The Battlefields Park — Attraction in Quebec

It's huge urban park in Quebec city, by the st laurent River with steep cliff, it's the site of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, part of the French and Indian War, which was itself part of the Seven Years' War. On September 13, 1759, British soldiers under the command of General Wolfe, climbed the steep cliff under the city in darkness, surprising and defeating the French, through a single deadly volley of musket fire, causing the battle to be over within 30 minutes. Both Wolfe and the French commander, the Marquis de Montcalm, died of their wounds, but the battle left control of Quebec City to the British, eventually allowing them to take control of Canada the following year. Visitors can drive through the park, there are memorial cannon along the road, some used in WW1/2, the park has view of the river, and huge grass land, there is lots of activities held here year round. You have to visit here if in...

Splendide endroit historique sur les plaines d'Habraham immense étendue pour marcher faire du jogging, pic-nique ainsi que de nombreux Concerts l'été. Possibilités de skier ou de faire de la raquette l'hiver, proche des Bars et restaurants délicieux 😋 Splendid historic place to go walk, jogging, pic-nic and night concerts also. Skiing by the winter also all around the plains-of-abraham-battlefields-park. Canada's first national historic park. National Battlefields Park is over a hundred years old. Its main sites are the Plains of Abraham (98 hectares) and Des Braves Park (5 hectares).The 1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham was the defining confrontation between the French and British Empires in North America. Months later, in 1760, the two powers clashed again in the Battle of Sainte-Foy, where Des Braves Park now stands. The urban park welcomes some 4 millions...

beautiful incredibly well maintained huge national park that lies in the heart of Quebec city the park begins at the fortified Citadel walls and has plenty of seasonal activities interspersed throughout the year, like cross country skiing , oval skating, and a separate hockey rink and 5 day concerts during sumner festival with 50,000 people regularly in attendance with a top band every night from different musuc genres s it's also part of the UNESCO world heritage site. it has a museum on-site, personalized walking tours with national park employees who give a detailed and knowledgeable background history of the battles fought here and the way of life of both soldiers and civilians ....absolute must see for travelers to Quebec City! washrooms on site are immaculate and modern and even has hot water coming from the tap, during...