Quebec City

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Canada Picture by David Aaronson
Travel story: Quebec City

Quebec City is the oldest city in Canada, with the site discovered in 1535 by Jacques Cartier and the city founded in 1608 by Samuel Champlain. It is the only walled city in Canada or the United States, every guidebook will inevitably call it the 'most European' city in North America and it is one of the most visited sites in Canada. UNESCO has designated it a World Heritage Site as a good example of a fortified colonial city. It is in fact the only fortified French colonial city in... More