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quebec kids love québec why because québec loves kids of course families and hospitality are very important to quebecers and québec has lots to offer kids new and exciting adventures of every description and wide-open spaces galore it s an immense safe four-season playground a visit to québec is a wonderful learning experience too you and your kids can explore exciting cities on a human scale and a culture you ll find nowhere else in north america a delightful blend of old european charm and new world modernity and convenience there s history underfoot and around every corner and nature is never far away read on and see all that québec has to offer for kids of all ages treat your whole family to a taste of québec s joie de vivre tell me about quebec montreal quebec city national parks seasons the great outdoors useful information 2-3 4-9 10-13 14-15 16-17 18 19-20 for more information on québec visit our website www.bonjourquebec.com/family or call 1 877 bonjour 1 877 266-5687 operator
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quebec where is quebec québec is located in northeastern north america it is the biggest of canada s provinces in fact at 1,667,926 km2 643,189 square miles it s more than twice the size of texas it borders on ontario new york state vermont new hampshire and maine montréal is about five and a half hours by road from toronto and six and a half hours from new york city what does it look like southern québec has fertile plains and two long mountain ranges the laurentians and the appalachians on either side of the st lawrence river the rest of its territory is covered by boreal forest and farther north by taiga and tundra québec is divided into twenty-one tourist regions quick facts the laurentians are some of the oldest mountains on earth the appalachians stretch northward from alabama all the way to the gaspe peninsula 2
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who lives in quebec there are 7.5 million people in québec nearly four out of five quebecers have french roots but english is widely spoken and understood especially in the main cities montréal and québec city lots of people here have british or other european roots too but these days québec looks like the world in miniature with folks of every ethnic origin and culture there are also members of eleven indian and inuit nations living in about fifty different communities quick facts just like quebec city other cities in the americas have the same name as the country or state where they are located can you think of any hint new y ork panama and guatemala what s it like outside january °f 5 21 °c -15 -6 °f april °c 1 11 °f 59 79 july °c 15 26 °f october °c 4 13 34 52 39 55 average minimum and maximum temperatures in montréal 3
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montreal tell me about montreal montréal is a city of 3.5 million people on an island in the middle of the st lawrence river the city has a large port used by freighters heading to and from the great lakes from atop mont-royal 230 m/700 ft you get a great view of the city and the surrounding landscape montréal gets its name from mont-royal in fact and much of the mountain is a magnificent park quick facts the port of montreal is the nearest port for ships coming from western europe it is closer to rotterdam in the netherlands than is new y ork is montreal an old city it sure is montréal at first called ville-marie was founded nearly 400 years ago over the years it became an important centre in the fur and lumber trade canada s financial capital and even the capital of the whole country for a while you can still see some buildings from the 17th century and lots from the 18th and 19th centuries of course there s plenty of attractive modern architecture too 4
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what makes montreal so special it s a city full of contrasts where the old rubs shoulders with the new there are many little neighbourhoods and districts each with its own face downtown for business and shopping the old port for fun and relaxation old montréal to whisk you back in time exotic chinatown the latin quarter with its cafés and nightlife and underground montréal where you can stroll for miles without ever stepping outside 5
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montreal old montreal the old city is full of treasures like the château ramezay the residence of one of montréal s first governors and the magnificent notre-dame basilica the cobblestones and winding streets give it a really special atmosphere but it s more than just old buildings in the old port you can take a boat ride on the st lawrence or even down the lachine canal or rent a bike or in-line skates there s a great view of the cityscape from the mini-train along the busy waterfront in summer did someone say green montréal s botanical garden is the world s second largest along with huge greenhouses it has superb chinese japanese and first nations gardens there s even an insectarium right next door is the olympic stadium you can take a ride up its inclined tower world s highest too at its base sits the biodôme home to plants and animals from four totally different ecosystems the tropical forest the laurentian forest the marine st lawrence and the polar world tour the americas in one
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party time fireworks competition junejuly international jazz festival july just for laughs festival july international hot-air balloon fest saintjean-sur-richelieu august careful you might learn something the science centre is bursting with interactive fun and discoveries for budding scientists curious minds will also enjoy the biosphère in the stunning us pavilion from expo 67 the planetarium and the redpath museum devoted to natural science and cultural diversity culture can be fun too if you think museums are boring montréal will change your mind the museum of fine arts and the musée d art contemporain are overflowing with great classical and modern art at the mccord museum you ll get a whole new take on canadian history while pointe-à-callière and the centre d histoire de montréal pull out all the stops to bring montréal s history and archaeology to life with innovative imaginative exhibitions and don t forget the stewart museum housed in a real colonial fort and its fascinating c
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montreal put me in the zoo just one hour from montréal at the granby zoo and parc safari in hemmingford you can get a close-up look at fascinating wildlife from around the world and they re great places to go when it s hot too both of them have water parks where you can cool off afterwards slip sliding away speaking of water there s no shortage of water parks within easy highway driving distance check out pointe-calumet piedmont saint-sauveur-des-monts and sainte-adèle in the laurentians that s north and bromont in the eastern townships southeast heading south there s something for every taste train buffs can ride the rails at exporail the canadian railway museum Électrium explains the mystery and history of electricity with demonstrations galore fans of history will love forts chambly and lennox straight out of french and british colonial days and the village québécois d antan in drummondville is a realistic old-time village with guides in period costumes 8
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