What is there not to love? From the colorful, winding roads that led us to the spectacular National Parks of Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie and Grands-Jardins. * * * * To the charming art galleries of Baie-Saint-Paul. * * * * To the ferry rides that brought us to the tranquil L’Isle-aux-Coudres and Read more…
For this week-long trip, we stayed at La Remontee, a hotel in La Malbaie. Although it was our home base for exploring Charlevoix, we soon realized there was so much more to La Malbaie than we had time to discover. With so many beautiful places to visit in the surrounding Read more…
Tadoussac is practically synonymous with whale-watching. But we weren’t there to look for whales — we’d done that before. This time, our goal was to experience the drive eastward along the St. Lawrence River. And as expected, the journey did not disappoint! The 70+ km drive was scenic, with beautiful Read more…
Getting to the island is an easy 20 minute free ferry ride from Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive. Once your car gets off the ferry – it’s officially Island Time! Meaning – you slow down, you breathe deeper and just take it easy. Started with heavy fog from La Malbaie. Interesting that the island Read more…
Baie St. Paul is known as an important cultural centre and the birthplace of Cirque du Soleil, it attracts visitors for its art galleries, scenery and gastronomy. But for us, Baie St. Paul is one of those places where you look at pretty things, you try to look pretty yourself Read more…