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Place Royale

27 rue Notre-Dame, Quebec City, Quebec G1K 4E9 , Canada (Downtown Quebec City)
418 646 3167
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Ranked #8 of 101 attractions in Quebec City
Type: Historic Walking Areas, Neighborhoods, Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Activities: Shopping
Fee: No
Recommended length of visit: More than 3 hours
Description: This famous town plaza is the heart of historic Lower Town and has been an important social center since the city's founding.
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Southampton, Royaume-Uni
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013 NEW

This is such a beautiful little place to see. For movie amateurs, the scene from "Catch Me If You Can" where Frank is finally arrested was partially filmed there. It is a gorgeous place, winter or summer.

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See 2 more reviews by CurleyDom for Quebec City
Kolkata, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013

Apart from the innumerable souvenir shop, Place Royale has very few things to be written about excepting the old styled french chateaus and the Museum which has a complete wall four storied high with a painting that will make you believe that this is really the side of the building.

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See 12 more reviews by Dr_B_Maitra for Quebec City
Portland, Maine
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2013

Place Royale was fascinating--the buildings have all been rebuilt and are just gorgeous. You can visit a part of the Musee de Civilization right in the square (our favorite part of the Musee). There are restaurants, ice cream shops (one of which is where we had some of the most wonderful d'Erable ice cream ever!) and shops to look through.... More

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Abbotsford, Canada
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Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 1, 2013

I love museums that don't take forever to tour. This one is convenient and efficiently laid-out, so you get a good sense of old Quebec without sacrificing too much time or money.

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See 11 more reviews by Sherry O for Quebec City
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 4, 2013

Very cool to walk around in and see the Carnival decorations. Definitely smaller than it looks in Catch Me If You Can. The Church was closed, but I had no real need/desire to go in, so it wasn't a deal breaker. We went in the day and at night to see the square lit up. Easy to get to and... More

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Quebec City, Quebec
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 7, 2013

North America's first settlement (lost Vikings aside....) and the cobblestone, church and boutiques are wonderful. It is still a very authentic little area. I love visiting, even in the dead of winter.

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sask Canada
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 3, 2013

I was saddened that the church was closed , I would have loved to have seen inside. The mural is very well done, and is a must see when visting Quebec City. We walked around here in the day time and then again at night , very nice both times,

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Toronto, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2013 via mobile

We were overwhelmed with the beautiful murals and the architecture and just loved discovering more of the unique features this "square". You MUST visit this landmark if you only have time for one sightseeing adventure. As beautiful in the summer and winter.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 19, 2013

This is a church highlighted at night with strobe lights and loud music, we happened on this locale in our walk one night. The music gets your attention. My daughter and I walked into the church and inside it was very quiet, people mulled around and viewed the displays inside. No admission fee.

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Quebec City, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 15, 2013

Place Royale offer a taste of france ! The old house are now converted into boutique, museum,, etc. The place is very cute and had been used for various movie production such has "Catch me if you can"

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