Eastern Townships region
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Would you like to head out for adventure and get off the beaten path? The Eastern Townships region provides this and much more. Whether with your family, that special someone or your friends, simply getting outdoors to explore nature will take on new meaning since you can make delicious discoveries.
Exploring Nature: Another Way to Truly Experience Life!
The Eastern Townships is the perfect place to go on a healthy walk or climb mountains. Just stop at a tourist information centre in the region to open the door to trails for discovery. Get the Hiking sites map or order it by phone or online. In all, eight circuits are offered for walking with your family and eight others for hiking to peaks and admiring the region’s magnificent landscapes.
Hit the Wine Route
Wine Route
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The Eastern Townships region is known for the quality of wines that are produced there within. Located along the American border, forty minutes south of Montréal, the Wine Route, is made up of 120 km (75 mi) of well-marked sections. Just stop where you wish, at one or many vineyards. To your great delight, their owners have come up with activities and tastings. Before leaving, a simple glance at the program can help you decide how to organize your trip. Even if harvesting time is coming right up, you can still take advantage of the calm before September to enjoy peaceful tours of the region’s vineyards.
Discover Cafés de village
Does the outdoors work up your appetite? Finish your getaway with a savoury stop at one of the Eastern Townships’ 10 Cafés de village (Village cafés). This new network groups small welcoming, friendly cafés which are known for selecting quality products and emphasizing local flavours. You will be warmly welcomed and enjoy a change of scenery with country décors that are sometimes hundreds of years old. To sip a coffee or savour a full meal, stopping in an Eastern Townships’ Café de village is a sure bet, promising you great gourmet discoveries.
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