La Citadelle de Quebec

La Citadelle is a star-formed working army installation situated on Cap Diamant in the Old Quebec. Covering 2.3 sq km, North America's largest fort was begun by the French in the 1750s and completed by the British in 1850, intended to defend against an American invasion that never came. A one-hour guided visit takes in the regimental exhibition hall and ious chronicled destinations. Summer-just occasions late June through early September incorporate the changing of the monitor 10 am day by day and the pounding of the withdraw, which highlights officers hitting into their drums at move's end 6 pm on Saturdays.

Today the Citadelle is the base of Canada's Royal 22s referred to in degraded French as the Van Doos, from the French for 22, Vingt-Deux. Established in WWI, the regiment earned three Victoria Crosses in that contention and WWII. Visits withdraw in any event once every hour year-round, with French-and English-dialect visits rotating for the duration of the day; call ahead for plan data. From late June through October, lamp-lit night visits grown-up/youth $20/16 are likewise advertised.