Pamela • EditorLet the Old Quebec Instagram Tour Begin!
Starting Point: Fairmont Château Frontenac
1, rue des Carrières
Designed by Bruce Price, an American architect, Château Frontenac was built in 1893; as one of the château-style hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway (Fairmont Banff Springs, Fairmont Château Laurier, and Fairmont Château Lake Louise were also built as part of this initiative). Sitting atop Cap Diamant in Québec’s Uppertown (also known as Old Québec), Fairmont Château Frontenac stands tall and majestic as though it is protecting the city from invasion — which makes sense as the Saint-Louis Fort once stood just in front of the hotel’s current location.
Start your instagram tour outside the château, on rue du Fort, making your way to Monument Samuel de Champlain, which stands on Dufferin Terrace, in front of the château.
