Rue du Petit Champlain
Notable street · Old Québec ·
Boutique shops line historic oldest commercial street in North America
Boutique shops line historic oldest commercial street in North America
"A charming shopping street lined with boutiques, noted as one of the oldest shopping thoroughfares in North America and perfect for leisurely browsing amid historic stone buildings." - Nina Caplan
"A historic, walkable street in the old quarter that is described in the coverage as “considered to be one of the most beautiful streets in the world,” recommended as a picturesque route for sightseeing and winter strolls adjacent to nearby historic hotels and attractions." - Lois Alter Mark Lois Alter Mark Lois has been writing professionally for over 25 years. Her personal essays won BlogHer's People's Choice Awards three years in a row. She holds a Master's Degree in Journalism from Boston University. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Trompe-l'oeil: Transparency by the St. Lawrence I've been to Québec City several times, and it's never boring. Street art is all over Vieux-Québec (The "Old" city)—sculpture, plantings, frescoes... This is the Fresque du Petit Champlain, just a couple of blocks from the St. Lawrence River, a fresco depicting various periods in the history of this neighborhood, the oldest commercial street in North America. Once, on a train from Québec to Montréal, I struck up a conversation with a woman whose family used to live in this neighborhood. Although it's still residential, with restaurants and boutiques, it's always full of tourists. Back then, she said, "it was full of Irish immigrant families," like hers. "Although they didn't speak French, they and the Québecois got along just fine—they all hated the English!"
"A charming, highly regarded merchant street often cited as the most beautiful in the country; its whimsical shopping lanes are punctuated by striking red Adirondack chairs and outdoor fireplaces that provide warm stops for window shoppers on cold days." - Kelsey Fowler Kelsey Fowler Kelsey Fowler is a New York City-based journalist who specializes in covering travel, business, and news. She is a frequent contributor to Travel + Leisure and currently works at The New York Times as a coordinating producer for NYT Events. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
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