Quebec, Canada Destination Guide

Overview of Quebec

Key Facts

Language: The official languages are English and French (spoken predominantly in Quebec). Passport/Visa: Currency: Electricity: Electrical current is 120 volts, 60Hz. American-style flat two-pin plugs and a plug with a third round grounding pin are standard.

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Travel to Quebec Climate for Quebec Health Notes when travelling to Canada Safety Notes when travelling to Canada Customs in Canada Duty Free in Canada Doing Business in Canada Communication in Canada Tipping in Canada Passport/Visa Note

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Airports in Quebec Montréal-Trudeau Airport (YUL) Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport www.admtl.com Location: Montreal The airport is located 12 miles (20km) west of Montreal. Time: GMT -5 (GMT -4 from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November). Contacts: Getting to the city: Car rental: Airport Taxis: Facilities: Parking: Quebec City Airport (YQB) Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport www.aeroportdequebec.com Location: Quebec City The airport is located seven miles (11km) southwest of Quebec City. Time: GMT -5 (GMT -4 from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November). Getting to the city: Car rental: Airport Taxis: Facilities: Parking:

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Montreal

Getting around in Montreal

Nightlife in Montreal

Dining in Montreal

Le Club Chasse et Peche — $$$$$ French 423 St-Claude Montreal, Canada www.leclubchasseetpeche.com La Chronique — $$$$ French 99 Laurier West Montreal, Canada www.lachronique.qc.ca Reservoir — $$ International 9 Duluth E. Montreal, Canada www.brasseriereservoir.ca L’Express — $$ French 3927 Rue St. Denis Montreal, Canada restaurantlexpress.com/en/ Jun I — $$$ Japanese 156 Laurier W. Montreal, Canada www.restomontreal.ca/en/1473/Jun-I-Restaurant

Shopping in Montreal

Climate in Montreal

Sightseeing in Montreal

Montreal Attractions

Olympic Park

Address: 4141 Pierre-De Coubertin Avenue Website: www.rio.gouv.qc.ca

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St Joseph’s Oratory

Address: 3800 Queen Mary Road Website: www.saint-joseph.org

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Address: 1379-1380 Sherbrooke Street West Website: www.mmfa.qc.ca

Montreal Botanical Garden

Address: 4101 Sherbrooke East Street Website: www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin Events in Montreal International Jazz Festival Thursday June 25, 2020 to Saturday July 04, 2020 (25 June to 4 July 2020) Where: Various Montreal's annual jazz festival (Festival International de Jazz de Montreal) is one of the best and biggest in the world. Superstars of jazz, like Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck, and Chuck Berry have featured on the annual programme. Today, the jazz festival features 3,000 artists and hosts more than 650 concerts (the majority of which are free outdoor events) every year. The celebrated event attracts more than two million visitors, over 30 percent of which are tourists. http://www.montrealjazzfest.com Montreal High Lights Festival Thursday February 20, 2020 to Sunday March 01, 2020 (20 February - 1 March 2020) Where: Various Montreal's lively 11-day midwinter festival is designed to bring some light and warmth into local lives and is said to be one of the largest winter festivals in the world. It is billed as three festivals in one, having gastronomic, musical, and artistic components. There are more than 100 concerts scheduled, more than 200 culinary and wine events, and various shows and exhibitions, many of them free of charge. Fun outdoor winter activities are also organised for the whole family. The festival attracts nearly a million spectators and foodies in particular await the event eagerly. http://www.montrealhighlights.com Canadian F1 Grand Prix Friday June 08, 2018 to Sunday June 10, 2018 (TBC 2020) Where: Gilles Villeneuve Circuit For more than a quarter of a century, the world's top racing drivers have been meeting at the demanding Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal to battle out an important race in the Formula One World Championship. The circuit lies on Ile Notre-Dame, a man-made island in the St Lawrence River. It includes the notorious Bienvenue au Quebec wall, which is wryly known as the 'Wall of Champions' because of all the F1 superstars who have crashed into it. Locals support the event enthusiastically and many people travel to attend it. http://www.formula1.com Airports in Montreal

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Montréal-Trudeau Airport (YUL) Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport http://www.admtl.com

Location: Montreal The airport is located 12 miles (20km) west of Montreal. Time: GMT -5 (GMT -4 from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November). Contacts: Getting to the city: Car rental: Airport Taxis: Facilities: Parking:

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Quebec City

Getting around in Quebec City

Climate in Quebec City

Sightseeing in Quebec City

Quebec City Attractions

Parliament Buildings

Address: 1045 Parlementaires Road (visitor’s entrance: Door 3 on the corner of Grande-Allée and Honoré-Mercier Avenue) Website: www.assnat.qc.ca

Place Royale

Address: Interpretation Centre of Place-Royale, 27 Rue Notre-Dame Website: www.mcq.org

Funicular

Address: 16 Rue du Petit Champlain Website: https://www.quebecregion.com/en/businesses/attractions/tourist-sites/funiculaire-du-vieux-quebec/

Fortifications

Address: 100 Rue Saint-Louis (tours depart from the Frontenac kiosk, Dufferin Terrace) Website: www.pc.gc.ca/fortifications

Old Port of Montreal

Address: 333 Rue de la Commune Ouest Website: www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca

Battlefields Park (Plains of Abraham)

Address: Discovery Pavilion, 835 Wilfrid-Laurier Avenue Website: www.ccbn-nbc.gc.ca

Montmorency Falls Park

Address: Avenue Royale, Beauport Website: www.sepaq.com/chutemontmorency

L'Île d'Orléans

Address: 9 miles (15 km) from Quebec City Website: http://tourisme.iledorleans.com/en/

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Lower Town (Basse-Ville)

Address: On the banks of the St Lawrence River Airports in Quebec City

Quebec City Airport (YQB) Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport http://www.aeroportdequebec.com

Location: Quebec City The airport is located seven miles (11km) southwest of Quebec City. Time: GMT -5 (GMT -4 from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November). Getting to the city: Car rental: Airport Taxis: Facilities: Parking:

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Quebec Attractions Overview Olympic Park

Address: 4141 Pierre-De Coubertin Avenue Website: www.rio.gouv.qc.ca St Joseph’s Oratory

Address: 3800 Queen Mary Road Website: www.saint-joseph.org Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Address: 1379-1380 Sherbrooke Street West Website: www.mmfa.qc.ca Parliament Buildings

Address: 1045 Parlementaires Road (visitor’s entrance: Door 3 on the corner of Grande-Allée and Honoré-Mercier Avenue) Website: www.assnat.qc.ca Place Royale

Address: Interpretation Centre of Place-Royale, 27 Rue Notre-Dame Website: www.mcq.org Funicular

Address: 16 Rue du Petit Champlain Website: https://www.quebecregion.com/en/businesses/attractions/tourist-sites/funiculaire-du-vieux-quebec/ Fortifications

Address: 100 Rue Saint-Louis (tours depart from the Frontenac kiosk, Dufferin Terrace) Website: www.pc.gc.ca/fortifications Old Port of Montreal

Address: 333 Rue de la Commune Ouest Website: www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca Battlefields Park (Plains of Abraham)

Address: Discovery Pavilion, 835 Wilfrid-Laurier Avenue Website: www.ccbn-nbc.gc.ca

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Montmorency Falls Park

Address: Avenue Royale, Beauport Website: www.sepaq.com/chutemontmorency L'Île d'Orléans

Address: 9 miles (15 km) from Quebec City Website: http://tourisme.iledorleans.com/en/ Montreal Botanical Garden

Address: 4101 Sherbrooke East Street Website: www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin Lower Town (Basse-Ville)

Address: On the banks of the St Lawrence River

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Currency Exchange rate for 1 CAD - Canadian Dollar 0.76 BMD 0.68 EUR 0.76 USD 0.53 GBP 83.23 JPY 0.76 CHF Bermudan Dollar Euro U.S. Dollar U.K. Pound Sterling Japanese Yen Swiss Franc 1.06 AUD 19.19 UAH 258.11 KZT 1,150.93 LBP 0.54 LYD 5.24 BOB Australian Dollar Ukrainian Hryvnia Kazakhstani Tenge Lebanese Pound Libyan Dinar Bolivian Boliviano 82.45 NPR 0.29 OMR 2.78 QAR 1.05 SGD 6.33 SEK 5.07 TTD Nepalese Rupee Omani Rial Qatari Rial Singapore Dollar Swedish Krona Trinidad Tobago Dollar 7.63 VEF 35.03 DOP 5.14 HRK 14.24 MXN 448.12 XOF 2.42 PGK Venezuelan Bolivar Dominican Peso Croatian Kuna Mexican Peso West African CFA Franc Papua New Guinean kina 0.77 BSD 1.61 FJD 17.30 HNL 84.48 DZD 910.53 MMK 8.55 BWP Bahamian Dollar Fiji Dollar Honduran Lempira Algerian Dinar Myanma Kyat Botswana Pula 2.58 PEN 530.07 CLP 365.42 AMD 18.48 CZK 15.27 MDL 94.99 ISK Peruvian Nuevo Sol Chilean Peso Armenia Dram Czech Koruna Moldova Lei Icelandic Krona 2,246.12 UZS 2.95 ILS 0.54 JOD 0.23 KWD 23.96 UYU 27.15 MUR Uzbekistan Sum Israeli New Sheqel Jordanian Dinar Kuwaiti Dinar Uruguayan Peso Mauritian Rupee 21.79 NIO 6.38 NOK 3.00 PLN 2.87 SAR 111.60 LKR 27.22 THB Nicaraguan Córdoba Norwegian Krone Polish Zloty Saudi Riyal Sri Lanka Rupee Thai Baht 2.81 AED 2.75 BRL 3.09 RON 5.94 HKD 449.13 XAF 17,177.63 VND U.A.E Dirham Brazilian Real Romanian New Leu Hong Kong Dollar Central African CFA Franc Vietnamese Dong 10.66 ARS 2.06 XCD 5.99 GTQ 7.47 MAD 0.29 BHD 0.77 PAB Argentine Peso East Caribbean Dollar Guatemalan Quetzal Moroccan Dirham Bahrain Dinar Panamanian Balboa 1.14 AZN 2,382.97 COP 52.20 KGS 213.82 HUF 6.02 TJS 10,458.13 IDR Azerbaijan Manat Colombian Peso Kyrgyzstan Som Hungarian Forint Tajikistan Ruble Indonesian Rupiah 6.79 EGP 910.37 KRW 4,333.19 PYG 3.18 MYR 411.77 CRC 1.12 NZD Egyptian Pound South Korean Won Paraguayan Guaraní Malaysian Ringgit Costa Rican Colón New Zealand Dollar 80.05 PKR 51.05 RUB 11.93 ZAR 1.62 TND 1.53 BBD 1.34 BGN Pakistani Rupee Russian Rouble South African Rand Tunisian Dinar Barbadian Dollar Bulgarian Lev 2.25 TRY 35.63 PHP 24.93 TWD 150.19 NGN 81.90 XPF 2.99 GHS Turkish Lira Philippine Peso New Taiwan Dollar Nigerian Naira CFP Franc Ghanaian Cedi 95.48 JMD 1.38 ANG 1.05 BND 84.50 RSD 5.03 CNY 15,208.62 BYR Jamaican Dollar Neth. Antillean Guilder Brunei Dollar Serbian Dinar Chinese Yuan Belarussian Ruble 5.08 DKK 2.63 TMT 51.41 INR

Danish Krone New Turkmenistan Manat Indian Rupee

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