Site: Historic District of Old Quebec Location: Canada Year Designated: 1985 Category: Cultural Criteria: (iv) (vi) Reason for Designation: North America’s premier walled city is an architectural ...

Quebec City is the capital of Quebec and, after Montreal, the second largest city in the province. Quebec's Old Town (Vieux-Québec) is the only North American fortified city north of Mexico whose ...

Quebec City: Old Québec is a historic neighbourhood ... A large portion of this old walled city has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is divided into an Upper and Lower town, linked ...