The Route de la Nouvelle-France
The Route de la Nouvelle-France is one of the oldest thoroughfares in North America. This signalized scenic route connecting Old Québec and Côte-de-Beaupré was mapped out by Monseigneur de Laval and formerly used by the inhabitants of Côte-de-Beaupré to transport food supplies to downtown Québec.
The crossing of downtown Québec, Saint-Roch (the first real working class area in Québec), and finally the Limoilou district illustrates the evolution of the urban network since the beginning of New France.
The heritage houses illustrate the architecture of France and England as well as the imaginative Québécois approach. An old barn, a roadside cross, a chapel, and a half-buried produce cellar dot this road and remind us of the farming past and rural character of Côte-de-Beaupré.
Discover four centuries of busy life!
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Located in the heart of Old Beauport, maison Girardin recounts the lives of the inhabitants of the Bourg du Fargy district in the 18th and 19th centuries, ...
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An eye-witness journey into biblical times through seeing the world's largest panorama. On exibit at Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré since 1895, this gigantic work ...
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The Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine is a pilgrimage site that attracts over 1.5 million visitors each year. This cross-shaped Basilica of vast proportions ...
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Learning made fun! The honey economuseum invites people of all ages to see what the "buzz" is about. Find yourself in the thick of the action when you ...