QuébecAllez, Viens 1, Chapitre 4

Jacques Cartier

Nouvelle France

The province of Québec is the site where French settlers founded the colony of Nouvelle France in the 17th and 18th centuries.

On June 24, 1534, French explorer Jacques Cartier planted a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and took possession of this territory in the name of King François I of France.

On his second voyage on May 26, 1535, Cartier sailed upriver to the Iroquoian villages along the Saint Lawrence River near present-day Québec City and present day Montréal.

By the end of the 17th century, a census showed that around 10,000 French settlers were farming along the lower St. Lawrence Valley.

By 1700, fewer than 20,000 people of French origin were settled in New France, extending from Newfoundland to the Mississippi, with the pattern of settlement following the networks of the cod fishery and fur trade, although most Quebec settlers were farmers.

Samuel de Champlain

La Ville de Québec

Quebec City was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. Some other towns were founded before, most famously Tadoussac , which still exists today, but Quebec was the first to be meant as a permanent settlement and not a simple trading post.

Over time, it became the capital of French Canada and all of New France.

Les Québécois

The people who live in Québec are Québécois and fiercely proud

of their traditions and French heritage.

Je me souviens The motto of Québec is “je me

souviens”- I remember

Château Frontenac

Le château Frontenac was originally built on the site that served as the residence for colonial governors in Quebec City.

It was named for the Count of Frontenac, an early governor of Nouvelle France.

Terrasse Dufferin

La terrasse Dufferin is a bustling 6-kilometer boardwalk that overlooks the old town, Vieux Québec, and the Saint Lawrence River, passing in front of the Château Frontenac.

Grande Allée

The Grande Allée is to Québec what the Champs-Elysées is to Paris. It is a grand boulevard lined with restaurants, cafés, luxurious residences, and shops.

Originally, it was an Indian trail used to transport furs to sell to the French.

Vieux Québec

Vieux Québec has many typical stone houses. This is the historical part of the city.

Le QuartierPetit Champlain

Set at the foot of the cliff below Chateau Frontenac, the narrow streets of the Petit Champlain Quarter, lined with quaint little shops and warm bistros, offer an incomparably romantic experience all year round.

Working together as a co-op for over twenty years, the artisans and merchants collectively own 27 buildings in the area and consider being the proud keepers of this wonderful heritage. In their boutiques and art galleries, you’ll discover their precious finds from here and all over the world.

Rue du Trésor

Welcome to the rue du Trésor, a quaint open-air gallery situated in a narrow alley of Quebec City. It was founded in the 60s by entreprising fine arts students, who decided to exhibit their work on the walls of the rue du Trésor (literally, "Treasure Street") and never looked back since.

Since then, the rue du Trésor has become a renowned attraction of the old city, where tourists can find an original souvenir and art amateurs the latest addition to their fine arts collection

Funiculaire

The Old Quebec Funicular is a railway/ elevator in the Vieux Québec neighborhood of the city. It links the Haute-Ville (Upper Town) to the Basse-Ville (Lower Town).

Plaines d’Abraham

This is a 250-acre park, the former site of a battle between the English & the French in 1759.

Les chutes Montmorency

Just outside of the city of Québec are found this spectacular waterfall.

You can even walk across on a bridge!

Mont Ste-Anne

Mont Ste-Anne is located 40 km east of Quebec City. Famous for its ski slopes, it is fun for all in the summer also.

Hiking, jogging and VTT (vélo tout terrain) are just a few of the activities Québécois enjoy here in the warm months.

L’Université Laval

Founded in 1852, this is the oldest French-language university in North America.

Ressources et Industries

Dérivés du bois

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Dérivés du cuir

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Dérivés de l’érable

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le tourisme

Carnaval d’Hiver The Quebec Winter Carnival Festival includes a winter

amusement park, with attractions such as skiing, snow rafting, ice sculptures, snow sled slides and outdoor shows and it is usually held in February.

It is a tradition to feast for a week or two up until Mardi Gras, before the 40 day long fasting observance of Lent begins.

Carnaval d’Hiver

The most famous attractions of this winter festival are the night-time and daytime parades led by mascot Bonhomme Carnaval. The parades wind through the upper city, decorated for the occasion with lights and ice sculptures.

Carnaval d’Hiver

Other major events include:

A masquerade ball with up to 400 participants at the grand ballroom of the Château Frontenac.

Outdoor sport events (snowboarding, ice canoe, snowshoes, hockey, dog-sledding, etc., some of them part of World Championship tournaments) inside and outside the city.

Carnaval d’Hiver

Student artist snow sculpture contests on the Plains of Abraham, the main setting of the carnival. The Plains are a public city park and stay open for leisure activities, including snowshoeing and cross-country skiing trails, during carnival time.

Part of the Plains around the Citadel is transformed into an outdoor winter amusement park with various family-themed activities, including the display of the three main snow-sculpting contests (Canada's provinces, Quebec's regions, International) and the traditional bikini snow bath event (bain de neige).

Carnaval d’Hiver

About races and tournaments:

A sleigh race in which drivers and their horses take part in a single- and double-harness race on the Plains of Abraham.

An ice canoe race on the St. Lawrence river.

The Québec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament (not officially part of the carnival program since 1977).

The Snowboard World Cup in Quebec City (not part of the carnival official program).

Hôtel de Glace

The hotel is located 5 km north of Quebec City, on the first slopes of the Laurentian mountains. It is the first and only ice hotel in North America and is built each December for an opening date in early January. The hotel has a three-month lifespan each year before being brought down in April. It had 11 double beds when it first opened in 2001. It has now 51 double beds, all made of ice and followed by a solid wood base and comfortable mattress. When the time comes, a cozy sleeping bag, an isolating bed sheet and a pillow are delivered to the rooms. Only the bathrooms are heated and located in a separate insulated structure.

Hôtel de Glace

It takes about a month and a half to build with 50 workers. The Hotel makes its own snow using a special mixture to adjust the humidity. It is built with metal frames, it is allowed to harden for a few days, and then the cranes are removed. The hotel is made of 30,000 tons of snow and 500 tons of ice and the walls are up to four feet thick.

Cuisine Québécoise

Ragoût de boulettes: a special occasion meal- pork stew with meatballs

Tourtière: Christmastime specialty- meat pie

Dessert Québécois

Tarte au sucre: brown sugar pie, sometimes with maple syrup

Tarte à la ferlouche: pie made with molasses or maple syrup and raisins

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