News
Travel
Fun and fiesta await at Canada's French Heritage celebration
04 Jul 2016, 06:10 am
It's time again to turn back time during the Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France, which celebrates Canada's French Heritage- when the days of Canada's first European settlers come to life amid the real-life backdrop of historic Old Québec City.
Narrow alleyways and cobblestone streets are a 17th and 18th-century stage crowded with perfume sellers, rat-catchers, petty thieves, bartering merchants, barber/surgeons and hurdy-gurdy musicians.
People during the festival are invited to dress in period costume and become part of the festival. People get a chance to hear the clang of a blacksmith at his forge.
It's time to carve arrowheads with the Huron-Wendat people and grab a bow and try your hand at archery.
One can become a town crier or an archaeologist searching for hidden artifacts and smell gunpowder after musket shots are fired.
This festival gives a chance to create one's own family’s coat of arms.
Several events take place in seven old Québec City indoor and outdoor locations — all within walking distance — as well as in the streets.
People can meet a six metre-tall giant named Champlain during a grand parade.
making it attractive for tourists, an official statement said: "Dining on local Quebec cuisine from pastries to duck confit. Slip on a wig and becoming snobbish French nobility for a day. Sample Irish whiskeys paired with Quebec cheeses and learning about the Irish role in New France. Chat with a hangman and his wife. Encounter free Cirque du Soleil performances in the streets. Sip frosty Quebec cider in a grand hotel that thinks it’s a castle, Le Chateau Frontenac."
"Ride through the cobblestone streets of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in a horse-drawn carriage. Sail on an evening ferry across the St. Lawrence River to admire the twinkling lights and dramatic setting of the only walled city north of Mexico," it said.
More News
- 6 Factors to Consider While Choosing the Best Travel Insurance Online
- Srirangam Homestay: A harmonious blend of art, culture, and comfort in Shantiniketan
- White beluga whale Hvaldimir, dubbed 'Russian Spy', found dead off Norwegian coast
- Uzbekistan's historic city of Samarkand will host the UNESCO General Assembly 2025
- Make My Trip, Air India Express forges partnership to launch 'Xpress Holidays'
- Delhi airport roof collapse: One dead, six injured, flights disrupted; Opposition targets Modi
- Air India Express launches splash sale, can you guess the lowest fare offered?
- Australian Tourism rides Kolkata’s iconic tram with Raima Sen to promote their country in India
- Luxury hospitality group Jumeirah announces 2024 Global Wellness Day initiatives
- Tata-owned Air India unveils additional flights to Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Milan
Jazeera Airways offers 50% ...
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait’s leading low-cost carrier, is offering 50% off on fares to all destinations across its network from July 28 to 31.
Air India Express launches ...
New Delhi : Air India Express, a subsidiary of Air India and a part of the Tata group, has launched its "Time to Travel" sale on the airline’s website, airindiaexpress.com, the Air India Express mobile app and other major booking channels.
Over 300 flights cancelled ...
Tokyo: Airlines were forced to cancel over 300 flights following the collision between a Japan Coast Guard aircraft and a Japan Airlines passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday evening even as reports said the plane was cleared to land ahead of the tragedy.