Québec City

Québec City’s gracious yet simple style continues to charm its visitors, year after year. The city has everything it takes to please: a dramatic setting on the St. Lawrence River, a rich architectural heritage, a colourful past and a special joie de vivre that has characterized the city for four centuries.

This natural fortress dubbed the “Gibraltar of America” is where Samuel de Champlain first established a fur-trading post in 1608. Historic Québec was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. It is also the only fortified city north of Mexico. Québec City is today a busy seaport, an important service and research centre, a cultural hot spot and the capital of the province of Québec.

In this city rich in history, Québecers long ago mastered the art of living well and having fun, whatever the weather. In summer, the city overflows with festivals, with music and performance. Come February, Québec City explodes into action once more with the famed Carnaval, the largest winter festival of its kind in the world.

February 3-5, 2011
Québec City Convention Center
900, boulevard Rene-Levesque Est
Quebec City, QC
G1R 2B5