Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site — Attraction in Quebec

The Fortifications de Québec National Historic Site is one of the most significant pieces of Québec City’s history. Walk through the gates and upon the ramparts and take in the gorgeous views of Old Québec.

The only fortified city north of Mexico, one cannot visit Québec City without admiring the fortified walls and ramparts which were the city’s defensive system built between 1608 and 1871. Today, the fortifications of Québec consist of 4 gates, 3 Martello towers, the Citadelle, and 4.6 km of ramparts, complete with cannons, which encircle Old Québec’s upper town.

In the more than 300 years of its history, Québec has come to possess a variety of fortifications, all of which can be explored on an hour-long circular walk. The bastions, walls, towers, gates, and countless old cannons show how well the former French colony was protected. the four and a half kilometers of defensive ramparts on the west flank of the Old City were constructed of granite and sand, the only fortifications of this kind in North America. Numerous pieces of weaponry are a constant reminder of Québec's troubled past.

There are 4 gates in this fortification (enter /exit from upper Quebec)

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Disrespectful. The least they can do before opening up to the public is train their staff, or recruit people who know how to communicate and have a sense of logic. Good luck if you get the asian woman at the entrance of the...

Had an amazing guide named Ryan with us, it was one of their first times doing the tour, but they were amazing with kids keeping them (and the adults) engaged through the whole tour, weather...