If you're ever in Quebec City, be sure and see the changing of the guard at the Citadel. It begins at 10:00am and lasts for an hour or so. I've never seen the one at Buckingham Palace in England but I don't see how it could be any better than this one in Canada. The tourists observe from the fringe... more

We visited the Citadel in early October and enjoyed the guided tour very much. Our tour guide explained that since it is an active military base, all visitors must be on a tour to see this interesting site. The tour guide spoke very good English and gave so many details about the various buildings, fortifications, walls, history etc. It was... more

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

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