The notebook of Victoriaville et Arthabaska
Listen to the wind tell the heights.
Garden town bordered by Appalachian hills, combining heritage, cycling and agricultural landscapes.
At your own pace
Identity summary
2 to 4 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
City · Countryside · Mountain · Heritage
Good accessibility
Modular rhythm
General presentation
Victoriaville et Arthabaska
Garden town bordered by Appalachian hills, combining heritage, cycling and agricultural landscapes.
The discovery of Victoriaville and Arthabaska is based around the Laurier Museum, Mount Arthabaska and the Parc lineare des Bois-Francs. The stay thus alternates between urban life, the countryside, mountain reliefs and heritage, giving a concrete picture of the destination beyond its only best known site.
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For a stay of 2 to 4 days, it is better to balance visits and travel times. Also to be anticipated: conditions to be checked according to the season. A car is usually the easiest way to connect the different sectors. The main sites are generally easy to access.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Laurier Museum
- Mount Arthabaska
- Bois-Francs linear park
Before you choose
- Car often useful
- Conditions to be checked by season
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Museum
Musée Laurier
The Musée Laurier Wilfrid Laurier's Victorian house in Arthabaska, with living rooms, furniture and objects that place the politician in his intimate setting. The visit speaks as much of bourgeois life as of Canadian history, in an area where ancient houses still give relief to the story.
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Mont Arthabaska
Mount Arthabaska dominates Victoriaville without imposing a long climb, which makes it easy to access a beautiful panorama of the Bois-Francs. Trails, gazebo and pavilion allow to quickly pass from the city to the forest, with particularly sharp colors in autumn.
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Parc linéaire des Bois-Francs
The Bois-Francs Linear Park follows the old track transformed into a soft track for cycling and walking. Victoriaville, villages, fields and woods, it gives a slow and pleasant way to cross the area, with little elevation and many possible stops.
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Réservoir Beaudet
The Beaudet Reservoir is a large urban water body where Victoriaville comes to walk, pedal and observe birds. The managed banks open wide views of the water and the sky, particularly interesting during migration passages, when bird gatherings completely alter the atmosphere of the site.
Practical tips
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