![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/2975eae8-68c6-4bbd-938b-41bf87930add_rw_1920.jpg?h=20ae03ec5e34c2d9427922609da292b7)
The ramparts of Quebec City is a city wall that surrounds the western end of Old Quebec's Upper Town in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. They date back to the 17th century, with the ramparts having undergone a succession of modifications and improvements throughout their history.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/4f419bee-3a64-468c-812e-41fab254809b_rw_1920.jpg?h=2490d85274cd53e411db03d30f2df33a)
![The Citadel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/a72d1950-c39b-4b45-ad60-d0cae8a65e63_rw_1920.jpg?h=defc2d0800c692c3b2de14ce91d99286)
The Citadel
![City wall on the west side.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/348eadf5-4903-45de-9991-69ca28e8fef0_rw_1920.jpg?h=bbfd6b1d7de0ab4747a3c8785db2c0f7)
City wall on the west side.
![Canons still stand today on top of the wall.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/ec9c6ccd-2788-459f-b128-02775db0bdcb_rw_1920.jpg?h=23406ddce2362266b467565aa8cf6e0c)
Canons still stand today on top of the wall.
Porte Saint-Louis Porte Saint-Louis was the third gate we encountered, built over Rue Saint-Louis. Just like Porte Saint-Jean, it dates back to at least 1694 and was demolished in 1791. After being rebuilt and reconstructed over the years, the present gate was established by Lord Dufferin in 1880. There are pedestrian tunnels on either side of the road, and one central tunnel over the street.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/7ba76e7e-09eb-4697-b66c-328fc86509c0_rw_1920.jpg?h=bfe0707a722c1ae618ffdf5d0e561dbb)
View from river of Old Quebec City. Château Frontenac (1893) Built on the site of Fort Saint-Louis and Château Haldimand, this prestigious hotel has become the symbol of Québec City. University on the far right side.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/807e1d84-819b-4cc2-8a1c-324ea26808fb_rw_1920.jpg?h=fdccb63618d8c25d60d0c7799ebd922b)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/ae19b772-8416-4ce3-9c74-082e11d55e9f_rw_1920.jpg?h=c51486a6ae8f9bd60ff16af9825975bb)
![The historic heart of Quebec City has been on UNESCO’s prestigious world heritage list since 1985, as it is the vibrant cradle of French America and is still surrounded by its fortifications.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/28405504-20cb-4e2a-aa9d-31c9e5837a84_rw_1920.jpg?h=fdb11aad4d72d612b58d6e9c53d23bbe)
The historic heart of Quebec City has been on UNESCO’s prestigious world heritage list since 1985, as it is the vibrant cradle of French America and is still surrounded by its fortifications.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/fe463905-2c69-4d2e-9465-41a89feb9d50_rw_1920.jpg?h=2bac95e631dfbeffb454d4a696a48d2e)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/805f7678-3480-4ace-8236-1bee0f4575d0_rw_1920.jpg?h=802a1241b64df67e8f2e5c1b9aba77b2)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/a95a42f2-2c75-42ea-877f-c0874e31dbc7_rw_1920.jpg?h=439214f614db62fc3a30dfb563c37655)
![Chateau Frontenac](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/e31263e5-32ec-4996-a2cb-2acf6aecd085_rw_1920.jpg?h=21fed8f38b7741150886d3a66f53ca6f)
Chateau Frontenac
The historic heart of Quebec City has been on UNESCO’s prestigious world heritage list since 1985, as it is the vibrant cradle of French America and is still surrounded by its fortifications.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/34acd250-46b5-4ac7-af7e-4afe8d2d1ca2_rw_1920.jpg?h=f52bca9b5bc4696711f215eec3e756ba)
Citadel Layout
![Carol taking a rest before claim the hill the Citadel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/5e907357-1cc1-4a16-ad59-f652af055d3f_rw_1920.jpg?h=eedb5abd9fecf1c4c4522e24869683cb)
Carol taking a rest before claim the hill the Citadel
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/5706efa6-35e0-49fd-942c-033055e1bfcf_rw_1920.jpg?h=8915a2d110622bb3ab36bc14defdd2ca)
![Plains of Abraham](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/cc33b347-3f53-45ac-8104-49a5edf2a73f_rw_1920.jpg?h=f0ea99f128fc57d6481070abba686b03)
Plains of Abraham
![Poppies](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/0190a4a0-218c-45f5-a013-8c36e19dab1d_rw_1920.jpg?h=b626132c0dfd714a2be84f0393195ed7)
Poppies
![City Fortified with canons.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/22eac99d-05f7-41ff-95c6-b0a46f466216_rw_1920.jpg?h=0182dba5e49f9c2d27d1aa90c7d2d051)
City Fortified with canons.
![View of St. Lawrence River](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/71aef1b1-8ddd-437e-b97f-c0e700cf1284_rw_1920.jpg?h=0670810ac6a1f4ac3a005ca9dbf3a84d)
View of St. Lawrence River
![The best view of Quebec City on the ferry crossing the St. Lawrence River between the capital and the adjacent neighbour Lévis.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/272eda2b-da73-4182-b22d-a1f13269908c_rw_1920.jpg?h=aa41b3f99d9ac4d0aa51bd70df200b9c)
The best view of Quebec City on the ferry crossing the St. Lawrence River between the capital and the adjacent neighbour Lévis.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/5b52a7bf-a803-45d6-836b-72fcbce59395_rw_1920.jpg?h=0d2c3b990f269d5b3998b3df712a6484)
Old Quebec with its long history has many historic churches.
![Ursuline nuns founded the colony’s first school and educated generations of young women there.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/19d1af60-f4d0-471b-860e-f60c7a2816e2_rw_1200.jpg?h=bb6fb3c9eb037520d5783ff980cf2201)
Ursuline nuns founded the colony’s first school and educated generations of young women there.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/3e32f014-c1bf-4dac-8971-41015f68bfcb_rw_1920.jpg?h=7d7f84c064d31ba5cfd773c7b53e0041)
![Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Anglican)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/4df5da45-13ea-419b-8801-d6777988bc28_rw_1920.jpg?h=5b6c6decbe401684743dd2a8bdf1646d)
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Anglican)
![Basilique-cathédrale Notre-Dame de Québec, the oldest Catholic parish north of Mexico, built in 1647.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/ac216a31-e530-4c7b-8a1f-8bab93e05fe8_rw_1920.jpg?h=15eab87328b914648a4daa5431736815)
Basilique-cathédrale Notre-Dame de Québec, the oldest Catholic parish north of Mexico, built in 1647.
![Inside Church](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/15ec311d-2a1e-4e27-8c4a-ad1395f6e11b_rw_1920.jpg?h=eb910e75bf6649538756e8af88bbea90)
Inside Church
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/adc5515b-56db-45ba-bbd2-147e310db092_rw_1920.jpg?h=a9f4c99b13edacc0d83e6f35a706c12e)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/468e6d92-dc79-4fe8-a40d-f0674a4cd28e_rw_1920.jpg?h=5df668000b70c6c874bec7747f018e73)
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To the left, Chalmers-Wesley United Church Built in 1853, this church has magnificent stained-glass windows, superb woodwork and a century-old organ, which was restored in 1985 and in 2013. The slender steeple 177 feet high is a fine example of neo-Gothic architecture. Chalmers-Wesley United Church shares this house of worship with the French-speaking Saint-Pierre congregation.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/b0fe4ed6-d311-4729-9d62-3d63d5e62c59_rw_1920.jpg?h=32d3e644b44895e34f36f89fc4533f37)
Place d'Armes a neo-Gothic monument with a fountain - popular meeting place for tourists.
Parliament Buildings Capital of Quebec
![Front Entrance](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/dd860eff-8c16-4292-82a5-8ab9cbdeddcc_rw_1200.jpg?h=25b8e0e5c23ed20301611d115e442102)
Front Entrance
![Parliament Building (1877)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/b34bc664-5806-411b-8d59-6f8c3763df4f_rw_1920.jpg?h=ceac435de75b55fbe012a1da7e1f92b1)
Parliament Building (1877)
![Parliament outside Old Quebec](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/13172ef8-abc7-465b-9338-6febc98511b5_rw_1920.jpg?h=275fed37a6fee19ad02ada8f48aba404)
Parliament outside Old Quebec
![Parliament Building side view](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/e65b4049-3305-4af6-9f7b-1f9b192d2003_rw_1920.jpg?h=fe08d3d998eeba5b558504e90c28f560)
Parliament Building side view
![Churchill Statue](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/f5a4f0db-9d92-4d99-8cc6-3622d9221c17_rw_1920.jpg?h=bf392825f2f841d3ef3de0db8eead4cf)
Churchill Statue
![Eyes on the activities.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/20b26c81-94c2-435d-bd56-b8aa41c05fbd_rw_1920.jpg?h=03583a094450b9a29998ed6d7d8094b1)
Eyes on the activities.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/ac13d32c-0b0a-43e8-bf7d-5a1580b2579a_rw_1920.jpg?h=0a4abe7ad37c89f2746638e8da9c6ebc)
![Street Shopping](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/1784a7ae-81e9-45cc-9c8a-9b4e8c4a549a_rw_1920.jpg?h=891e8fb0ca3b309ca3d684af6b0ba11c)
Street Shopping
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/58eddd3e-e044-48b4-9e94-af375c8e2b8d_rw_1920.jpg?h=14b295549caddc9546bc3ca9598e77dd)
![Street Capture](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/6770bab9-e20d-4a3a-b659-257010b8e1f4_rw_1920.jpg?h=5f7da8d60905edbc4ae3e854b932653d)
Street Capture
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/590effbc-48ad-4dce-ab84-460bc5f980b6_rw_1920.jpg?h=dd6e4e316a88403c880ff6c000738fa0)
![Old buildings in Quebec City](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/31f0cfe4-4719-4095-b11c-2bcad44ef94b_rw_1920.jpg?h=911798c860150aa55b102ed6ae2e1f58)
Old buildings in Quebec City
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/cc23361a-942e-44b9-b76d-02c7d12fabae_rw_1920.jpg?h=c8e58046b1ae6a88430222f8e8739b10)
![Our Hotel Street](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/f5b1519d-d699-4b5e-8ab7-3ff19dca63ab_rw_1200.jpg?h=1878746d8acbe09710ac9160b82fa4cd)
Our Hotel Street
![Our Hotel in Old Quebec](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/4e1171bc-f638-42fd-80fa-ebf9ea03017b_rw_1200.jpg?h=3e41cdce96c6192fee0af8feb90f50cd)
Our Hotel in Old Quebec
![Displays of flowers and unique doors.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/d0c81491-a241-468d-bd83-f4b98cd13118_rw_1920.jpg?h=4885b59b18cf2c55eefded4885f6f7c4)
Displays of flowers and unique doors.
![Beautiful hand crafted doors.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/c814e1e7-87e3-4c91-9286-f3b116f18e94_rw_1920.jpg?h=f3363d0e2f7fe7a04f4a22c5cbcbf375)
Beautiful hand crafted doors.
![Couldn't miss the sign.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/74d21bfd-15dd-4b2d-b88f-de98f9900922_rw_1920.jpg?h=0b23c5dc3142bf3b7e55982d2d88787d)
Couldn't miss the sign.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/50a3d1f4-5070-4968-87e9-8f18b51901e8_rw_1200.jpg?h=73c663b477a1b90dd37c4462922d991a)
![Fresque des Québécois on Côte de la Montagne.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/0b7d6e05-cea8-4278-a216-fb277d5d2d66_rw_1920.jpg?h=2d1b5d32273153a763cdb695ca92b0e8)
Fresque des Québécois on Côte de la Montagne.
![Fresque du Petit-Champlain, depicts milestones in the history of Cap-Blanc, Québec City's working-class waterfront neighbourhood, from the beginnings of New France until the present day.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/e33a445d-0ded-46dc-9571-90ce438c7296_rw_1200.jpg?h=7e90b54432fa3f4c6a19e5b7e834e2a6)
Fresque du Petit-Champlain, depicts milestones in the history of Cap-Blanc, Québec City's working-class waterfront neighbourhood, from the beginnings of New France until the present day.
![This mural recounts the story of Québec City, weaving in visual allusions to its unique architecture and fortifications, and its larger-than-life personalities. Look closely at the building's windows: you'll see some 15 historic figures and nearly a dozen of Québec's leading writers and artists. It's truly a breathtaking work!](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/6ea31ac7-d236-40f2-bfcf-f867598ab145_rw_1920.jpg?h=abb8d829ebf68fec7f82779bf6dd971e)
This mural recounts the story of Québec City, weaving in visual allusions to its unique architecture and fortifications, and its larger-than-life personalities. Look closely at the building's windows: you'll see some 15 historic figures and nearly a dozen of Québec's leading writers and artists. It's truly a breathtaking work!
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/17fed859-c84a-4f3f-a3b2-7bf967728795_rw_1920.jpg?h=cb3810b95cb87fc0e5d7f8395eb8cf93)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/0a18a4f1-4454-4dba-ad5d-8988ca3f58e8_rw_1920.jpg?h=1bd8043fdd7bd60b8b441a54745161dc)
![UNESCO Monument (1985)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/78f41bb5-43e2-4299-9034-6203663a21f4_rw_1920.jpg?h=8259087fe44aef15f285725ca026ee28)
UNESCO Monument (1985)
![Quebec was founded by the French explorer Champlain in the early 17th century.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/41c14bcb-623c-4bb0-9830-23b483ce203f_rw_1920.jpg?h=d64a25a059b3d51173b798af580f8fa9)
Quebec was founded by the French explorer Champlain in the early 17th century.
![Water containers](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/ea5d4f43-6e2b-4e31-9d36-a737565b6169_rw_1920.jpg?h=2c6ce938df3462acf20c186a5930273e)
Water containers
![Steet person relaxing with his 2 friends](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/634345b6-2651-41b4-8305-bb10fcfe7485_rw_1920.jpg?h=898641f6d119d6b00edbc70650e978fa)
Steet person relaxing with his 2 friends
![Eye Capture](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/40d7d628-5266-40ae-bdba-a90929b89708_rw_1920.jpg?h=fd817fe6e6a29e2d5a1d8fb4c0f33048)
Eye Capture
Variety of Foods we eat.
![Bacon & Beans](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/9c130754-7fe5-4fb5-a362-37e9db586841_rw_1920.jpg?h=794b26f190f21ab5a1dc6fbbd8f63c22)
Bacon & Beans
![French Onion Soup](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/36ec9e55-ec38-4736-9c7a-419f2e95db5d_rw_1920.jpg?h=54dd7554fb1a598d6db035ecffedcd21)
French Onion Soup
![Shephards Pie](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/9647ec34-b5d5-4208-946e-a8f441261299_rw_1920.jpg?h=75766db37abf4331f4c5b4e52f381baa)
Shephards Pie
![Poutine](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/363f8e16-2b62-433f-9fb5-4ed019fe5986/2998cea4-c6fe-4568-a018-179fa2e62527_rw_1200.jpg?h=d87a0b429735e2be7bcf9a66c426187a)