• Camping Demi-Lieue, photo credit: Stéphanie Allard, Tourisme Chaudière-Appalaches
  • Sentier d'interprétation maritime, photo credit: Patrick Dufficy
  • Auberge La Marguerite, photo credit: Stéphanie Allard, Tourisme Chaudière-Appalaches
  • Église Saint-Roch, photo credit: Stéphanie Allard, Tourisme Chaudière-Appalaches
  • Quai L'Islet, photo credit: Stéphanie Allard, Tourisme Chaudière-Appalaches

Choose to discover the L’Islet region this summer

The fabulous region of L'Islet in Chaudière-Appalaches is known for its breathtaking scenery, and especially as a destination where you can discover local artisans! This magnificent region by the river is a dream spot for day trips or a for a vacation lasting a few days. This summer, fill your lungs with fresh air while you shop, taste local products or enjoy outdoor activities.

What to do, what to see and where to eat in L’Islet

Sea Shanty Festival

Sea Shanty Festival

2024 dates to be announced (August)

The Fête des chants de marins celebrates music inspired by the seven seas. Shanties that helped maintain the rhythm for working on tall ships and sailor [ read more ... ]

Café La Coureuse des Grèves

Café La Coureuse des Grèves

La Coureuse des Grèves is a coffee shop located in the heart of the village of St-Jean-Port-Joli, nestled in an ancestral house that has been completely [ read more ... ]

Le Vivoir

Le Vivoir

Located in the heart of St-Jean-Port-Joli, Le vivoir promises unparalleled immersion in local crafts! 7 artists' studios open to the public are set up [ read more ... ]

Fleuve Espace danse

Fleuve Espace danse

Produced by the choreographic creations company Fleuve | Espace danse. The contemporary dance event « À ciel ouvert | danser sur l'infini de l'horizon [ read more ... ]

L'Atelier M

L'Atelier M

English coming soon [ read more ... ]

Atelier-Galerie Nicole Deschênes Duval

Atelier-Galerie Nicole Deschênes Duval

This art gallery is open all year round. It exhibits the woodworks of artist, Nicole Deschênes Duval, specialized in the sculpture of children and teenagers [ read more ... ]

Museum of Living Memory

Museum of Living Memory

A museum within everyone’s reach where people are at the core of history. Life testimonies, knowledge and know-how are the basis of exhibitions, and these [ read more ... ]

La Roche à Veillon - Resto/théâtre

La Roche à Veillon - Resto/théâtre

Since 1964, La Roche à Veillon offers typical Canadian cuisine while carefully preserving the culinary traditions of our grandmothers. The warm atmosphere [ read more ... ]

Sable et Glace L'Islet

Sable et Glace L'Islet

From July 26 to 28, 2024

Competitions between international champions from our province! Sand and Ice combining in one show! Equally, there will be a workshop of sand sculpting [ read more ... ]

La Seigneurie des Aulnaies

La Seigneurie des Aulnaies

Accompanied by guides in period costumes, take a tour of the Victorian-style manor (1853) and its lavish interior. The village mill (1842) boasts the largest [ read more ... ]

La Libellule, resto convivial

La Libellule, resto convivial

Their home cooking is made with products fresh from the area and with lots of love! their secret? Comforting soup, fresh bread from the bakery, apples [ read more ... ]

Pizzeria Porto Bellissimo

Pizzeria Porto Bellissimo

Pizzeria Porto Bellisimo invites you to savour their specialties, which include classic and fine dining pizzas, fresh soups, sandwiches, croissants. It [ read more ... ]

La Marina Resto-Bar

La Marina Resto-Bar

The Marina in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli offers you a magnificent view and an ideal spot where you can really feel on vacation. The menu includes dishes made [ read more ... ]

Semaine du patrimoine de Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies

Semaine du patrimoine de Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies

From August 3 to 11, 2024

The sixth edition of this festival celebrates all forms of heritage in the municipality of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies: built and immaterial, agricultural [ read more ... ]

Musée de sculpture sur bois des Anciens Canadiens

Musée de sculpture sur bois des Anciens Canadiens

The largest interpretation centre and most prestigious wood carving museum in North America. Experience the history of wood carving and handicrafts with [ read more ... ]

Microbrasserie Ras L'Bock

Microbrasserie Ras L'Bock

Ras L'Bock is a microbrewery with a Pub located in front of the Saint-Jean-Port-Joli dock, on the second floor of Restaurant le Bistro OK. Discover 13 [ read more ... ]

Musée maritime du Québec

Musée maritime du Québec

The Musée maritime du Québec - Capitaine J.E. Bernier is located an hour’s drive from the Québec bridges in the charming village of L'Islet at the heart [ read more ... ]

Le Moule à Sucre

Le Moule à Sucre

Built in 1954 by the Fortin family, the Mansard-style four-sided barn housing the Moule à Sucre shop was first used as a hayloft and stable due to its [ read more ... ]

Bistro OK

Bistro OK

The Bistro OK is known for Classic-Chic-Exotic-Gourmet specialties. There are a variety of choices including their delicious breakfasts, exquisite burgers [ read more ... ]

Auberge des Glacis

Auberge des Glacis

L’Auberge des Glacis is a hidden treasure in the hollow of a vast domain, between the seaway and the mountain. A historic page of the Côte-du-Sud is engraved [ read more ... ]

Boutique Morency

Boutique Morency

The store is located in the heart of the village in an ancestral house that has preserved its original cachet. Hélène Morency, painter, and Pier Soleine [ read more ... ]

Festival Guitares en Fête de L'Islet

Festival Guitares en Fête de L'Islet

2024 dates to be announced (July)

The many concerts during Festival Guitare en Fête will honor this wildly varied stringed instrument. These concerts will be held at the wharf in L'Islet [ read more ... ]

Festival du bûcheux de Saint-Pamphile
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Festival du bûcheux de Saint-Pamphile

From August 22 to 25, 2024

Festival du bûcheux Saint-Pamphile highlights the forest of the Chaudière-Appalaches region, in Quebec, Canada. At this festival, you will find sports [ read more ... ]

Vignoble du Faubourg

Vignoble du Faubourg

In 2004, the first vintage was launched at this vineyard, which now also produces a white wine, a rosé wine, a red wine and 2 port-style fortified wines [ read more ... ]

Boulangerie Sibuet

Boulangerie Sibuet

This bakery offers many different products such as: sourdough leavened bread (baguette, rye, farmhouse loaf), organic preferment bread (rye, spelt, Kamut [ read more ... ]

Les Violons d'Automne

Les Violons d'Automne

2024 dates to be announced (October)

“Les Violons d'Automne” is a marvellous journey to the four corners of the world where the violin is the star performer. Every year, music lovers, artisans [ read more ... ]

Boulangerie Du pain... c'est tout!

Boulangerie Du pain... c'est tout!

The bakery "Du pain... c'est tout!" is located in the Seigneurie des Aulnaies. Organic artisanal sourdough bread made with local ingredients. The bakery [ read more ... ]

What to do, what to see and where to eat in L’Islet