When acknowledging the formidable appearance of Québec City’s British-built fortress, Charles Dickens famously described the city as “the Gibraltar of Amer-19th century, certainly dominate the high ground on Cape Diamond, the wedge of land tapering between the confluence of the Saint-Charles and St Lawrence rivers. From here you’ll find commanding views over those waterways and the eroded peaks of the distant Laurentian Mountains.
Up close is no less impressive. The grey stonework of the star-shaped Citadelle de Québec forms part of North America’s only walled city outside Mexico. Guided tours of the stronghold mean opportunities to