The city was the capital of New France until 1760, after which time it centered the new British colony before becoming part of an independent Canada. Quebec’s Upper Town (Haute-Ville ...

Champlain governed New France (the Quebec province) until his death and was considered the Father of this area. With its ...

Quebec City's first official carnival ... In 1759, invading British troops surprised the soldiers of New France, and in a 20-minute skirmish ended the colonial aspirations of France in North ...

Clustered around the city's port on the banks of the St. Lawrence ... including a striking bust of Louis XIV (one of France's most famous kings), the Église Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, the oldest ...

Serving with the French forces in New France, many Irish soldiers concealed their identity ... a million immigrants - 60% of them Irish - passed through the ports of Quebec City and Montreal. In the ...

While exploring this quaint area, you'll come across several notable tributes to its French Colonial past, including a striking bust of Louis XIV (one of France ... City Tourism website. Old ...