TheOld Quebec Funicular(Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec) is a funicular (cable-operated) railway in Quartier Petit Champlain that brings visitors from the lower part of Quebec City to the upper part. It goes up at a 45-degree angle for a short distance of 64 metres. Unfortunately, we didn’t...
If you don’t want to climb Breakneck Stairs to get to Upper Town, you can take the funicular from Lower Town to Dufferin Terrace for a cost of $3 Canadian. Housed in an adorably photogenic building on a cobblestone street, it’s been in operation since 1879. Again, this is an extreme...
From the Old Port, you can walk up the steep hill (not an option for me with my still rather new left knee!) or take the funicular for $2. At the top of the funicular, you exit upon the imposing facade of the famous Chateau Frontenac, along the fabulous boardwalk promenade. As ...