Quartier Petit Champlain

"Immerse yourself in 17th-century New France by strolling around the Petit-Champlain and Place Royale area. Explore the oldest stone church north of Mexico, Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, grab a coffee at Smith Cafe, and explore Petit-Champlain, one of the oldest commercial streets in North America." - Travel + Leisure Editors

"Even in a city with picturesque scenes around every corner, the Petit Champlain area, located along the waterfront in the Lower Town, stands out as an especially charming corner of Old Québec. The heart of the neighborhood is the Place Royale while its spine is Rue du Petit-Champlain. While the area claims the distinction of being North America's oldest commercial district, for most of its history its buildings housed the offices of fur traders and stevedores lodged in the tenement apartments. Today, while it's still a bustling neighborhood, theboutiques and bistros are what draw visitors to the cobblestoned lanes. In the summer, café tables spill out into the streets; in the winter, the neighborhood exudes a Québecois sense of coziness, especially at night after asnowfall, when every restaurant offers a tempting shelter from the cold."