Awaken your senses (Portneuf - Jacques-Cartier)

 

Nestling between the river and the mountains, Portneuf's fertile shoreline is the ideal place to grow fruits, vegetables, and a unique sweet corn that is the pride of producers and delights corn lovers.  Portneuf producers' know-how can also be found in the diversity and quality of their products.  Specialty local products like cheeses, fine meats, and maple products are the result.  Discover what makes whole strips of land entirely devoted to organic farming so special.  The Jacques-Cartier area is also home to its share of unexpected delights.  In its green valleys, discover organic vegetables, duck, goose, and game meat.

 

Allow approximately: 1 day

Portneuf Tourist Board: 1 800 409-2012

Jacques-Cartier Tourist Board: 1 877 844-2358

 

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Québec, Gourmet Capital

 

Québec City is renowned for its cultural, historical, and tourist attractions, but its excellent dining and the diversity and quality of the products on sale throughout the city really set it apart.  Visit Québec City and take the time to savoir the marvelous creations of talented local artists, who are masters when it comes to combining new flavors and textures for truly memorable meals.

 

Québec City Tourism: 1 877 QUE-1608

 

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New-France Route (Côte-de-Beaupré)

 

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Côte-de-Beaupré was chosen by settlers for its beautiful, fertile land in the earliest days of New France.  Today its vast vegetable cellars are marked with interpretation panels, testament to the area's abundant and varied resources.  Come discover its fruits, vegetables, vineyards, honey, duck, goose, cheese, and old-fashioned bread.

 

Allow approximately: 1 day to visit four to five companies

Côte-de-Beaupré Tourist Board: 1 877 224-3439

(June 20 - September 3)

 

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The Orleans island, a land of traditions

 

Discover the island of a thousand treasures and its traditions that date back more than three centuries.  It's the perfect blend of traditionnal savoir-faire and modern know-how to produce today's finest fruit. "J'accueille et je nourris" ("I welcome and feed") is the motto written on the coat of arms of an area renowned for its beautiful landscapes and rich cultural heritage.  The motto has been as good as its word over the years: the residents of the island are known for their warm welcome and the variety of gourmet products they enjoying helping visitors discover.

 

Allow approximately: 1 day to visit four to five companies

(full tour: 67 km)

Île d'Orléans Tourist Board: 1 866 941-9411

 

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