Not far downriver from Montreal, where the banks of the St. Lawrence River widen as it approaches the Atlantic, lies Quebec"s picturesque and often chilly capital. Quebec City, one of the continent"s oldest European settlements, is often called the most European city outside Europe. It"s the only North American city outside Mexico whose fortified walls still stand, and its winding streets showcase a French-tinged exemplar of old Romantic architecture (typified by the steep-roofed Château Frontenac in the photo"s foreground).
Frozen fun in the Canadian cold
Today in History
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Center-Val de Loire, France
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April Fools Day
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International Tea Day
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National Hummingbird Day
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Happy holidays!
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English National Ballet performing The Nutcracker
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Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
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The Belogradchik Rocks in Bulgaria
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Coral Reef Awareness Week
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Darwin Day
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Mount Fuji Day
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Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
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Cloudy with a chance of enlightenment
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March of the flowers
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Sandstone formations in the badlands near Caineville, Utah
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Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England
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Valentines Day
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A courtyard scene from Spain
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European Day of Parks
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Happy World Whale Day!
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National Panda Day
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A cliff-hanging complex of temples
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Books for children of all ages
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Up on the glacier
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A path to access
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Love on ice
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Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Wartburg Castle overlooking Thuringian Forest in Germany
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