Seeing Quebec City From The Top At The Observatory

posted on 17 October 2010 | posted in Holiday and Travel

Quebec is a province found in the east central portion of Canada. Its capital is Quebec City. As eccentric as Quebec sounds, tourism in this Canadian province is booming. In fact, Quebec’s tourism is its fifth largest industry with about 29,000 companies involved in promoting the many tourist spots of Quebec. Being one of most popular things to do in Canada there may be confusion as to where you will go first when planning a vacation at Quebec, mainly because it has too many to offer. Tourists who plan to go to this dominantly French-speaking province should first stop by at Observatoire de la Capitale, also known as The Observatory.
The Observatory is found in Quebec’s capital, Quebec City. Found 221 meters above the sea level, it is the highest point in Quebec City so it is the best place to see the entire city and probably one of the most magnificent things to do in Canada.
Observatoire de la Capitale is found at the top floor of the historical Marie-Guyart which is built in 1972. Specifically, the Observatory is at the building’s 31st floor. It was only in 1998 that Marie-Guyart began to host the Quebec attraction. Since it opened, it has attracted 750,000 people – a mixture of local Canadians and tourists from the United States and around the world. From the bottom floor of the building, high speed lifts or elevators will take you up to the Observatory within 28 seconds. And as soon as the doors of the lift open, you are only seconds away from seeing Quebec at a different point of view.
The Observatory of Quebec offers a 360-degree panoramic view of Quebec. Hence, you will see all of Quebec City from where the Observatory stands. Prolonging your stay at the Observatory is possible as it has its own coffee shop called Café de l’Observatoire. There you can munch on their pastries and muffins as you sip on some coffee or the other refreshments that they have. If you have your laptop with you or any device that is capable of connecting to wireless Internet, then it’s your lucky day! Café de l’Observatoire has free wireless Internet connections. The coffee shop also has a few books on Quebec City, brochures of Quebec’s attractions, as well as daily newspapers. All these should help you decide which tourist destinations to visit at Quebec.