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Road Trip Quebec City to Baie-Saint-Paul – Charlevoix Gateway

Québec Baie-Saint-Paul
90
km
1h
drive
All seasons
season

The Itinerary

Baie-Saint-Paul is one of Quebec's most inspiring cities. Nestled in a meteor crater (the Charlevoix region is an astrobleme), surrounded by mountains and open to the St. Lawrence, it's the birthplace of painters like Clarence Gagnon and Jean-Paul Lemieux.

The drive from Quebec City on Route 138 passes the Côte-de-Beaupré, Île d'Orléans and Cap Tourmente. Baie-Saint-Paul has the highest concentration of art galleries per capita in Canada.

Points of Interest

  • Galeries d'art de Baie-Saint-Paul
    Plus haute densité de galeries par habitant au Canada.
  • Centre d'art de Baie-Saint-Paul
    Musée municipal, expositions temporaires et permanentes.
  • Cap Tourmente
    Refuge d'oies sauvages, 300 000 bernaches en migration.
  • Astroblème de Charlevoix
    Cratère de météorite de 54 km de diamètre, unique au monde habité.
Practical info
  • Departure Québec
  • Destination Baie-Saint-Paul
  • Distance 90 km
  • Duration 1h
  • Category Short (< 100 km)
  • Best season All seasons

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