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New France Festival
Unique and festive historical event showcasing 17th and 18th century America.
Thanks to its 400 shows, reenactments and lectures, the Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France festival celebrates with both pomp and humour the historical period that gave to Québec city its major role in the history of the continent.

Algonquian people had originally named the area Kébec, meaning "where the river narrows", because the Saint Lawrence River narrows proximate to the promontory of Quebec and its Cape Diamant.
Explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a French settlement here in 1608, and adopted the Algonguin language term. Quebec City is one of the oldest European cities in North America.
The ramparts surrounding Old Quebec are the only fortified city walls remaining in the Americas north of Mexico.
This area was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the "Historic District of Old Québec".

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New France Festival<br /> Unique and festive historical event showcasing 17th and 18th century America.<br /> Thanks to its 400 shows, reenactments and lectures, the Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France festival celebrates with both pomp and humour the historical period that gave to Québec city its major role in the history of the continent. <br /> <br /> Algonquian people had originally named the area Kébec, meaning "where the river narrows", because the Saint Lawrence River narrows proximate to the promontory of Quebec and its Cape Diamant. <br /> Explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a French settlement here in 1608, and adopted the Algonguin language term. Quebec City is one of the oldest European cities in North America. <br /> The ramparts surrounding Old Quebec are the only fortified city walls remaining in the Americas north of Mexico. <br /> This area was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the "Historic District of Old Québec".