How to get there
- Drive: Take exit 4 off Highway 973 in Limoilou.
- Transit: Take the bus from Place d’Youville Terminus.
What to do
- Discover this magnificent site in the heart of Quebec City with the Parks Canada app's self-guided tour. View several period photographs and illustrations.
- Enjoy a family picnic while soaking up the beauty of the landscape.
- Take a break at one of the three rest areas and learn more about the Indigenous perspective on European encounter.
Did you know?
Thanks to Jacques Cartier's own travel accounts, we know that he wintered here in 1535-1536. He mentions that he spots a harbor at the confluence of the Saint-Charles and Lairet rivers, which he considers to be the ideal location to shelter his ships from the winds and tides of the St. Lawrence River.
Plan your visit to Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site