Abitibi-Témiscamingue
A gentle countryside with hills of green
A real Garden of Eden for nature lovers! Hiking, cycling and horseback-riding trails abound in this holiday haven. There are numerous golf courses, and enormous lakes, perfect for swimming or boating, are everywhere you look! In the southern part of the region, the Appalachian mountain chain is a hotspot for hikers and skiers. Here and there, long rivers flow under old covered bridges. Picturesque villages with Anglo-Saxon charm flourish with theatre, art galleries and antique shops. Victorian-style houses have been converted into quaint inns. Country-style restaurants, sugar shacks, vineyards and cider houses pepper this land blessed by nature, offering tourists pastoral getaways!
Somewhere between wooded valleys and green hills
There are wide, open spaces aplenty in the Eastern Townships (Cantons-de-l'Est). The Parc national du Mont-Mégantic, whose mountain is one of the highest in the region, features a large astronomical observatory. The Parc national du Mont-Orford and the Parc d'environnement naturel de Sutton invite you to use their hiking trails and ski slopes. The Parc de la Gorge-de-Coaticook has a 169-metre (535 ft.) suspended footbridge (the longest in the world) that is sure to take your breath away.The joys of country life
Attention all water lovers! The numerous bodies of water in the region definitely add to the holiday feeling that reigns in the Eastern Townships. Lac Saint-François (in the Parc national de Frontenac) is one of the largest bodies of water in Québec. Parc national de la Yamaska boasts a lake surrounded by forests and plains. The magnificent Lake Memphremagog, which extends into the United States, can be explored on a cruise. In the winter, the number of waterways in the Eastern Townships makes it easy to go ice fishing. Is biking your thing? Enjoy the ride of your life along the major network of cycling trails, like Grandes-Fourches and La Cantonnière, that crisscross this countryside full of valleys. For those who love hiking, endless, new challenges await along the 160 km (100 mi.) of trails of the Sentiers de l'Estrie. Escape to this charming vacation spot!
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