Québec City was founded in 1608 by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain at the site of a long abandoned St. Lawrence Iroquoian settlement called Stadaconda. It is one of the oldest established cities in North America and is considered the first European founded city in non-Spanish North America. The ramparts surrounding the Old City are the only remaining fortified city walls still standing in the Americas north of Mexico.

Québec City is the capital of the province of Québec. It is the second most populated city in the province. Montreal is the most populated.

The Old City or Vieux-Québec is one of the main tourist destinations and situated in the Old City is the Chateau Frontenac, a beautiful old hotel that dominates the city skyline. Other attractions near the city are Montmorency Falls and the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.

Notre-Dame des Victoires.

A plaza in Old Quebec.

Jacques Cartier.

The St. Lawrence River.

Le Chateau Frontenac. A great old hotel.

Wolfe-Montcalm Monument.

A view of the St. Lawrence River.

Le Chateau Frontenac.

Le Chateau Frontenac again.

Toboggan run at the Chateau Frontenac.

Part of the Citadelle.

The St. Lawrence again.

More from the Frontenac.

Another view of Le Chateau Frontenac.

Bushes tied up for the winter to protect them.

Just a street in Old Quebec.

Looking across the street from the Chateau Frontenac.

Part of the wall of the Old City of Quebec.

Le Parc de la Chute-Montmorency.

Le Parc de la Chute-Montmorency.

Stairway leading to the bottom of the falls.

The top of the falls.

The walkway across the top of the falls.

Sainte Anne de Beaupré - Beaupré, Québec.

Inside Sainte Anne de Beaupré.