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Quebec CityCruise port guide

Ships dock at Pointe-a-Carcy Cruise Terminal. These are the stops worth your time, timed on foot from the terminal.

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Where ships dock

2 cruise terminals.

  • Pointe-a-Carcy Cruise Terminal
  • Port de Québec - Secteur L'Estuaire

Walkable from the pier

Walk times from Pointe-a-Carcy Cruise Terminal.

  1. 2min

    Musée Naval de Québec

    Naval history museum beside the cruise terminal

  2. 3min

    Café du Monde

    Old Port brasserie with Parisian accents

  3. 5min

    Musée de la Civilisation de Québec

    Immersive cultural museum on Old Quebec's waterfront

  4. 6min

    Café Le Saint-Malo

    Charming stone-walled bistro on historic Rue Saint-Paul

  5. 8min

    Place Royale

    Historic cradle of French civilization in North America

  6. 9min

    Maison historique Chevalier

    18th-century merchant house and urban architecture exhibit

  7. 9min

    Darlington par Riverstone

    Boutique on Rue de Buade featuring Canadian woollens

  8. 9min

    Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec

    Funicular railway linking Lower Town and Dufferin Terrace

  9. 10min

    Queues de Castor

    Iconic Canadian fried dough pastries and snacks

  10. 10min

    Le Cochon Dingue

    Quebec bistro serving daily hearty meals since 1979

  11. 10min

    Lieu historique national des Forts-et-Châteaux-Saint-Louis

    Archaeological crypt under the Dufferin Terrace

  12. 10min

    Lorne

    Scenic gazebo along the Dufferin Terrace boardwalk

  13. 10min

    Place D'Armes

    Historic Upper Town square shaded by stately trees

  14. 10min

    Centre Infotouriste de Québec

    Official tourism centre near Place d'Armes

  15. 10min

    La Boutique de Noël de Québec

    Specialty Christmas boutique for nativity scenes, villages, and ornaments

  16. 10min

    Café La Maison Smith Des Jardins

    Artisan coffee shop on leafy Rue des Jardins

  17. 11min

    Toilettes publiques - Quartier Petit Champlain

    Clean public washrooms in the Lower Town

  18. 11min

    Au 1884

    Historic Dufferin Terrace toboggan slide next to Château Frontenac

  19. 11min

    Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

    World-famous heritage hotel towering over the river

  20. 12min

    Governors' Garden

    Peaceful park behind Château Frontenac

  21. 12min

    Musée des Ursulines

    Museum inside historic Ursuline convent grounds

  22. 12min

    Fortifications de Québec

    Stone defensive ramparts encircling Old Quebec

  23. 13min

    Chez Boulay - Bistro Boreal

    Bistro celebrating French cuisine and Quebec boreal products

  24. 13min

    Librairie Pantoute

    Independent Quebec bookstore promoting local literature

  25. 18min

    Fontaine de Tourny

    Ornate Parisian fountain facing the Parliament Building

  26. 19min

    Birra & Basta

    Italian tavern in Lower Town Quebec

  27. 20min

    Hôtel du Parlement

    Majestic Second Empire provincial legislature

  28. 20min

    Musée des plaines d'Abraham

    Interpretive centre for the fateful 1759 battlefield

  29. 23min

    Observatoire de la Capitale

    Highest 360-degree observation deck in Quebec City

  30. 25min

    Bar Le Sacrilège

    Lively pub with a renowned four-season courtyard garden

  31. 27min

    Joan of Arc Garden

    Sunken sunken floral garden with Joan of Arc statue

See all 38 stops in the planner

Hidden gems

Worth finding if you have an hour spare.

  1. 6min

    Buffet de l'Antiquaire

    Traditional Quebec diner serving classics for over 40 years

  2. 11min

    Le musée du Monastère des Augustines

    Tranquil museum inside a restored 17th-century hospital

  3. 11min

    Rue du Petit-Champlain

    Enchanting pedestrian alley of artisan boutiques and stone houses

  4. 22min

    J.A. Moisan Épicier

    Historic gourmet grocer established in 1871

More ports nearby: Trois-Rivieres, Saguenay, Tadoussac, Montreal, Bangor.