Quebec, the great cold north

Somewhere between Europe and the USA, Canada’s largest province stands out for its geographic, cultural and climatic diversity. Quebec thus offers a hybrid and festive life-style, underpinned by its open approach to the rest of the world.

Quebec and its 22 regions cover an area three times that of France, crossed by the Saint-Laurent, one of the world’s longest rivers. Most of Quebec’s 8 million or so inhabitants live along its banks, cultivating a taste for the culinary arts. The creative energy and cultural vitality of this vast province find outlets in literature, painting, sculpture and the performing arts. As demonstrated by the many international festivals held each year in the effervescent Montreal and Quebec itself, a real architectural gem. With enthusiasm forged in extreme wintertime temperatures, Quebec celebrates its heritage, the result of crossbreeding between the Old and New Worlds.