Une promenade pour le 350 ans de Québec / A walkway to commemorate Québec's 350 years

In 1958, the federal government built the Governors' Walkway to commemorate Québec's 350th anniversary. The panoramic walkway is 655 metres long and has 310 steps, honouring the Canadian representatives of the monarchy and the role they played in the development of the country. Since the French regime, governors have lived close to the site of today's promenade: first in the Saint-Louis forts and châteaux, whose ruins still lie beneath the Dufferin Terrace; then in the Château Haldimand, where the Château Frontenac now stands; and finally behind the protective walls of the Citadel, where the governor general's second official residence is located today. Managed by Parks Canada, the walkway climbs Cap Diamant from the Dufferin Terrace to the Plains of Abraham and offers striking views of the Saint Lawrence River and the Quebec City greater area.

Quebec · Canada