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From Baie-Saint-Paul to:
Québec (segment 3)

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Segment 4: From Baie-Saint-Paul to Tadoussac

Baie-Saint-Paul

• Picturesque town
  Panoramic lookouts and numerous art galleries.

  

• Centre d'art de Baie-Saint-Paul
  Collection of paintings and handicraft by artists of the Charlevoix region.
  

• Symposium de la jeune peinture du Canada
  Annual international art exhibition and other cultural events (August).

• Centre d'exposition
  Brand new exhibition center where Québec artists can exhibit their works.

• Rêves d'automne
  Cultural and recreational activities in spectacularly beautiful Charlevoix (September).

Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive

• Exposition maritime
  Former naval shipyard and schooners on display.

• Papeterie Saint-Gilles
  Craftspeople manufacture fine paper using a 19th-century technique

Île-aux coudres

Picturesque villages on a pastoral island. Interesting architecture, art and handicraft galleries.



• Mills
  19th-century water and windmills, still in operation.
  

Les Éboulements

• Old village
  Stone church and authentic blacksmith's shop.

Saint-Irénée

• Domaine Forget
  Old estate overlooking the St. Lawrence River. International classical music and jazz festival (June to August).

Pointe-au-Pic

• Resort town
  Canada's first summer resort.

• Musée de Charlevoix
  Museum housing an exhibit devoted to local history and popular art.

Parc régional des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie

A densely forested, mountainous park with steep glacial valleys, waterfalls and rivers. The highest face for rock climbing east of the Canadian Rockies. Hiking trails. Mountain bike and canoe rentals. Cruises on the Rivière Malbaie.

Saint-Fidèle

• Centre écologique de Port-au-Saumon
  Ecology center including a nature reserve and an educational center devoted to the preservation of the environment.

Port-au-Persil

• Picturesque village
  A charming hamlet snug between the St. Lawrence and a mountainous backdrop.

Saint-Siméon

• Centre éducatif forestier les Palissades
  In the heart of a very hilly landscape, this forest education center includes an interpretation pavilion and hiking trails (13 km) (8 mi) from Saint-Siméon.

Baie-Sainte-Catherine

• Pointe-Noire
  Lookout over the Fjord du Saguenay and the St. Lawrence River. Southernmost land-based beluga observation post.

• Cruises
  Take a whale-watching cruise on the St. Lawrence River or discover the fjord.

Tadoussac

• Picturesque resort town
  One of the first French settlements in North America.

• Old chapel
  The oldest wooden church in Canada (1747).

• Maison Chauvin
  Replica of the first fur-trading post, erected in 1600.

• Fish hatchery
  For Atlantic salmon.

• Maison des dunes
  Tadoussac dunes interpretation center.

• Centre d'interprétation des mammifères marins
  Interpretation center housing an exhibit on whales with commentary by naturalists.

• Festival de la chanson québécoise
  Five days of musical magic featuring talented regional and international songwriters, composers, singers and musicians (August).

• Cruises
  Take a whale-watching cruise on the St. Lawrence River or discover the fjord.

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From Tadoussac to:
Saint-Félicien (segment 8) Chicoutimi (segment 9) Baie-Comeau (segment 27)

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