, located in the heart of downtown Montréal, is home to the Grande Bibliothèque, an architectural masterpiece, La Vitrine, a central ticketing office with great last-minute deals, the Cinémathèque québécoise, the Métropolis, several performance halls and venues, including Place des arts.
Guided tours To discover the secrets of this neighbourhood, once home to the city’s infamous Red Light district and today serving as a model to the world with its many recent improvements, why not >>>
Parks that take you back to nature
Québec’s remarkable ecosystems
From Abitibi-Témiscamingue to the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula, Québec has no less than 28 nature reserves. Known for their exceptionally rich flora and fauna, Québec's national parks delight visitors in search of adventure or serenity. A number of these parks have an outstanding reputation, including l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park in the Gaspésie, nesting ground to an >>>
Reaching for the stars
A new space for the Planetarium
In 2013, the natural sciences museum complex Space for Life welcomes the brand new Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, taking over for the Montréal Planetarium, which shut down on October 10, 2011. Montréal's own "stellar attraction," Space for Life is already home to the Biodôme, Insectarium and Botanical Garden.
The founding mission of the new Planetarium remains the same: to present astronomy shows—often poetic—that use plain language to make science and technology accessible to all. As such, participants >>>
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Parc de la Chute-Montmorency, Québec (tq-003021)
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