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LA CITADELLE

 D4 ⌂ 1 Côte de la Citadelle # May–Oct: 9am–5pm daily;
Nov–Apr: 10am–4pm daily ∑ lacitadelle.qc.ca
Set atop Cap Diamant, this impressive star-shaped group of ten
EXPERIENCE Quebec City is now home to the Royal 22nd Regiment of the Canadian Army, and
buildings is the largest military fortification in North America. The fort
daily military spectacles are staged for visitors during the summer.

regiment’s mascot: a goat called Batisse.
Overlooking the Saint Lawrence River,
La Citadelle was begun by the French in 1693,
At noon daily, and at 9:30pm every day during
but many of the battlements that you can see
summer months, visitors can also watch as a
today were built by the British between 1820
and 1850 to defend Quebec against a feared
Other notable sights include the splendid
American attack that never materialised. cannon is ceremonially fired from the Citadelle.
Governor-General’s Residence, the official
Visitors can take a tour around the fortress, home of Canada’s governors-general
and see the regiment perform their daily since the 19th century; the Cape Diamond
tasks as well as their parade drill. Redoubt, the fort’s oldest structure; a powder-
One of the highlights of any visit is watching magazine-turned-chapel; and the Neo-
the Changing of the Guard, which takes place Classical Dalhousie Gate, the original gateway
at 10am daily from 24 June to Labor Day. New to the Citadelle. There are also two fascinating
soldiers march in to the beat of a regimental museums tracing the history of the Royal
brass band to relieve the old soldiers from 22nd Regiment, with exhibits including rare
their duties. The parade is accompanied by the military documents and antique armaments.

Did You Know?

The Royal 22nd
Regiment has had at
least ten goat mascots,
all named Batisse,
since 1955.

Aerial view of the famous
star-shaped battlements
of La Citadelle
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