Travel Guide to Quebec City
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- In this travel video guide to Quebec City, I travel around Quebec City including its historic Old Town (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), stop in at the famed Ice Hotel where visitors spend the night on ice beds, and explore the Winter Carnival, the biggest winter carnival in the world that attracts over 600,000 people a year.
I finish up the Winter Carnival by watching a night parade and partying it up at a nighttime outdoor snow rave.
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The host, Matt Stabile, of this video is the founder and editor-in-chief of the travel site www.TheExpediti.... He also served as Director, Editor and Foley Artist for this production.
I HAVE TO VISIT! Jesus Christ, what a city... It's like being in a French/Swiss town... Amazing city.
That's why US tourists love it. They feel like they are in Europe without the 8 hout flight and the 6 hour jet lag.
2:13 I am from Quebec and worked many years a this restaurant ! Le lapin sauté .it bring me so much memories to see this
Hi my husband is gonna work in Quebec after some months
I'm from Vancouver, but lived in Quebec City for a couple of years. I actually got a job at Le lapin sauté when it first opened. The brand new staff were getting the grand tour of the new restaurant by the manager. She was showing us the espresso machine, when the only other anglophone apart from me piped up and asked, "C'est quoi la recette, déjà?". I was embarrassed cos it was such a dumb question; any server knows how to make a café latté and he was giving us anglos a bad name.
Greatest city in the world, I was just there 1 day ago, with my school.
Cool! Our school is going next year
Prettiest city in north america!
Can't beat the rainy evening in Quebec City.
Canada is beautiful
Most beautiful in the world
I have to visit some day.
About 65 years ago, my dad worked a summer at the coffee shop that is now the Starbucks at the Château Frontenac.
I never expected Quebec to be this beautiful. my work involves a lot of copy-pasting of the term Quebec in the Excel Sheet!
It really is a beautiful city, you'd love it. I'm not sure if I want to ask about the Excel work though . . .
Quebec is one of the most beautiful cities in Canada. So much history and the people are wonderful!
My Spanish teacher showed us your videos about Chile and Argentina, and now I can't stop watching. I was particularly drawn to this video because I live twelve miles from the Vermont/Quebec border, and it's so cool to see all this happening where I could go to see within a day.
Was there in the mid 1960's and loved every moment in both upper and lower Quebec city. We stayed at the Château Frontenac and I remember feeling like a fairy tale princess. Beautiful. Hope to return one day.
Ahhhh! Love Quebec City! I have always wanted to visit there in the winter/spring to photograph the fairy-tale views there. Awesome guide!
Thanks Vivienne, you'd love it there, it's one of the most photogenic cities in the world come winter (just bring a warm coat).
I LOVE QUEBEC CITY ! I can live there together with my family.Winter maybe a little cold for us.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
yay! cant wait. im going there this coming summer :)
Ha, thanks, I keep telling the Travel Channel the same thing! I don't have any immediate plans for any of those particular locations, but I would love to visit all of the above, especially New Zealand.
Next year for our Extended French trip at my school, we're going to Quebec and I'm so excited bc I asked my mom last year and she said that I could go bc her dream was to go there so she wants me to experience it but we have to start saving up from now bc it's $700 to go on the trip. All my friends are going as well and we're already planning everything. My friend's birthday is also during the trip so we're going to celebrate ourselves somewhere around Quebec. WE CAN'T WAIT!!!
Wow! This was really eye opening!
Went there last summer with my family, can't wait to go in a month with my girlfriend. Only a few hours away from my northern USA residence.
OH MY GOD What beautiful in city!!❄
I was recently at the Hotel de Glace for a few days. I have a video of the hotel. I love your video of Quebec City. Always interesting to see from another travelers point of view.
My ancestors a few generations back were from Quebec. Just wanted to see some videos of the city. Thank you.
I've been interested in Québec for a while, but this has convinced me to definitely visit one day, it looks amazing! 🙂
It is a beautiful city.
I think its a beautiful city ... luv from algeria
O WOW! This is the place i would love to leave...i absolutely love snow and cold,hate summer and hot weather! Ty for the video you are the man man ))
Job well done! A funny, yet educational segment on the winter carnival!
Thanks Adam, that's definitely the mix I aim for in general.
I visited there last month...I wish to visit Quebec center and La Malbaie again:) So beautiful City.
I was born in La Malbaie and raised in Quebec City. I now live in Thailand (Sakon Nakhon).
Awesome visuals Quebec is where I want to go now!
That's great, hope you enjoy it.
I would really really really like to live there.,
Jeff C' LIU-BÁ I live here and there's more than that in the province
Start learning French then
Can't beat the rainy evening in Quebec
wow,it's wonderful
Omg its so cute!!!!
Glad to see you back again, always really enjoyed your videos :)
You're welcome. I certainly hope I can get there soon, because yeah, it is awesome :)
Nice. The eyes!
wow I luv this city
Thanks Joseph!
WoW, Increible I love, like, ..... the city of Quebec, ¡Gd Guide!
Thanks Kristen, looking forward to your vid too!
My birth place,
My first Love,
great job once again!
Thanks, something tells me I'll be back soon again.
Thank you :D very good video in my city
Thanks, glad you liked it!
I really want to visit Quebec! all these winter attractions and events really make me want to tryout every single one, especially since I love Snow and Ice, but I rather learn more French before I head there :)
Don't sweat the French thing ... I'm a quebecer (francophone) myself and you'll have no problems being understood in the more "touristy" areas.
That's awesome Anthony, thanks. You going to try to get there soon? I love Montreal as well.
Awesome! Greetings from Costa Rica!!
I'm from Quebec, and I must say you did a great job ! If you come back, try to do it during the summer festival. 2 weeks of music for 70$ ! This year we had Stevie Wonder, The Wu-Tang Clan, The Black Keys, Bruno Mars, Weezer, Dj Tiesto, Rush, Guns n' Roses, Def Leppard and many others !!
Awesome
Like a city where French built in Russia
Vive le Québec libre!
Vive le Canada
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Thank you !
It is cool to see someone else's view of my city. Something I realized though... even though I live here, I've never visited the Ice Hotel... haha
lol ..haha
Very entertaining/informative. DEFINITELY need to visit QB before I die.
Carlos Burge thanks I'm from Quebec City
Vive La Quebec~
It's not a very big city but I still enjoyed visiting Coteau du Lac Quebec on my spring break in March. I thought of visiting Montreal but I'm intimidated by really huge citys
Do you know the history of Quebec? Have you ever heard if Wolfe and Montcalm? Je me souviens!!
et la déportation des acadiens.
Très Beau Reportage.Amazing Report .Merci, Thank you ''The Expeditioner''.
Going there in November. Wow if it looks this good, I may stay for a month.
CrescentGrizzlySlash --- Hey, did you go visit there in Quebec? How was it? I'm planning to go there next month and would really like some tips on where to go and what to do.
Cylkree Vartae Hi! It was spectacular, but pricey but that's more my reckless mistakes. I spent close to $2000 and though I still had enough money left in the end I probably would have spent different if it was these days... OK I wrote some of this stuff down sporadically while I was there. Flight there was $600 United Airlines, no delays. Be sure to grab some travel maps immediately when you get to Québec while at the airport. I ordered a taxi which was around $60 driving for 15 minutes to my hotel. I checked in at a Best Western, 330 Rue de la Couronne, Ville de Québec, for half a day but checked out since I happened to have a family member there (who btw laughed his head off when he found out I took that cab cause I'm such a dope) and he took me to his condo so that's how I got to see around easier for the rest of the time.
Mostly I was in and around Upper Town and Ville de Québec. Beautiful skyline at night. The city isn't flat, it rises and dips a lot depending on where you travel and you can see a lot of buildings high in the distance.
You may like a travel specialist if you want, there's tour guides like Tours Voir Québec or Tours By Locals Québec. Reason you may want that is because they can translate French for you. Some people speak and understand English there, but its mostly French. But if you can speak French it'll be an easier experience I'd guess. Anyways, real friendly folks!
I recommend bring warm clothes and boots of course cause when I got there it was indeed freezing cold in the morning and fortunately I had layered with a couple sweaters and a down coat in advance. Up there they get that upbreeze from the St. Lawrence and the closer you get to it the icier it feels. I'm from Texas! Takes me a bit to adjust lol!
What I remember most Upper Town was awesome looking at night. Walking around it was even more bustling then what this video showed I thought. Other than a boulevard I rode back and forth on the whole time I was there, a lot of the buildings were pretty small and clumped together but it was real clean. Real European looking of course. Slim alleys but that's where all the good shops were. They have some really great chocolate, just mention for 'Chocolats Favoris' shop which is where I went to my second night. I got truffles and almond clusters. It was crowded when I went in though I figured it was due to the season. Now there's apparently several but I went to the one at 1480 Rue Provancher, Ville de Québec. www.chocolatsfavoris.com/
I also was taken to this seafood restaurant called Bâton Rouge. This was 2450 Boulevard Laurier. www.batonrouge.ca/fr/restaurant/ste-foy/#map
Where I spent most of my money was the really big and bright and crazy crowded when I got there Laurier Québec mall: 2700, boulevard Laurier Bureau 1000. www.laurierquebec.com/en/stores/map/
I didn't go see the Hotel De Glace Ice Hotel because I was told it was open in January not December and I left before January, but it's apparently at address: 9530, rue de la Faune.
Those were my fondest. It was a great place.
You had a terrible gray day for your visit in Quebec City. We have sunny days too, it just mean that it's colder outside when the sun is out during winter. Come back in the summer, the city is awesome in July with its summer festival.
Elevation Picture Good to know for sure. I'm going to try to get back there next summer.
brasil recife, south america. here...great video
wow I loved your video, quebec is such an amazing city. I hope to get there soon, greetings from venezuela dude.
Thanks Rafa, glad you enjoyed it (and yes, you should definitely get there soon).
I like the way he says it changed hands, like they just agreed on that...lol.
gorgeous , I dream of one day walking around in the snow in a picturesque town in quebec, just looks amazing, its like you don't have to go to europe when you have quebec :) just wondering is it really expensive up there? & usually how much do you waste during the trip , thanks.
Well, I wouldn't say not to go to Europe. I would say do both?
Danny Fenty it is not really expensive if you chose the good hotel and restaurants because the small restaurants that looks nice are not expensive and you can eat good food
Miss the rainy evening in Quebec
Hi just want to mention that there is a lot of snow in Québec city. You were down town. there is always a little less snow there. Summer time is also pretty nice here. YOu should come back during the summer festival.
Oh yeah, I'd love to. I've been to Montreal quite a bit that time of year, but never to Quebec City. Maybe this year.
really interesting! Love your work!
pretty nice movie!! I'll go there in a couple months...
What would be the best month to visit Quebec in winter? or maybe can you just tell me what month was this video taken. Btw, I enjoyed your video so much, great views and all! Thank you very much :)
Well, I was there in early February, and it was a great time to visit. As you can see in the video, I was there during the Winter Carnival, so I think that's a great event to try to plan your travels around.
Iam here because of just for laugh gags😍😍😍
omk kiranin me too 😂
Hmmm, well hopefully I didn't give off that impression! Actually, I had a great time there, despite some of the extreme cold, and would go back a again in a heartbeat. With regard to holding the camera myself -- well, until I get that camera crew I keep asking for . . .
Love the video, definitely informative. Thanks! :)
Thanks Billy, you getting there soon yourself?
I was thanking about taking a trip there come May. Knew next to nothing about the city, but from this video it sounds and looks amazing.
TheExpeditioner I don't know why some people in Quebec want to separate from Canada. To me that's just a bad idea Quebec has been with Canada forever
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***** Quebec I think was the second province to come into the confederation... I think?
I was there for three weeks last December. It did snow and that did add to the magic. I oddly didn't mind it, even though I hate being cold. There's just a nostalgic vibe to snow. Anyway I laughed out loud when you said the thing about corporate based art haha. stupid logo ice carvings
Thanks Guto. I don't really have the full knowledge/time for trip planning, but there should be some good resources and in print to help you out (or a travel agent). And regarding Brazil: YES! Nothing definitely, but it's one of my last bucket list countries, and I'm hoping to get there within the year for sure.
Very nice video !
I live there :D hehe
Marie claude bourbonaias 😍 as beautiful as the city
It's actually pronounced Kay-beck as it is spelled Québec with an é accent. Sorry I'm canadien and it bothers me when people pronounce it wrong sorry.
+TheDylanHansen Things like that bother me too. It's not difficult for an English speaker to pronounce, in fact it's simpler.
l want to visit Quebec please sent places which is good
Gift Nyamuzuwe Go to Québec City and you can spend days looking around. It's beautiful.
good to know, thank you :)
There's a difference between having a different accent and just pronouncing something wrong.
Cool!!!😎😎😎
VIVE LE QUEBEC ET VIVE LA FRANCE !!!
***** xD non
TABERNAC
This was a great video. Thank you. Now I'm torn. Should I go to Quebec before Christmas (12/21) and see the German Christmas Market or wait and go during February Carnival? I have two kids with me ages 11 and 13. Any tips?
On average, Quebec City receives over two feet of snow more than Boulder, and six feet more than Denver. The Forêt Montmorency an hour north of QC gets 3-4 feet more snow than Vail and Aspen.
we got 4 meters of snow this winter and lot of cold
What is the name of the background music when you were walking around the Ice Hotel? However, I like your video so much and also the snowy weather ;)
Thanks! All the music is listed in order during the credits. Thanks for the nice words.
TheExpeditioner Thank you so much .. :D
yo he's got montreal by the weekend playing in the background!!
It's not just maple syrup. You have to boil it first to make some type of toffee.
Called : Tire D'Érable
This is really nice. I had no idea that Quebec City was so beautiful or that it was all on the UNESCO World Heritage Site. I saw your 2009 Montreal program, have you thought of doing another on Montreal?
+terence sommer That would be really fun. I may be going back this year, so maybe!
That would be good. I got the impression that the Montreal travel log was an early one. I have looked at more recent and they are more fun to watch and look much better. I am originally from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area (now living in Dallas) and was wondering will you do a travel log on MSP or Big D any time soon?
Social Injustice Exposer in Quebec is in Action!
Rich over Poor and Majority over Minority is happening in Montreal, Quebec, Canada! A landlord, a big company (*** Pro* Inc.) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, delivered a notice to a tenant by bailiff merely 14 hours before (actually, the notice was delivered at 19:45 and the inspection was scheduled next morning at 10:30 a.m. ) a so-called “inspection” without any explanation or legal foundation whereas they have been harassing the tenant by making noise on top of the apartment for weeks, in the name of renovation without giving any prior notice! FYI, they have cases in the Regie-du-logement (rental board) against the tenant and that may explain everything.
The landlord has been taking so much advantage of the tenant, now they are even trying to take the police’s job, to conduct an illegal search without a WARRANT!
Here is the voice from the massive ordinary people: Hillarious behaviours pissed off the American people; the EU pissed off British people “by stealth, by deception”, and it will be the Quebec administration’s turn in a short period if you keep acting in Somebody-over-Nobody way!
-律政混混， IForYou, Tumblr blogger (English/Chinese) and 新浪博客博主, voice for little people, ordinary people and minority people in Quebec, Canada!
Go to hell. You don't know the économic and cultural reality of Canada. I don't know were you come from, but I have and idea!
L'ensemble de tes allégations sont fausses et non fondées. Tes propos sont des attaques basées sur de la discrimination et une haine du peuple Canadien et se révèle n'être que de la diffamation !
Je me ferai un plaisir de porter plainte à l'égard de tes mensonges.
Foutu jaune de merde !
Ask Why même si ce que vous dîtes est vrai, ici c'est pas l'endroit pour ça.
from colorado too! I wouldn't mind canada too much ;p
Wow, that's a crazy good festival. I heard good things about Montreal's Osheaga too. Maybe do two in a row? I would actually pay $70 just to see Stevie Wonder. Guns n' Roses? Maybe in 1994.
Hey guys, I live in Brazil and I want to move to Canada... Is Quebec City a good city to live in? It looks wonderful. And yes, i'm willing to learn french to go there if it's worth it
Hi Gabriel, I'll let others reply to this, but I'd also suggest Montreal for its larger size, as well as its large diversity (just something to consider). There's also a large Brazilian population in Montreal (if you're ever looking for some home comforts).
I know Sherbrooke is a town where immigrants get integrated rather easily and it is a beautiful small town.
Sim! Vem aqui na cidade de Québec:) vc vai adorar!^_^
PS: falo francês mas aprendo português brasileiro ;)
Stay away from those racist bastards.. Come to toronto large portuguese community and many other cultures that are not racist toward each other
+christopher santos It's funny how you say we're racist and you just insult us for living in Quebec.. Are people really that dumb in Toronto?😂😂
Amazing!!!!! I'm having lots of problems to organize my trip to Canada next year. Can you help me with that?! I'd really appreciate, because I know nothing about it yet. By the way, do you have plans to come to Brazil and make a video about one of the northeast cities or even Rio de Janeiro? That would be really nice. :)
Thanks a lot in advance!
How do you have a life and travel non stop? I always talk about this on my blog
Its now an hotel but before when they build the city it was Castle Frontenac.
it always was an hotel ... its just named chateau frontenac
I also live in Colorado
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Beautiful City, best in summer if you don't like the cold. Unless they were cheating with sugar/maple flavoring.
Maple syrup on snow is awesome. Visit St. Eustache QC for maple syrup adventures, lots of food, lots of dancing and music and lots of fun. Winter Carnivals are fun, but don't dress to impress, dress for extreme cold and wind. Especially if you're drinking alcohol which will decrease body temperature.
All good tips, I'll try to get there myself soon!
ooooo super sity
Whats the song, when you say the wintercarnival is the coolest festival in the world ?
what time of the year did you visit Quebec? I'm thinking about travelling there in April.
Hi Jollia, I was there for the Winter Carnival, which occurs at the beginning of February. It will have begun to warm up by April, but it'll still be brisk.
Thanks for your reply! I saw your video and wish I could go to check out the Winter Carnival and Ice Hotel - but seems like by the time I go in April none of those will be open anymore
the volume for this video is really quiet, which makes it difficult for me to stay engaged with it.
i live 10 minutes away from Quebec City :)
Nice intro:p! Enjoyed the video.
I heard that people in Quebec prefer to speak French than English.
Heis Issaqua It's true, I live here
got it thx
***** Yeah but even in montreal, French represents at least 50% of the population
+PeRoXX GoLDee 50%? Anglophones are only 14% in Montréal, and 67% of them also speak French. Therefore, the vast majority of people in Montréal are francophones or can at least speak French.
Julian Smith Not anymore, since 2001, French population in Montréal is going down very quickly, unfortunately. But it was the case in 2000-2005, French dominated, but not anymore. Also I said AT LEAST 50%
I am a Filipino and I want to learn French. Anyone?