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From Québec to:
Trois-Rivières (segment 2) Baie-Saint-Paul (segment 3) Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (segment 5) Chicoutimi (segment 12) Sherbrooke (segment 30)

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Segment 7: From Québec to Montréal

Two itineraries are suggested:

• Via Sorel (300 km, 185 mi.): 7A
• Via Drummondville (315 km, 195 mi.): 7B

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Route 7A

Québec

Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly

• Rural architecture
  A charming country inn and an octogonal barn.

Sainte-Croix

• Typical village
  Traditional architecture in a beautiful setting.

  

• Domaine Joly de Lotbinière
  Visit this 1840 manor house in its enchanting setting.
  

Lotbinière

• Typical village
  Neo-classic and French-style stone and wood houses.

Leclercville

• Typical village
  Old houses reminiscent of the seignorial system.

Gentilly

• Gentilly-2 nuclear power station
  The only nuclear power station operated by Hydro-Québec.

Nicolet

• Religious and institutional architecture
  Cathedral with attractive stained-glass windows and former seminary.

• Musée des religions
  Museum housing and exhibition on religious traditions.

Pierreville

• Picturesque village
  Old houses along the Rivière Saint-François.

Odanak

• Abenaki Indian Reserve

• Musée des Abénaquis
  Museum devoted to native art and culture. Church decorated with sculptures.

Sorel

• Old city
  One of the oldest in Canada, situated at the mouth of the Rivière Richelieu.

  

• Islands
  Picturesque landscapes and bird watching.
  

Saint-Denis

• Historic village
  
• Maison nationale des Patriotes
  Historic building and interpretation center on the history of the Patriote rebellion (1 hr).

Mont Saint-Hilaire

• Centre de conservation de la nature
  Nature trails through an unspoiled mature forest. Interpretation.

Montréal

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Route 7B

Québec

Victoriaville

• Musée Laurier
  Museum housed in the Victorian residence (1876) of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the first French-Canadian to become Prime Minister of Canada.

Kingsey Falls

• Industrial Tour
  Visit the Cascades paper recycling plant. Also Parc Marie-Victorin, 12 hectares (30 acres) of grounds devoted to the appreciation of a variety of flowering plants and a center for education in conservation.

Ulverton

• Picturesque village
  Peaceful 19th-century hamlet in perfect harmony with the surrounding countryside.

• Moulin Blanchette
  Pre-industrial wool processing machinery (1850), still in operation. Magnificent gardens and paths.

Drummondville

• Village québécois d'antan
  Village with 70 typical buildings in which craftspeople re-create colonial times.
  

• Drummondville World Folflore Festival
  Outstanding folklore troupes from more than 20 countries perform in the streets and parks of the city, creating a thrilling, unique ambiance (July).

Saint-Majorique

• Centre éducatif et forestier de La Plaine
  This forest education center introduces visitors to the region's forest. Hiking trails.

Montréal

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From Montréal to:
Trois-Rivières (segment 1) Mont-Tremblant (segment 13) Hull, via Oka (segment 17) Hull, via Saint-Faustin (segment 18) Sherbrooke (segment 31)

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