If you get up early in Quebec City, take a trip to see the changing of the guard at the Citadel. The guard changes at 10:00am. It's a sort of lengthy pomp and circumstances type of ceremony, but quite interesting. Their precision and crispness in their marching and manuvering is fun to watch and their red uniforms are quite colorful.... more
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All Hotels in Quebec CityHotel USD* Distance Rating Manoir de L'Esplanade $81 0.1 mi 0.1 km 
Le Manoir d'Auteuil $157 0.1 mi 0.2 km
Hotel Le Clos St-Louis $238 0.1 mi 0.2 km
Le Champlain Hotel $225 0.2 mi 0.3 km
Maison du Fort $158 0.2 mi 0.4 km
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Traveler Description: Constructed by the Duke of Wellington to fortify the city following the War of 1812, this huge old fort can be toured.
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Attraction type: Military museum,
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Address: St-Louis Street at Côte de la Citadelle
Cap Diamant Quebec City, Quebec G1R 3R2
Canada
Cap Diamant Quebec City, Quebec G1R 3R2
Canada
Tel: 418-694-2815
Fax: 418-694-2853
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This has to be the best feature of the city, the citadel. Quebec City is one of the only fortified cities in North America. There is army memorabilia in a museum on the premesis and on the citadel there are numerous cannons. The army is still atationed on part of the complex and there was even a changing of the... more
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St-Louis Street at Côte de la Citadelle | Cap Diamant, Quebec City, Quebec G1R 3R2, Canada
Tel: 418-694-2815
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