fortifications of quebec national historic site

Here i am telling everyone to take a nice stroll to really enjoy the walls of the fortification while i never actually did that. My lazy butt drove around and stopped to take photos in front of the walls. I had also visited a couple of places (Montenegro with the old fort walls of Kotor and Dubrovnik for the walled city) so i guess i'm attracted to walls? Anyways we had visited during Christmas week so it was raining and cold and we ended up driving around. weather permitting, take a stroll around from upper to lower city. You will not regret it.

This is the only place in North America where you can actually see a walled city, and it presents those walls wonderfully well. You could drive around to see them but walking will give you a much better sense of the history and give you lots of opportunities for great photographs.

This is a nice well curated stroll that should not be missed by anyone interested in the history of North America. It is rare opportunity to see such a well preserved walled city. Highly recommend.

Great place to walk through, kill a little time. A lot of beautiful photo opportunities - daytime, night time, even during rainy weather as long as you can catch the great skyline of Old Quebec. It's near a lot of other tourist attractions so it is easy to fit in on your way somewhere.

Fortifications of Quebec National Historic Site is definatley unique. Specially at night with the lights looks beautiful.

We were on a cruise ship's bus excursion so we only had a brief drive about. The day was blustery cold so we weren't allotted much walking about time.

How do you curate a walk? Plentiful and informative sign boards which did not take away from the wall around Quebec. The walk is either...4 1/2 miles or 4 1/2 kilometers. Depending on how your knees do with steps, it is the longer distance in miles. If you are an energetic 15 year old...kilometers. I loved the views from, and the completeness of the wall. It neatly leads to and from the boardwalk overlooking the St. Lawrence River. The wall provides lots of excellent places to take photos of your family looking up, down, around, interesting corners, arches, walls, etc. My husband was at a conference so I took the opportunity to set out and all of a sudden, I had walked the whole distance. At one point I found a bakery from the 1700s. Not an open bakery, but the bakery which had served the barracks nearby. I was misled by a sign saying that barracks had just opened to the public. Not exactly. You can only go into the compound, not into the building. A conference participant told me she had spent two days in the building, learning some new technical skills. Apparently those of us not so blessed are not missing much.

A very informative tour of the citadelle and how it was used throughout history. It was interesting to see quarters of military personnel and architecture of the Citadelle. Must see if you are in Quebec City

Fortifications of Quebec National Historic Site is very well preserved. By itself the wall is a significant site. However with the various landmarks it surrounded make the whole historical site incomparable. The wall that encircle the different parts of the city also gave its proportion and division which a visitor can easily navigate oneself. The upper and lower part of the city gave further distinction. One secret, walk the city horizontally and not vertically and it is much less tiring.

This is a unique historic site and a must see for anyone interested in the history of North America.

The Quebec Fortifications is a UNESCO World Site, and our walking tour, conducted by a Parks Canada guide, was wonderful. 90 minutes of stories, anecdotes and history told in an engaging and informative (but not didactic) manner by an enthusiastic, friendly and articulate guide (whose English was superb). A bonus was the fact that we were the only two people taking the tour! It began on Dufferin Terrace which was crowded with several large tour groups and guides all talking at once (3 cruise ships in port) but once we left the Terrace and ventured into parks and onto the ramparts, we pretty much had the place to ourselves. The tour ended at the location of the Arsenal Foundry, the officers’ barracks and the Dauphine redoubt—all of which we visited the following day. Parks Canada is doing a terrific job maintaining these sites, and their guides are exemplary. The fee is nominal and worth every penny. Not an issue for us, since we have an annual Parks Canada pass, good for all national parks and historic sites.

Québec City is beautiful. You'll love walking along the wall around the city.We toured the buildings, which is managed by Parks Canada, for the bargain price of CAD3.90 (adult admission) and saw how soliders lived back then. The rainy weather didn't deter us. We enjoyed walking the grounds and viewing the canons, the old buildings with so much history.

I had to think about when did we see the fortifications and then realized they surround the entire Old City. They are very well preserved and very impressive. If you walk around the city you'll see them everywhere.

We enjoyed walking around the fortifications and looking at the views being up there offered. Worth doing!!

We took the stairs to the top, hoping to be able to walk the circuit like the guidebook said. But we found iron fencing keeping us off the path.