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Montreal, Canada
Private Historical Tour of Ile d'Orléans
3 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
This historical tour of the Ile d'Orléans will allow you to discover a beautiful region nearby. Discover the beauty and history of these exceptional natural and heritage sites. This fully-commented 3-hour guided tour explores the history, landscapes, nature and heritage of the Island.
You can discover the high places of heritage, which has about 2,000 heritage and agricultural buildings, as well as 21 "historic monuments" - including Norman-style houses from Canada's French colonial period!
Île d'Orléans - the cradle of New France - is also home to 317 pioneer families living in the Quebec City breadbasket, shipbuilding, river pilots, rural and maritime life and French Canadian Catholic traditions.
Bench available: $10 each.
What to Expect
Private tour
4stops
3 hrsduration
Stop at:
Saint-Jean-de-l'ile-d'Orleans
45 min
St-Jean features exceptional neoclassical architecture, a reminder of the economic prosperity associated with maritime life along the St. Lawrence River in the 19th century. St-Jean is also listed as one of the most beautiful traditional French-Canadian villages in the entire St. Lawrence Valley. The heart of the village recalls the importance of Catholic institutions and traditions in French Canada.
Stop at:
Sainte-Petronille
45 min
Ste Pétronille offers a breathtaking view of the St. Lawrence River, site of the most important naval battles of the British Conquest and, in the distance, the promontory of Quebec that Charles Dickens described as the "Gibraltar of America" in his story " American Notes" of 1842. The "New England" architecture of Ste-Pétronille dates from the 19th century, when Anglo-Canadian merchants fled the city to live safe from the cholera which struck the port of Quebec and Canada in the 1830s.
Stop at:
Quai De Sainte-petronille
10 min
Magnificent view of Quebec City, a reminder of the importance of maritime traffic in the history of Canada. Admire the perspective from which many newcomers saw Canada for the first time.
Stop at:
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Ile-d'Orleans
45 min
Saint-Laurent, on the south side of the island, is rich in history with its contribution to shipbuilding. Historic village, you will be able to understand the relationship of this village with the St. Lawrence River. Founded in 1679, it is one of the jewels of Ile d'Orléans.
What's Included
INCLUDED
Private transportation
GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
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Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac1 Rue des Carrieres, Quebec City, Canada, G1R 5J5
Hotel Atypiq109 Rue Sainte-Anne, Quebec City, Canada, G1R 3X6
Hotel Hilton1100 Rene Levesque East, Quebec City, Canada, G1R 4P3
Hotel Champlain115 Rue Sainte-Anne, Quebec City, Canada, G1R 3X6
Hotel du Vieux-Quebec1190 Rue Saint-Jean, Quebec City, Canada, G1R 1S6
Hotel Manoir Morgan12 Rue Sainte-Anne, Quebec City, Canada, G1R 3X2
Hotel Alt Quebec1200 Avenue de Germain-des-Pres, Quebec City, Canada, G1V 3M7
Hotel Chateau Laurier Quebec1220, Place Georges-V Ouest, Quebec City, Canada, G1R 5B8
Hotel Le Concorde Quebec1225 Cours du General-de Montcalm, Quebec City, Canada, G1R 4W6
Comfort Inn Airport East1255 boul Duplessis, L'Ancienne-Lorette, Canada, G2G 2B4
Le Germain Hotel Quebec126 Rue Saint-Pierre, Quebec City, Canada, G1K 4A8
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