FIND THE FOOD, BARS, SHOPS, AND LUXURY HOTELS WORTH VISITING ON A TRIP TO NEW FRANCE.

For an old city perched atop cliffs overlooking the St Lawrence River, Quebec City has a distinctively modern feel. It was founded by explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1608, which was to be New France’s riverside heart. Though the gabled roofs within the UNESCO-listed ramparts retain some semblance of Paris, a closer inspection reveals Northwoods' avant-garde architecture.

At chic restaurants, chefs create innovative boro cuisine using locally sourced ingredients from nearby forests. Inuit artisans at the National Gallery of Canada showcase their work in bone and stone. Upper-latitude luxuries abound in the boutiques brim with lush woolens, while thermal pools at Strøm Nordic Spa are steamy vantage points from which to watch tides pulling at the Saint Lawrence River. Over time, the city has swelled to just over half a million residents, but most historic sites cozy into the walkable hilltop Upper Town and riverside Lower Town, with a vintage funicular to link the two.

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The Fairmont over Lower Town.

Visit the copper-roofed turrets at the 610-room Fairmont le Chateau Frontenac crown Québec City's Upper Town, the high ground that lends the 1893 property marvelous views. A longtime perch for royalty – both the old-world and Hollywood varieties – the Chateau's oak-paneled lobby exudes Jazz Age sophistication. Snag a window seat at elegant Champlain restaurant to watch summertime fireworks over the Saint Lawrence. Virtuoso travelers receive breakfast daily and a $100 dining credit.

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