[caption id="attachment_3968" align="alignleft" width="300"] ©Sebastien Dion[/caption] Ha! August! Close your eyes… Ok, you'll tell me closing your eyes defeats the whole purpose of READINg this post, I know, you are right…but just humour me. Can you see the golden fields of wheat? The crickets singing, and...
The Morrin Center in Old Québec The Morrin Cultural Center is a hidden gem of Old Quebec, just a 3 minutes walk from the hotel Le Manoir d'Auteuil. The Morrin Center is a multifunctional place where the cultural memory is represented as well as the historical...
Summer in Québec City brings people from around the globe to visit one of the top destinations in North America. Locals also like to celebrate the brief but beautiful summer by all means possible. Festivals, barbecues, outdoor music, are just a few of many reasons...
Traditional roots run deep in the province of Québec. Our heritage speaks out in many different ways, through food, music, literature, theater and more! The shepard’s pie and sugar pie are on pretty much everyone’s menu at least once a month! We are proud...
Hotel Art Deco How the hotel Manoir d'Auteuil fits in the Art Deco movement The Art Deco movement originated at the beginning of the 20th century just before the First World War and it took off from the 1920s until the 1930s. The Art Deco style was embedded...
The Art deco Price building The construction of the Price skyscraper in Old Quebec was launched in the controversy in 1930. Indeed, the citizens and merchants of the capital city of Quebec, seeing the height increase in size weeks after weeks were barking. Faced with such...
History of D’Auteuil Street in Old Québec Located at the entrance to Old Quebec, along the St-Jean and St-Louis gates, it was around year 1735 that d'Auteuil street was traced. First known as the Rue des Remparts and then the Rue de l'Esplanade, the final name...
The most beautiful neighbourhood in Quebec City The smallest neighbourhood in Quebec City is also the most beautiful and one of a kind named Petit-Champlain and Place-Royale (Basse-Ville, Lower Town). You may have already explored the Vieux-Quebec (Upper Town). But if you like cobblestone walk the...
Photo: from the restaurant Sapristi Since Today is Pizza day, we decided to share some of our favourite restaurants for pizza in Québec City. Let us know which is your favourite from our list, and please share your favourites with us! We are on a constant...
Le Monastère des Augustines (Monastery of the Augustinian Sisters) of Quebec City Not far from your hotel the Manoir d'Auteuil is a new museum that opened in the summer of 2015. The museum, a refurbished monastery of the Augustinian Sisters, offers you a trip that takes...
The 2024 Salon international du livre de Québec (SILQ), presented by Radio-Canada and Le Soleil from April 10 to 14 at the Québec City Convention Centre, sets the stage for an adventure at the heart of literature and the authors who make it shine. Major interviews, interviews, book signings, workshops and activities will bring literary works to life in all their forms during this unmissable cultural event, where words and talent from here and elsewhere will reach young and old alike.
Graffiti is located near the museum of fine art. It’s a local favorite, with a French and Italian menu and relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
1191, avenue Cartier/418-529-4949/$$$
“L’Affaire est Ketchup” means that things are going well… This small restaurant is a friendly address that offers an excellent menu in a warm atmosphere.
46 St-Joseph Ouest/418-529-9020/$$$
