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Musée national des Beaux-arts du Québec

Located on the Battlefields park, the mission of this art museum is to promote and preserve Québec art of all periods and to ensure a place for international art through temporary exhibitions. You can also visit the old prison of Quebec City, which is now one of the two main pavilions of the museum. The annex was designed by renowned architectural firm OMA.

Address: 179 Grande Allée Ouest
Hours: Tue Thu-Sun 10:00-17:00, Wed 10:00-21:00
Price: Online: $22 adult, $20 senior, $12 young adult, $5 youth, children free
Website: mnbaq.org (opens in a new tab)

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Festival d'été
Beginning to mid-July, a lot of cheap music shows (you buy a button for $45 and it gives you access to all the shows, for the 11 days of the festival) in and around the Old Town, with international and local artists (for example in 2004, The Nits, Wyclef Jean, Bérurier Noir in 2010, Iron maiden, The Black Eyed Peas, Santana, Rush, Arcade and Rammstein).
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The Battlefields Park
The Plains of Abraham, Parc des Champs-de-Bataille, Plaines d'Abraham
Site of the 1759 battle in which the British conquered Quebec, now used for public events, sports, and leisure activities.
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Bachir
Very popular Lebanese restaurant with fast service. A must-try is the shish taouk (marineed chicken barecued on a skewer).
mains $8–18
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Grande Allée
An impressive street southwest of Old town. It begins next to the city wall about at the level of Fontaine de Tourny, leads to the Parliament, and on past Place de la Francophonie and Place George-V. Then follows a range of streetside cafés all the way to Cours du Général de Montcalm. There ends the touristically interesting part of the street.