Met 'n bevolking van meer as 15.000 en 'n geskiedenis wat strek tot die begin van die Europese kolonisasie in wat tans Kanada is, Gaspé is die grootste stad en nie-amptelike hoofstad van die streek waarmee hy sy naam deel. Soos die Gaspé-skiereilandDie belangrikste dienssentrum en vervoersentrum is dat byna elke besoeker in die streek op die een of ander tydstip sal reis.
Maar Gaspé bied iets van 'n raaisel: niemand kom na hierdie deel van Quebec op soek na gemaklike stedelike wesens nie, en veral vir toeriste wat pas deur die majestueuse natuur betower is terwyl hulle die stad langs St. St. 'n dag wat die toeristiese atmosfeer van Persie onderweg - met die eerste oogopslag kan Gaspé lyk soos 'n werkagtige, alledaagse dorp, met 'n bietjie gebrek aan sjarme.
Maar dit beteken nie noodwendig dat u die pad moet vat sodra u aanraak nie Michel Pouliot-lughawe, gevul met brandstof of voorrade, of wat ook al u na die stad gebring het. Bly 'n rukkie en grawe 'n bietjie dieper, en Gaspé se lae, maar waardevolle verskeidenheid besienswaardighede sal u dalk verras.
Verstaan
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Uitsig op Gaspé se middestad van oorkant die baai.
In 1971 - onder die vaandel van een van die provinsiale regering van Quebec se gereelde vlaag van munisipale herorganisasie - is nie minder nie as elf omliggende munisipaliteite aan Gaspé geheg, waaronder Cap-aux-Os, Cap-des-Rosiers, Douglastown, Haldimand, L'Anse-au-Griffon, L'Anse-à-Valleau, Rivière-au-Renard, en York. Alhoewel u hierdie en ander ou plekname op padtekens langs Route 132 sal sien, en die plaaslike bevolking steeds in gesprekke daarna verwys, is al die interessante plekke in hierdie voormalige dorpe in hierdie artikel vervat.
Boonop omvat Gaspé se stadsgrense die geheel van Forillon Nasionale Park, wat is nie in hierdie artikel bespreek.
Geskiedenis
Gaspé se belangrikste belang in die koloniale geskiedenis van Noord-Amerika is selfs vir baie Québécois onbewus. Inderdaad, hierdie stad maak aanspraak op die titel "Cradle of French America": in 1534, sewe jaar voor sy mislukte poging om 'n nedersetting by Cap-Rouge te vestig (en byna driekwart eeu voor die stigting van Quebec-stad), die beroemde ontdekkingsreisiger Jacques Cartier, terwyl hy tydens 'n storm in Gaspé-baai beskut het, het êrens in die stad vlugtig aan wal gekom en 'n kru houtkruis in die grond geplant in die naam van die Franse kroon en sodoende die 200-jarige geskiedenis van " Nuwe Frankryk "in beweging. Die inheemse Mi'kmaq-mense het na die gebied verwys as gespeg (wat "die einde van die land" beteken; 'n verwysing na Cap-Gaspé aan die oostekant van die skiereiland), wat deur die koloniste in die huidige naam verongeliseer is.
Ten spyte van die historiese betekenis daarvan, het die gebied feitlik gedurende die hele twee-eeuse periode van Franse bewind 'n stroombaan gebly. Eers in 1763 het die vestiging van die huidige Gaspé ernstig begin - en daardie eerste setlaars was Engelse, aan wie Gaspesiese grond gratis weggegee is nadat die beheer oor Quebec in Britse hande was. Hulle is in kort volgorde gevolg deur golwe van Franssprekende Acadiërs wat uit hul voormalige huise in Nova Scotia, "United Empire Loyalists" verdryf uit wat nou die Verenigde State na die rewolusie daar, en immigrante vissermanne en skeepsbouers (laasgenoemde is grotendeels afkomstig van Jersey) wat uit Europa gekom het om voordeel te trek uit die ryk kabeljou vissery in die omliggende waters. Gaspé se eerste poskantoor is in 1804 geopen, en die dorpie is amptelik in 1855 ingelyf.
Gaspé het in die 19de eeu sy vordering gemaak, met 'n ekonomie rondom die belangrikheid daarvan as 'n hawe vir die trans-Atlantiese skeepsvaart - inderdaad, vir 'n kort tydjie teen die eeuwisseling, was Gaspé een van die belangrikste hawens in Kanada, met honderde buitelandse skepe elke jaar die diep, beskutte baai in om voordeel te trek uit die stad se status as 'n belastingvrye hawe, en honderde meer vertrek na verre lande met voorrade houtpulp, kopererts, gedroogde kabeljou en ander plaaslike goedere, wat teenwoordigheid van takkonsulate van lande soos Italië, Noorweë, en Brasilië help om die ratte van die internasionale handel verder in te smeer, en 'n kultuur wat veel veeltaliger en kosmopolitieser is as die slaperige vissers- en houtkapdorpe elders in die streek. Ondanks die aankoms van die spoorlyn in 1911, kon Gaspé se hawe egter nie meeding met groter en meer sentraal geleë alternatiewe nie, soos Montreal en Halifax, en vandag kry dit sy belang meestal as 'n streeksentrum van bevolking, besigheid en nywerheid; die soort plek waar mense in die klein dorpie van regoor die streek gaan inkopies doen, 'n lekker aandete kan geniet en 'n skyn van die stadslewe kan geniet.
Besoekersinligting
Gaspé Forillon is die amptelike toerisme-webwerf vir die titulêre stad en park: 'n uitgebreide bron van inligting, insluitend 'n besoekersgids, lys van hotelle, restaurante en geleenthede, 'n pragtige fotoalbum en selfs 'n mobiele app wat gebruikers van iPhone en Android kan aflaai.
Gaspé se hoof Toeriste-inligtingsentrum(Bureau d'information touristique de Gaspé) is in eersgenoemde geleë VIA Rail stasie by 8, rue de la Marina, net oorkant die brug vanaf Gaspé se middestad. Dit is die hele jaar oop op weeksdae van 08:30 tot 16:30.
'N Aantal van die afgeleë gehuggies waaruit die hedendaagse stad bestaan, het hul eie toeriste-inligtingsentrums. Die 1 L'Anse-à-Valleau Toerisme-inligtingsentrum op 884, boulevard de l'Anse-à-Valleau, is daagliks oop van 9 tot 17 uur van 12 Junie tot 30 September. Daarbenewens is die gebou op 17, rue de la Langevin, wat die Forillon-seiljagklub(Club nautique Forillon) en die Vissery-interpretasiesentrum(Centre d'interprétation des pêches) doen ook drievoudige diens as die tuiste van die Rivière-au-Renard-toeriste-inligtingskiosk, oop tussen Junie en September.
Gaan in
Met die motor
Soos met die oorgrote meerderheid van die stede en dorpe van die skiereiland, Provinsiale roete 132 - Die hoofweg van Quebec langs die suidkus van die St. Lawrence-rivier en riviermonding - dien as Gaspé se belangrikste trekpleister.
Kom uit die rigting van Montreal en Quebec City, volg Autoroute 20 ooswaarts tot by die snelweg doodloopstraat Trois-Pistoles. Draai hiervandaan links, volg die borde na roete 132, draai dan regs en gaan ooswaarts 314 km (195 myl) na L'Anse-Pleureuse. Van daar af het u verskeie opsies:
Roete 132, wat deur Gaspé se buitewyke gaan.
- Op die vinnigste en direkste weg na Gaspé sal u regs draai by die kruising met Provinsiale roete 198, die binnelandse roete via Murdochville wat jou direk in die middedorp stort. Hierdie opsie gaan egter ten koste van die misleidendste van die oostelike landskap van die Gaspé-skiereiland, en dit is nie regtig nie daardie baie korter.
- U kan ook Route 132 self tot in die stad volg, maar die roete wat dit neem, is inderdaad omringend: nadat u die stadsgrense binnegekom het en deur L'Anse-à-Valleau, Rivière-au-Renard en ander buitenste gehuggies op 'n op die suidoostelike baan langs die oewer van die St. Lawrence, draai die pad skerp na die suidweste by Cap-des-Rosiers, kronkelend en kronkel deur die Forillon Nasionale Park voordat dit weer verdubbel in die noordweste langs die oewer van Gaspébaai. Van daar af kruis dit oor die monding van die Dartmouth-rivier en draai weer na die suidooste met sy laaste benadering tot Gaspé se middestad.
- Die Goldilocks-opsie, wat amper net so vinnig is as die binnelandse roete via Murdochville, en waarmee u die meeste van die natuurskoon kan geniet, behels dat u suidwaarts draai Provinsiale roete 197 by Rivière-au-Renard en weer by Route 132 aansluit voor die bogenoemde brug oor die Dartmouth-rivier, en sodoende die seningrige Forillon-gedeelte van die roete afgesny.
Afhangend van watter roetes u neem, van Quebec City na Gaspé, kyk u na 'n rit van tussen sewe en 'n half en agt en 'n half uur, uitgesonderd haltes. As u direk vanaf Montreal kom, voeg nog twee en 'n half uur by.
As u uit die rigting van die Maritimes of sekere dele van Nieu-Engeland, die roete is baie reguit: ry deur Nieu-Brunswick via Provinsiale Roete 17, steek Quebec in by Campbellton, volg dan Route 132 van daar oos. Gaspé is ongeveer 330 km (205 myl) verby die provinsiale grens, 'n rit van ongeveer drie en 'n half uur uitgesluit stop.
Met die vliegtuig
1 Michel-Pouliot Gaspé-lughawe(Aéroport Michel-Pouliot de Gaspé) (YGP IATA) is ongeveer 10 km buite die middestad op 60, rue de l'Aéroport. Onderneming en Nasionaal het Motorhuur fasiliteite ter plaatse. Air Canada het alle vlugte na die lughawe in Julie 2020 gestaak weens die COVID-19-pandemie.
Met die bus
Die Orléans Express busnetwerk bedien die hele provinsie Quebec, insluitend die Gaspé-skiereiland. Twee Gaspé-gebonde busse vertrek daagliks vanaf Rimouski om 14:55, elkeen met 'n ander draai by die vurk in die pad by Sainte-Flavie langs die lassovormige baan van roete 132. Die roete deur die Bo Gaspé via Matane en Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is vinniger, goedkoper en meer skilderagtig, en arriveer om 21:35 in Gaspé teen 'n tarief van $ 76,15 per passasier. As die een uitverkoop is, ry die suidelike rigting deur die Matapédia-vallei en Chaleurbaai streke via Amqui, Bonaventure, en Percé arriveer om 23:10 in Gaspé vir 'n tarief van $ 83,05 per passasier.
Tariewe sluit in alle gevalle belasting en twee ingeboude sakke in, met 'n opslag van $ 5 vir elke bykomende tassie tot 'n maksimum van vier totaal. Die bus laai jou af by Motel Adams om 20, rue Adams.
Per fiets
Die hoof stamlyn van die Roete Verte - die grootste netwerk fietsroetes op die Amerikaanse vasteland, met tentakels wat oor die hele provinsie Quebec strek - gaan deur die Gaspé-skiereiland. Roete Verte 1 volg hoofsaaklik die verloop van die provinsiale roete 132, hoewel die aanleg van fietsbane en ander infrastruktuur nog nie in die geheel van die roete voltooi is nie. Gaspé is inderdaad bereikbaar per fiets vanaf Percé en wys suidwaarts met 'n fietsbaan langs die kant van Route 132, maar vanaf die ander rigting langs die St. Lawrence moet fietsryers langs 132 82 km regstreeks in die verkeersbane ry ( 51 myl) tussen Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine en Rivière-au-Renard, waar die fietsrybane langs die pad uiteindelik weer opduik.
Vir meer inligting oor die roete van Route Verte 1 deur die stad Gaspé self, sien die ooreenstemmende afdeling hieronder.
Op voet
Die Internasionale Appalachian Trail (IAT; in Frans Sentier international des Appalaches of SIA) deur Gaspé aan die einde van die Noord-Amerikaanse vastelandgedeelte van sy roete. Vir langafstandstappers vanuit die weste, is die scenario aanvanklik 'n voortsetting van die relatief maklike en plat terrein wat hulle die afgelope paar kilometer (myl) geniet: nadat hulle die Gaspé-stadsgrense oorgesteek het, is die roete eers naby die kus gekap en / of Route 132 en dan, na 'n kort maar steil klim ongeveer 2,5 km verby Grand-Étang, gaan langs die kruin van 'n hoë rif effens die binneland in. Daar kan u skakel as u wil met die Windpomproete(Sentier éolien), 'n lus van 6,3 km (byna 4 myl) deur die Cartier Énergie Éolienne windplaas. Daarna is dit 'n stadige en geleidelike afdraand na die St. Lawrence, verby die vuurtoring by Pointe-à-la-Renommée op 'n ander maklike stuk roete. Na L'Anse-à-Valleau draai die skrif egter: jy neem 'n skerp draai in die binneland, skuil oor heuwel en dal deur digte denne- en berkbos, dan draai jy oos deur 'n groen riviervallei en aanhou in Forillon Nasionale Park.
Sépaq, die provinsiale park- en wilddiens, bedryf 'n aantal kampeerterreine in die platteland en skuilplekke langs die Québécois-gedeelte van die IAT. Sien hieronder vir inligting oor diegene binne Gaspé.
Per boot
Geleë te 10, rue de la Marina, die marina by die 2 Jacques Cartier Nautical Club huisves besoekers wat per boot aankom met meer as 90 glips net buite die middestad. In 2017 is nie-lede $ 1,55 per voet per dag gehef vir dok, terwyl besoekers op langer termyn 50% afslag geniet vir elke derde dag. As u eerder u seilboot oprig na 'n boom, is dit $ 18 per dag. Begingelde geld ook; sien die webwerf van die jachthaven vir meer inligting hieroor.
Met die trein
Gaspé's 2 Intermodale vervoerstasie(Gare intermodale) is geleë op 8, rue de la Marina, net oorkant die middestad. Treindiens na Gaspé aangebied deur VIA RailDie lyn van Montreal-Gaspé is sedert 2013 opgeskort. Alhoewel VIA Rail van plan is om weer diens te hervat sodra herstelwerk gedoen is, is daar geen rooster vir wanneer dit kan gebeur nie, en die Montreal-Gaspé-lyn kan dalk net uitgeskakel word.
Kry rond
Ja, Gaspé is die enigste plek op die Skiereiland wat met reg 'n "stad" genoem kan word, en ja, die middestad is perfek loopbaar. Maar die aantrekkingskrag van hierdie deel van Quebec is in die oop ruimtes weg van die beskawing, dus - tensy u 'n langafstandstapper is wat die Internasionale Appalachian Trail (q.v.) - dit is redelik sinneloos om hier op te daag sonder 'n motor tot u beskikking.
Stap is 'n goeie manier om rond te kom vir diegene wat nie verder as die middestad wil waag nie, maar laat ons eerlik wees - op 'n plek soos die Gaspé-skiereiland is dit byna niemand waar nie. As dit die geval is, is 'n motor 'n noodsaaklikheid om in hierdie dele rond te kom.
Per huurmotor
- 3 Afslag motorhuur, 164, boulevard de Gaspé, ☏ 1 418-368-1970. M-F 08: 00-17: 30.
- Enterprise huur 'n motor, 60, rue de l'Aéroport (op die lughawe Michel Pouliot), ☏ 1 418-368-1541. M-F 07:30 - 21:00, So 17: 00-21: 00.
- Nasionale motorhuur, 60, rue de l'Aéroport (op die lughawe Michel Pouliot), ☏ 1 418-368-1541. M-F 07:30 - 21:00, So 17: 00-21: 00.
Per fiets
In die stad Gaspé, Roete Verte 1 bestaan in drie diskontinue segmente:
- Vanaf Rivière-au-Renard strek fietspaaie langs die pad 132 tot 10 km ooswaarts tot by L'Anse-au-Griffon en lei dan die binneland af langs 'n grondpad geplaveide veldroete deur die Forillon Nasionale Park. Aan die ander kant van die park is dit nog 19,5 km (12 myl) fietsbane langs 132 tussen La Penouille en die hoek van Rue Louise, net buite die middestad van Gaspé.
- Begin op die agterste parkeerterrein van die Carrefour de Gaspé Winkelsentrum naby die hawe, neem Route Verte 1 weer op, volg die loop van 'n asfalt-geplaveide veldryspoor vir 10 km ('n bietjie meer as 6 myl) deur Sandy Beach en Haldimand in, en eindig op die kruising van Roete 132 met rue de la Plage. Dit is waarskynlik die aangenaamste van die drie segmente, met 'n mooi uitsig oor die baai in die rigting van Forillon en 'n paar kosbare heuwels.
- 'N Entjie wes van Haldimand kom fietsrypaaie weer langs Route 132 na suidwaarts, verby die lughawe, deur Douglastown en oor die stadslyn tot in Percé.
In die pouses tussen hierdie segmente loop die roete van Route Verte 1 normaalweg langs Route 132 deur. Voorlopig moet fietsryers regstreeks in verkeersbane ry deur hierdie onderbrekings, aangesien fietsrybane en ander infrastruktuur nog nie gebou moet word nie.
Fietsverhuur is beskikbaar by:
- Auberge Griffon Aventure, in L'Anse-au-Griffon op 829, boulevard du Griffon - vanaf vroeg Mei tot middel Oktober teen 'n tarief van $ 10 per halfdag (09: 00-12: 30 of 13:30 skemer) of $ 20 alle dag.
- ÉcoRécréo by Haldimand Munisipale Strand - van einde Junie tot einde Augustus teen $ 10 per uur, $ 18 per halfdag of $ 20 die hele dag vir volwassenes, $ 8 / $ 15 / $ 18 vir kinders. Tandemfietse, vetfietse en ander sulke vervoer word ook verhuur, sien webwerf[dooie skakel] vir pryse.
- die 3 Marcel Bujold Sportkompleks(Pavillon des sports Marcel-Bujold), op die kampus van Gaspé-skiereiland en Îles de la Madeleine Community College(Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles) - skakel 1 418-368-6939 vir tariewe en beskikbaarheid.
Met die taxi
Taxi-diens is beskikbaar by:
- Dery, ☏ 1 418-269-3348.
- Fortin et Fils, ☏ 1 418-269-3454.
- Porlier, ☏ 1 418-368-3131.
Met die bus
Die parkeerterrein van Plaas Jacques-Cartier winkelsentrum in Gaspé se middestad dien as die belangrikste middelpunt vir RéGÎM, die plaaslike openbare busnetwerk wat die Gaspé-skiereiland en die Îles de la Madeleine bedien. Nie minder nie as ses van die busroetes van die stelsel begin, eindig of ry deur hierdie verbinding.
Roetes wat vervat is heeltemal binne Gaspé se stadsgrense sluit in:
- Roete 20, wat elke weekdag om 06:30 vertrek vanaf die 4 L'Anse-à-Valleau Poskantoor(Bureau de poste de l'Anse-à-Valleau) om 922, boulevard de l'Anse-à-Valleau, wat deurloop Petit-Cap, Rivière-au-Renard, en Saint-Majorique en om 07:33 by Place Jacques-Cartier aankom. Retoer vertrek daagliks om 16:47 en arriveer om 17:36 in L'Anse-à-Valleau.
- Roete 21, wat elke weeksdag om 06:29 uur vertrek vanaf 5 Dépanneur Bilodeau om 2, chemin du Portage in L'Anse-au-Griffon, wat deurloop Forillon Nasionale Park en Saint-Majorique en om 07:35 by Place Jacques-Cartier aankom. Retoerreise vertrek elke weeksdag om 16:47 uur en arriveer om 17:38 in L'Anse-au-Griffon.
- Roete 23, 'n lus deur Gaspé se westelike buitewyke, insluitend die gemeenskappe van Wakeham, Sunny Bank, en York. Elke weekdag is daar twee reise: 'n oggendlopie wat om 07:40 uur van Place Jacques-Cartier vertrek, om 08:25 uur terugkeer, en 'n "express" -rit van die middag (wat oor die meeste haltes in Gaspé se middestad gaan) wat om 3 uur vertrek. : 45:00 en keer om 19:19 terug.
- Roete 24, 'n lus deur die suidoostelike buitewyke van Gaspé, insluitend die gemeenskappe van York, Haldimand, en Sanderige strand. Busse vertrek elke oggend om 07:40 van Place Jacques-Cartier en keer om 08:30 terug.
Roetes wat vanaf afgeleë dorpe in Gaspé aankom, sluit in:
- Roete 22, wat elke weeksdag om 06:40 uur vertrek vanaf L'Anse-à-Beaufils, stop by Place Jacques-Cartier om 07:38 uur en eindig 'n entjie oos van die middestad by 6 Hoërskool C. E. Pouliot(École C.-E.-Pouliot) om 07:47. Retoerreise vertrek 17:50 van die hoërskool, ry om Place.02-Cartier om 18.02 uur verby en arriveer om 19:02 in L'Anse-à-Beaufils.
- Roete 26, wat slegs Vrydag duur, vertrek om 08:45 vanaf Murdochville, stop om Place Jacques-Cartier om 10:00 en eindig die rit om Gaspé-hospitaal om 10:25 in York. Retoerreise vertrek om 16:00 vanaf die hospitaal, gaan verby Place Jacques-Cartier om 16:25 en kom om 17:15 in Murdochville aan. Daar is ook 'n kort middagrit tussen die hospitaal en Place Jacques-Cartier, met vertrek vanaf eersgenoemde om 13:00 by laasgenoemde om 13:25, en in die omgekeerde rigting om 13:20 en om 13:45.
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Kaart van GaspéTarief is kontant ($ 4) of met kaartjies ($ 3 per stuk, beskikbaar in boeke van tien by deelnemende handelaars of direk by die busbestuurders). As u van plan is om RéGÎM baie te gebruik tydens u verblyf in die Gaspé-skiereiland, kan dit nuttig wees om 'n voorafbetaalde toegangskaart te koop (aanlyn beskikbaar vir $ 5), wat vir 'n hele maand goed is en u dieselfde afslag gee. $ 3 kos as kaartjies.
Sien
Museums en geskiedenis
Die Gaspé-skiereiland is in die eerste plek 'n bestemming in die buitelug: die pragtige uitsig op die berge wat deur die bos bedek is en die golwende kuslyne wat vanuit elke venster sigbaar is, beveel besoekers prakties om in die vars lug en majestueuse wildernis te kom. Maar die weer in hierdie deel van die wêreld is natuurlik nie altyd samewerkend nie - en as u 'n reënerige dag wil hê om oor te skakel en 'n bietjie meer te wete te kom oor die fassinerende geskiedenis en kultuur van die streek, is die stad Gaspé die plek om te wees.
U eerste stop moet wees ...
- 1 Gaspé Streekmuseum (Musée de la Gaspésie), 80, boulevard de Gaspé, ☏ 1 418-368-1534. Jun-Okt daagliks 09: 00-17: 00; Nov-Mei W-F 10: 00-17: 00 en Sa-So 12: 30-17: 00. Die streeksmuseum van Gaspé sny 'n breë baan en dek die ryk geskiedenis, die bekoorlike kultuur en die verbasend lewendige kuns toneel in die streek. In die museum se hoofuitstalling, "Gaspésie ... A Grand Journey" (Gaspésie ... Le Grand voyage), word die streek se verhaal vertel deur die mond van die mans en vroue wat dit gevorm het, maar dit is net die begin: aanhangers van outydse chanson kan 'n versameling ou foto's en erfstukke van Mary "La Bolduc" Travers, die sogenaamde "Queen of Canadian Folk Singers" wat in Newport net langs die pad af, en diegene wat belangstel in die geskiedenis van die Gaspesiese kabeljouvissery - wat eens die kern van die ekonomie van die gebied was - kan aan boord van die Gaspésienne nr. 20, 'n historiese vissersboot wat gerestoureer en toegerus is vir sy oorspronklike voorkoms, en / of 'n virtuele-werklikheid-headset vasgemaak het en op Gaspébaai 'vertrek' het met 'n paar vriendelike vissers om meer te leer. Daar is ook 'n reeks tydelike uitstallings wat fokus op meer spesifieke aspekte van die Gaspesiese identiteit (kyk op die webwerf vir huidige aanbiedinge), uitgebreide argiewe van dokumente en artefakte vir navorsers, 'n bistro op die terrein en 'n geskenkwinkel wat oorspronklike kunswerke en geskenke verkoop wat deur plaaslike kunstenaars vervaardig is en ambagsmanne. Museumtoetrede $ 11, studente (18 met skool-ID) en seniors (65) $ 9,25, kinders (6-17) $ 5,25, kinders 5 en jonger gratis. Virtuele werklikheidsfilm is $ 6,50 per persoon. Afslag beskikbaar vir toegang tot sowel museum as film en gesinne; sien webwerf vir 'n gedetailleerde prysverdeling.
- 2 Ter nagedagtenis aan haar (En mémoire d'Elle). Hierdie betonbeeld, op die terrein van die Gaspé-streekmuseum, is die werk van die inheemse Percé Renée-Mao Clavet - in 2013 toegewy ter ere van die bydrae van vroue tot die Quebecois-geskiedenis en die samelewing. Die beeld is 5 meter (16 voet) hoog en toon 'n swanger vrou in 'n vloeiende romp, met 'n gesig wat dubbelsinnig ontwerp is om verteenwoordigend te wees van die vroue van die Franse, Engelse en die Eerste Nasies. Die boek en die tassie tradisionele medisinale kruie wat die figuur dra, simboliseer die bydraes van vroue op die gebied van onderwys en medisyne.
- 3 Jacques Cartier Monument Nasionale Historiese Gebied (Lieu historique national du monument à Jacques Cartier). Dit is ook op die terrein van die museum geleë, met 'n apropos-omgewing wat omtrent halfpad tussen die baai uitkyk Ter nagedagtenis aan haar en die museumgebou self, is hierdie groep van ses regop graniettablette, aan die een kant gekerf met basreliëfbeeldhouwerke wat Cartier se historiese landing in Gaspé op 24 Julie 1534 - die stigtingsdatum van die kolonie Nieu-Frankryk - voorstel, en op die ander met gedeeltes uit die tydskrifte van beide Cartier en vader Chrestien Leclerq, wat hom op die ekspedisie vergesel het.
As u dan dieper wil delf, kan u ook die volgende besienswaardighede besoek.
- 4 Visserye-interpretasiesentrum (Centre d'interprétation des pêches), 17, rue de la Langevin, ☏ 1 418-360-3631. Ma-Sa 09:30 tot 17:30, laat Junie tot einde Augustus. Rivière-au-Renard het eens een van die besigste vissershawe in die streek gehad, en hierdie interpretatiewe sentrum spoor sy geskiedenis van die gloriedae van die Gaspesiese kabeljouvissery tot die nuutste, tegnologiedrewe bedryf van vandag. U kan selfs vars gevangte plaaslike seekos ter plaatse proe! Bel vir tariewe.
- 5 Gaspé, Geboorteplek van Kanada (Gaspé, Berceau du Canada), 179, montée Wakeham, ☏ 1 418-368-9423. W 09:30 - 18:00, alle ander dae 10:30 - 18:00, laat Junie tot middel September. Geleë aan die waterfront oorkant Plaas Jacques-Cartier, hierdie tros van ongeveer 'n halfdosyn geboue funksioneer as 'n soort miniatuur-museum vir lewensgeskiedenis wat die dorpie Gaspé uitbeeld soos dit rondom 1900 was, kompleet met tolke in 'n tydperk. Geniet 'n lekker maaltyd in die taverne, verken die vispakhuis en ou algemene winkel, besoek die Horatio Leboutillier-huis (die ware artikel, gebou omstreeks 1850), of vertrek op een van die staptoere in die moderne middestad van Gaspé wat hier begin en eindig. In die middel van dit alles staan 'n graniet-replika van Jacques Cartier se kruis, wat in 1934 opgedra is ter viering van die 400ste herdenking van sy landing.
- 6 Interpretatiewe webwerf Gespeg Mi'kmaq (Site d'interprétation micmac de Gespeg), 783, boulevard de Pointe-Navarre, ☏ 1 418-368-7449. Daagliks 09: 00-17: 00, middel Junie tot middel Oktober. Die doel van die Gespeg Mi'kmaq Interpretive Site is om besoekers bloot te stel aan die kultuur van die Mi'kmaq-mense, wat eeue voor die aankoms van die Europeërs op die Gaspé-skiereiland en aangrensende lande bewoon het, asook om meer onlangse hoofstukke uit die plaaslike Eerste Nasies-geskiedenis te bespreek. sedert die 17de eeu. Vrywilligers is gereed om mense te lei op begeleide toere deur 'n herboude dorp, interpretatiewe uitstallings en artefakte wat die geskiedenis van Mi'kmaq, kosmologie en die alledaagse lewe uiteensit, en daar is selfs 'n uitstalling van medisinale kruie en plante wat in die tradisionele Mi'kmaq-kultuur gebruik word. In die geskenkwinkel vind u ook 'n reeks outentieke handwerk wat deur plaaslike ambagsmanne vervaardig word. $ 11, seniors (65) $ 9,50, kinders 7-15 en studente met ID $ 8,50, kinders van 6 en jonger, $ 32 vir gesinne van twee volwassenes en twee kinders.
- 7 Le Boutillier Manor Socio-Cultural Centre (Sentrum-sosiokulturel Manoir Le Boutillier), 578, boulevard du Griffon, ☏ 1 418-892-5150. Daagliks 09: 00-17: 00, middel Junie tot middel Oktober. Hierdie Nasionale Historiese Gebied van Kanada was eens die gesellige huis met houtraamwerk van John Le Boutillier, 'n skeepsboumagnaat en plaaslike politiek, wat op sy tyd een van die prominentste burgers in die gehuggie L'Anse-au-Griffon was. Deesdae lei toergidse in 'n antieke kostuum u deur die hoofhuis, bediendekwartiere en uitgestrekte terreine - alles herstel soos hulle in die 1850's gelyk het - wat 'n blik op die hoërklaslewe in die 19de-eeuse Gaspé gee. Daar is 'n geskenkwinkel wat plaaslike klere, bykomstighede en handwerk verkoop, of u besoek aflê met 'n draai in die aangehegte teekamer en banketbakkery. Webwerf slegs in Frans. $ 8; seniors en studente met ID $ 6, kinders onder 11 gratis, $ 18 vir gesinne van twee volwassenes en twee kinders.
- 8 Plourde Saagmeule (Moulin des Plourde), 5, rue du Moulin, ☏ 1 418-269-1212. Ma-Sa 09:30 tot 17:30, laat Junie tot einde Augustus. Dit is die enigste oorblywende stoom aangedrewe saagmeulgebou op die Gaspé-skiereiland, en was een van die laaste wat nog in werking was toe dit in 1986 sy deure gesluit het na agt dekades se vervaardiging van gordelroos vir plaaslike bouers. Deesdae funksioneer dit as een van Quebec se beroemde 'econo-museums'. (économusées), waar u die oorspronklike toerusting wat nog in plek is, kan bekyk en die geskiedenis van die Gaspesiese bosboubedryf sowel as die van die Plourde-familie, wat die meule besit, kon leer. Bel vir tariewe.
Cap-des-Rosiers spog met die hoogste vuurtoring in Kanada.
Vuurtorings
- 9 Cap-des-Rosiers-vuurtoring (Phare de Cap-des-Rosiers), 1331, boulevard de Cap-des-Rosiers, ☏ 1 418-892-5767. Die werf is daagliks oop 08: 00-18: 00, laat Junie tot vroeg in September; begeleide toere elke halfuur 09: 00-17: 00. Die hoogste vuurtoring in Kanada op 'n hoogte van 34,1 meter (112 voet), Cap-des-Rosiers-vuurtoring, waarsku verkeer sedert 1858 op die St. Lawrence weg van die rotsagtige kop waarop dit staan - met behulp van die oorspronklike optiese apparaat, geen minder. Nou volledig herstel en outomaties, is dit in 1973 'n Nasionale Historiese Gebied van Kanada genoem. Slegs toegang: $ 3, kinders van 6 jaar en jonger gratis. Met begeleide toer: $ 10, kinders 7-17 $ 7, kinders onder 6 gratis; gesinne $ 25 vir 2 volwassenes en 1 kind, $ 30 vir 2 volwassenes en 2 kinders, $ 3 per addisionele kind.
- 10 Pointe-à-la-Renommée-vuurtoring (Phare de Pointe-à-la-Renommée), 200, chemin de la Pointe-à-la-Renommée, ☏ 1 418-269-3310. Daagliks 09: 00-17: 00, middel Junie tot laat sept. Die fotogeniese Pointe-à-la-Renommée-vuurtoring, 'n entjie wes van L'Anse-à-Valleau, is in 1907 gebou om 'n kleiner houtraamlig te vervang wat uit 1880 dateer, en het skepe vir byna 70 langs hul pad gelei. jare voordat dit in gebruik geneem is en (soos die plaaslike bevolking dit uitgewys het) na die Ou hawe van Quebec-stad, waar dit nog drie dekades voor die hoofkwartier van die Kuswag daar gestaan het. Die vuurtoring is in 1998 na sy oorspronklike terrein verskuif danksy 'n gemeenskapsinspanning op die voetsoolvlak, en vandag dien die opvallende rooi toring - saam met sy gerekonstrueerde bewaarplekke en ander buitegeboue - as 'n museum wat twee permanente uitstallings bevat: 'Pointe-à -la-Renommée: The Space of a Lifetime " (L'Espace d'une vie à Pointe-à-la-Renommée) vertel die geskiedenis van die vuurtoring self, die Ascah-familie wat dit gedurende sy operasionele lewe versorg het, en die klein, hegte vissersgemeenskap wat dit omring het, terwyl "Marconi and the Story of Radio Communications" (Marconi, histoire des communication et radio) handel oor Guglielmo Marconi, die uitvinder van draadlose radio, wat in 1904 een van Noord-Amerika se eerste mariene radiotelegraafstasies by Pointe-à-la-Renommée gestig het. Begeleide toere sluit beide uitstallings in en eindig bo-op die toring, met 'n pragtige uitsig oor die monding van die St. Lawrence-riviermonding. $ 10 vir begeleide toer, $ 6 per individuele uitstalling. Kinders van 6-10 jaar word teen die helfte van die prys toegelaat, kinders onder 5 jaar is gratis.
Kuns
- Ter nagedagtenis aan haar (En mémoire d'Elle), op die terrein van die Gaspé-streekmuseum, sien hierbo.
- 11 La Griffonne-kunsgalery (Galerie d'Art la Griffonne), 696, boulevard du Griffon, ☏ 1 418-892-0110. Maak vroeg Junie tot middel Oktober oop. Pauline Saint-Arnaud, inheems in Montreal, is 'n bekwame waterverfkenner wie se oeuvre word oorheers deur die rustige bos-, landbougrond- en seekuslandskappe wat oral in die Gaspé-skiereiland voorkom - geen wonder dan dat 'The Sea and the Coastlines' (La Mer et les bords côtiers) is die titel wat sy gekies het vir die permanente solo-uitstalling wat in die galery in L'Anse-au-Griffon vertoon word, waar sy haar somers deurbring. Webwerf slegs in Frans.
- 12 Le Griffon Kultuursentrum (Sentrumkultuur Le Griffon), 557, boulevard du Griffon, ☏ 1 418-892-5679. M & W-F 11: 00-21: 00, Sa So 08: 00-21: 00, laat Junie tot einde Oktober; op ander tye op afspraak. Eens 'n koelhuis waar plaaslike vissers hul vangste geberg het, is hierdie aantreklike ou klapbordgebou met 'n uitsig oor L'Anse-au-Griffon se hawe deesdae 'n veeldoelige ruimte - daar is winderig strandkafee waar plaaslike seekos op die spyskaart is, 'n boetiek waar Gaspesiese ambagsmanne handgemaakte aandenkings verkoop, en bowenal die Claude Côté-galery en werkswinkel(Atelier-Galerie Claude Côté), waar die gelyknamige kunstenaar in koshuis sy waterverf gedurende die toeristiese seisoen vertoon. Côté het oor sy werk gesê: "Ek is geïnspireer deur my onmiddellike omgewing, waar 'intellektualisme' vergeet word en plek maak vir die poësie van die alledaagse lewe, die pragtige vryheid van eenvoudige dinge", en dit is so 'n gepaste manier om die strak skoonheid van sy landskappe en natuurtonele. Webwerf slegs in Frans.
- 13 Marie-Josée Gagnon-kunsgalery (Galerie d'Art Marie-Josée Gagnon), 806, boulevard de Pointe-Jaune, ☏ 1 418-269-3198. Marie-Josée Gagnon, wat net met 'n spatel werk, skep skitterend kleurvolle tonele van haar geboorteland Gaspé: landskappe, see-landskappe en lieflike blomskilderye waar die wisselwerking tussen kleure, lig en skadu van die grootste belang is (of, om haar woorde te gebruik: "dit is die essensie van 'n landskap wat ek wil weergee, eerder as 'n simbool van wat ek sien". In die klein galery in Pointe-Jaune wat Gagnon se naam dra, word nie net haar werk vertoon nie, maar ook die suggestiewe portrette van Stella Joncas-Veillet en die abstrakte-ekspressionistiese skilderye en beeldhouwerk van Estelle Francoeur.
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Christus die Koningskatedraal.
Godsdienstige terreine
- 14 Christus die Koningskatedraal (Cathédrale du Christ-Roi), 20, rue de la Cathédrale, ☏ 1 418-368-5541. Die enigste katedraal met houtomlyste in Noord-Amerika, Christ the King Cathedral, is die setel van die bisdom Gaspé, waarvan die gebied die grootste deel van die skiereiland beslaan. Dit is in 1969 opgerig en is die derde kerk wat op hierdie terrein geleë is; its striking design — wherein the fundamentals of traditional Christian religious architecture are totally subverted and reinvented along modernist lines — is the handiwork of Montreal-based architect Gérard Notebaert, working here in the "Shed Style" that had been pioneered only a few years earlier by Charles Moore with his Sea Ranch condominium community on the North Coast of California. Faced monochromatically in glue-laminated slats of red cedar, the sleek lines and angular geometric forms of this vaguely boat-shaped building certainly set it apart from the prototypical Gaspesian church. The interior is no less impressive, austere yet handsome and lit by a quintet of glass skylights built into the slopes of the roof. Bishop Gaétan Proulx delivers the Sunday Mass weekly at 11AM.
- 15 (Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-de-Pointe-Navarre), 765, boulevard de Pointe-Navarre, ☏ 1 418-368-2133. Church open daily 8AM-7PM; gift shop M-Sa 9AM-4:30P & Su 1PM-4PM. In a peaceful setting several kilometres (miles) outside the town centre, Our Lady of Pointe-Navarre has been a place of retreat and pilgrimage for the local Catholic community since its founding in 1940 by Father Jean-Marie Watier. The complex consists of a spacious church building that's replete with breathtaking works of religious art and hosts novena recitals, personal visitations, and a Tuesday evening Mass every week at 7PM; the smaller Chapel of Remembrance, open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for private prayer and meditation at the site of Father Watier's tomb; and a verdant hillside hermitage out back whose pleasant paths and grottoes offer a peaceful setting for spiritual reflection (not to mention spectacular views over Gaspé Bay). Website in French only.
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On the water
Surrounded on three sides by water, Gaspé boasts aquatic fun in myriad forms.
Strande
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Douglastown Beach is the most secluded of Gaspé's public beaches.
The shore of Gaspé Bay is dotted with beaches that are popular summertime destinations for locals and visitors alike, including three within the city of Gaspé itself:
- 1 Haldimand Municipal Beach(Plage municipale d'Haldimand) is the most beautiful, the most centrally located, and the most crowded beach in Gaspé. Here you'll find pristine water, luscious white sand, a playground for the kids, and even a beachfront restaurant serving Mexican specialties, all a quick ten-minute drive from downtown. Lifeguards patrol the waters in high season (late June through late August), an annual sand castle competition draws crowds of onlookers in late July, and there are even paddleboards and bikes available to rent through ÉcoRécréo.
- For those in search of a more private beach getaway, 2 Douglastown Beach(Plage de Douglastown) lies further south, on the other side of the lagoon. Douglastown boasts a setting almost as beautiful as Haldimand's — and an even greater length, a sand spit fully a kilometre and a half (a mile) long — yet its more off-the-beaten-path location and lack of any amenities means it's more often than not just you, the rustling dune grass, and the crashing waves.
- Finally, in the shadow of Forillon National Park is found 3 Cap-aux-Os Beach(Plage de Cap-aux-Os), the smallest of the three. The water here tends to be a bit chillier, but that doesn't stop folks from coming down to enjoy swimming, sunbathing, a quick meal at the snack bar, or kayak rental courtesy of Cap Aventure. Public washrooms are offered, and leashed pets are welcome.
Visvang
As you've probably gathered from reading thus far, fishing is a really big deal around these parts. Indeed, the fishery was the region's economic lifeblood for centuries, and although tourism has since usurped that status for the most part, it retains a good deal of importance even today.
But fishing isn't just an industry here — it's a way of life, for locals and visitors alike. Fishing in Gaspé can be as simple as finding a wharf or a dock and casting your line into the water, which can be done any time of year without a licence. Mackerel and smelt are popular with Gaspesian wharf fishers: the former are most plentiful in late July and early August, while smelt fishing is strictly a wintertime pursuit — ice fishing shacks are a common sight on Gaspé Bay starting in January, when freeze-up typically occurs.
Away from the shore, brook trout teem in the waterways of inland Gaspé. Locals generally don't bother with trout fishing, which has led to an abundant population — some say an overpopulation — in the fast-flowing streams and crystal-clear lakes of the Chic-Chocs. You can easily reel in some whoppers up here in the mountains; 2-kg (4½-pound) specimens are not at all uncommon. However, unlike wharf fishing from shore, trout fishing doen require a licence from the Quebec Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks(Ministère des forêts, de la faune et des parcs du Québec). This costs $20.19/$39.56 per day or $46.30/$148.57 annually, for Quebec residents and nonresidents respectively. Please also see the Ministry's website for information on other regulations that may apply to the specific body of water you're planning to fish.
But if there's one single species that comes to the mind of fishing connoisseurs when they hear of the Gaspé Peninsula, it's the Atlantic salmon — a species that, thanks to the efforts of the Quebec Salmon River Management Federation (Fédération des gestionnaires de rivières à saumon du Québec or FGRSQ), is on the rebound after decades of decline. With 22 world-renowned rivers managed by that organization, you're hard-pressed to find better salmon fishing anywhere — and you'll find two of those rivers within the city of Gaspé itself.
- Die Saint-Jean River Wildlife Reserve(Reserve faunique de la rivière Saint-Jean) is the city's premier salmon-fishing venue, with a season that extends from May 25 through September 30 (catch-and-release only through the end of July up to a maximum of three fish per person; one catch-and-keep per person is permitted thereafter; size limits may also apply). The Saint-Jean flows eastward through Gaspé's southern precincts before emptying into Douglastown Bay, and is divided by the FGRSQ into three different zones, each with their own regulations. In Sector 1, which begins at the Route 132 bridge and extends about 10 km (6 miles) inland, the number of fishermen on any given day is limited to eight; for Sector 2, which extends further inland beyond the city line, regulations are still more stringent at two per day. Advance reservations are required, and you're best off booking as far ahead as possible. Day passes allowing fishing on the Saint-Jean cost $34.60/$67.20 in Sector 1 and $46.99/$91.98 in Sector 2, for Quebec residents and nonresidents respectively.
Die Dartmouth River features world-class salmon fishing.
- Die Dartmouth River Controlled Harvesting Zone(Zone d'exploitation contrôlée de la rivière Dartmouth) runs roughly parallel to the St. Lawrence along the northern part of the peninsula's interior spine and empties into Gaspé Bay a few kilometres (miles) northwest of the city centre. Like the Saint-Jean River, the Dartmouth is divided into seven zones, with Sector 1 comprising almost the entirety of the portion of the river within Gaspé's city limits. Though this sector features "unlimited access" — with no maximum number of fishermen allowed in the water simultaneously — the season is shorter (June 1 through August 31) and catch limits are no less stringent. In addition, a short stretch of river near the western boundary of the city falls within Zone 2, where you're back to the advance-reservation system with two anglers on the river at a time. Day passes for salmon fishing on the Dartmouth cost $41.02/$60.51 in Sector 1 and $73.75/$109.63 in Sector 2, for Quebec residents and nonresidents respectively.
Day passes can be purchased at the 7 FGRSQ regional office at 25, boulevard de York Est, which is open daily from 8AM-6PM, and the quoted fees are in addition to that of the provincial fishing licence mentioned above.
If ocean fishing is more your thing, the folks at Auberge Griffon Aventure run 2½-hour uitstappies aboard the Balbuzard where you can angle for mackerel along the coast or, weather permitting, head out to the deeper waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in pursuit of the Atlantic cod. Departures happen twice daily from mid-June through mid-September, at 6:30AM and 5PM, from Cap-des-Rosiers Marina. Additional departures may also be added to the schedule based on demand. Tickets cost $70 for adults, $50 for kids 17 and under, $220 for families of two adults and two kids, or $250 for families of two adults and three kids. Rods and tackle are provided, and — most convenient of all — no licence is necessary!
Vaar
Of course, fishing isn't the only thing you can do on a boat here: from kayaks to sailboats to stand-up paddleboards, the waters surrounding Gaspé teem with fun-seekers of all different stripes. The colonies of grey and harbour seals that congregate on the shore of the bay, in Forillon National Park, are a popular destination for boating excursions departing from Gaspé.
- 4 Aube sur Mer, 2172, boulevard de Grande-Grève, ☏ 1 418-892-0003 (in season Jun-Oct), 1 418-360-4073 (other times). Sea kayaking is the name of the game at Aube sur Mer, with several different regularly-scheduled excursions setting off from their Cap-aux-Os headquarters. "Ride with the Seals" (Balade aux phoques) is a two-hour jaunt suitable for all skill levels, departing four times daily (8AM, 11AM, 2PM, and 5PM) for a visit to the Forillon seal colonies. More avid kayakers can get up bright and early for the "At the End of the World" (Au Bout du monde) excursion's 7AM daily departure, which goes further afield to the tip of Cap-Gaspé: five to six hours in all. Real kayaking fanatics can inquire about longer two-, three-, and four-day excursions around the region, and if you don't quite trust your sea legs, Aube sur Mer offers a choice of two Paddle Canada-accredited training courses: a one-day introductory class for $115, and a more in-depth two-day course for $225. And if human-powered vessels aren't your thing, Aube sur Mer also offers customized sailboat excursions on the bay accompanied by a trained captain. "Ride with the Seals" excursion $45 for adults, $41 for students (with ID) and $35 for children (14 and under); "At the End of the World" excursion $75 for adults, $69 for students with ID and $59 for children 14 and under; sailing excursions $59 adult/$39 child for 2 hours and $89 adult/$59 child for a half-day. See website for detailed price structure including discounts for families and pricing on longer excursions.
- Cap Aventure, ☏ 1 418-892-5056. "Meet the Seals" excursion departs daily 8AM, "Zodiac Safari" departs 9AM, "Around Forillon" excursion departs 6:30AM on prior request. See website for schedule for "Seals at Sunset" excursion. To describe what Cap Aventure offers as mere "seal-watching excursions" wouldn't do them justice: much more than just another touristy trifle, these tours are true educational experiences, where seasoned guides put their affiliation with the Marine Mammal Watchers' Network(Réseau d'observateurs des mammifères marins) to good use in providing a window into the delicate ecosystem of Gaspé Bay, conducted in a manner that is sustainable and respectful of the natural environment. It's not all dry academia, though — the learning experience is punctuated daily by unforgettable sights like a pod of seals dancing and playing around your boat, the plaintive bellow of whales breeching in the distance, and seabirds by the hundreds taking flight from the top of the sheer seaside cliffs. Cap Aventure offers a range of excursions tailored to customers' individual needs: the short Meet the Seals(Rencontre avec les phoques) excursion is open to participants five and older and sticks to the interior of Gaspé Bay, the longer Around Forillon(Pourtour de Forillon) tour rounds Cap Gaspé, and the self-explanatory Seals at Sunset(Phoques au coucher du soleil) excursion is especially popular. All excursions depart from Cap-aux-Os Beach, with the exception of "Around Forillon", which leaves from Cap-des-Rosiers. Plus: if you like seals but kayaking is not your cup of tea, Cap Aventure also offers two-and-a-half-hour "Zodiac Safaris" out to the seal colonies in a 12-passenger boat helmed by an experienced captain-cum-docent, and if it's vice-versa, kayak rental is offered subject to availability (sit-on-top kayaks go for $14/$20 an hour for solo and tandem respectively, while sea kayaks go for $40/$60 for 4 hours or $50/$70 all day, for solo and tandem respectively). The season begins May 8 (June 1 for zodiac excursions) and runs through October 6, and wetsuits are provided during the spring and fall. Website in French only. See website for detailed price structure.
- ÉcoRécréo, 30, rue de la Plage. Daily 9AM-5PM, late Jun through late Aug. With rental kiosks and organized outdoor activities in locations all over the province, ÉcoRécréo is a familiar name to Québécois of an outdoorsy bent. If you're into stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) — or you're interested in learning this new-school watersport best compared to surfing with an oar — their Haldimand Municipal Beach outpost is the place to go in Gaspé. For experienced paddleboarders, $15 an hour, $32 per half-day, or $45 per day is the going rate for equipment rental, while introductory courses for beginners are offered for $45. Beyond that, ÉcoRécréo also does kayak rental, and if you're thinking more in terms of landward transportation, there's a range of bikes for rent ook. See website for detailed price structure.
Canyoneering
The folks at Auberge Griffon Aventure describe the guided canyoneering excursions they offer on Chesnay Creek as "like an outdoor waterpark designed by nature" — and indeed, there's hardly a more fun way to spend five hours in Gaspé than donning a wetsuit and helmet and slip-sliding down foaming river rapids into emerald green pools of crystal-clear water. Gear is provided for you (but do bring a bathing suit to wear underneath your wetsuit, as well as a pair of non-slip waterproof shoes); tours leave rain or shine, but may be cancelled in the event of high water levels in the canyon. Every day at 9AM between June 22 and September 2 (or later in the year, weather-depending), tour groups depart from the parking lot of Restaurant Chez Ron on boulevard de York; beginning July 16, one additional departure daily at 11:30AM occurs on high-demand days. Rates are $71 for adults and $61 for kids age 8-17.
Op grond
Gholf
- 5 Fort Prével Golf Club (Club de golf Fort-Prével), 2035, boulevard de Douglas, ☏ 1 418-368-6957. Daily 8AM-6PM, late May through mid-Oct (weather-dependent during shoulder months of May, Jun, Sept & Oct). Enjoy sweeping views over mountains and sea as you hit the links on this beautifully manicured 6,428-yard, par-73 course on the Gaspé-Percé city line, but don't get too distracted by the scenery: with the ruins of a World War II-era coastal fortification doubling as hazards and a doozy of a second hole at 702 yards and par 6, Fort-Prével presents a truly challenging scenario for the golfer. There's also an onsite putting green for those looking to hone their short game, a practice field that plays host frequently to free training sessions for beginner golfers, an onsite restaurant, and even a hotel and campground. Staff is unfailingly polite and friendly. Website in French only. $39/$22.30 for 18/9 holes in high season, $28.30/$17.23 in shoulder season; children 12-17 $20 before noon and $14 thereafter; discounted admission for arrival after 1PM, with further discounts after 3PM. Other fees may apply, see website for detailed price structure.
If "full-size golf" isn't your thing, Gaspé also boasts a pair of mini-golf courses.
- 6 Cantine du Golf, 1833, boulevard Forillon, ☏ 1 418-355-4653. Miniature golf course in Cap-aux-Os with attached snack bar. Open in season, call for hours and rates.
- Fort Ramsay Mini-Putt (Mini-golf de Fort Ramsay), 254, boulevard de Gaspé, ☏ 1 418-368-5094. On the premises of Motel-Camping Fort Ramsay.
Horseback riding
- 7 Le Centaure, 1713, boulevard de Forillon, ☏ 1 418-892-5525. Le Centaure offers a diversity of equestrian experiences whose durations, intensities, and skill requirements vary widely — from one-hour sessions on the grounds of their spacious ranch in Cap-aux-Os that are perfect for beginners, to longer expeditions to Sandy Beach (2 hours) and Forillon National Park (5 hours), to multi-day expeditions to further-flung destinations like Gaspésie National Park. Website in French only. Call for rates.
Just outside of Douglastown. You can imagine those Irish immigrants probably felt right at home here.
Feeste en geleenthede
- [dooie skakel]Douglastown Irish Days (Journées irlandaises de Douglastown), ☏ 1 418-368-0288. Tooling through this hamlet south of Gaspé city centre down streets with names like Kennedy, McDonald, and St. Patrick, it's not hard to realize that Douglastown was historically a community of Irish immigrants. This Hibernian heritage is feted each year in late July and/or early August with a weekend celebration of traditional foods, music and dance performances, and workshops and lectures on a wide range of subjects from knitting to genealogy. Die 8 Douglas Community Centre(Centre communautaire de Douglas) at 28, avenue Saint-Patrick is the venue. Most events free, but check website.
- Festival Musique du Bout du Monde, ☏ 1 418-368-5405. There's really no way to succinctly describe the typical lineup of acts that converge on Gaspé every year for this music festival, other than maybe "maddeningly eclectic". For ten days in August, a multiplicity of venues around town are packed with dozens of artists and bands from all around the world — alumni include Beninese singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo, British reggae sensations UB40, and Montreal rappers Loco Locass — along with dance performances, street theatre, food and drink, and miscellaneous family-friendly revelry. Traditionally, the headliner of each year's festival takes the stage at sunrise on Sunday morning at Cap Bon-Ami, in Forillon National Park, with shuttle service provided from central Gaspé. Ticket prices vary by performance.
Indoors
- 9 Cartier Bowling (Salle de quilles Cartier), 8, rue de l'Église, ☏ 1 418-269-5752. A small bowling alley in Rivière-au-Renard with six lanes.
- Cinéma le Cube, 178, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-3355. Gaspé's only movie theatre is located inside the Hôtel des Commandants, and it's a modest affair: there's one screen with one showing per day (at 6:30PM) of a feature that changes weekly. All movies are shown in French without subtitles, so if you don't speak the language, maybe stick to the attached video arcade and snack bar.
In the winter
Alhoewel National Geographic magazine has ranked the Gaspé Peninsula among the Top 10 cold-weather destinations in North America, the wonders of wintertime in this part of the world remain a well-guarded secret. Don't be fooled by the dirt-cheap hotel rooms and ghost-town feel in the streets: there's plenty to do in Gaspé offseason. (That goes double if you're a winter sports fanatic.)
- Les Bons Copains Snowmobile Club of Greater Gaspé (Club de motoneige Les Bons Copains du Grand Gaspé), 6, rue de l'Aréna, ☏ 1 418-269-5021. M-Th 10AM-6PM, F 10AM-11PM, Sa 9AM-11PM, Su 9AM-6PM, in season. There are over 200 km (125 miles) of snowmobile trails in and around Gaspé, and these folks are the ones to talk to if you're interested in buying an Access Pass to ride them. Not only that, but their clubhouse at the 10 Rosaire Tremblay Arena(Aréna Rosaire-Tremblay) in Rivière-au-Renard is open to members and nonmembers alike: after a long day on the trails, you can warm up with a meal at the café, unwind with a game of pool or foosball, or even belt out some tunes at karaoke.
- 11 Les Éclairs Cross-Country Ski Club (Club de ski de fond Les Éclairs), 20, rue des Pommiers, ☏ 1 418-368-0044. Daily 8AM-4PM in season. No, your GPS hasn't misdirected you — the way to Les Éclairs ski club does pass through a nondescript industrial park in York Centre. But there's nothing ugly about the extensive network of well-manicured trails, open to cross-country skiers and snowshoers alike, on the club's vast forested tract whose back end abuts the grounds of Michel Pouliot Airport. Website in French only. Day/season passes for ski trails: $12/$150, full time students 12 and over with ID $6/$50, children under 12 always free. Family ski passes are also available for $295/season. $10 annual membership card entitles adults & families to discount of $2/day or $15/season. Snowshoe trail access $6/day or $30 season, or free with purchase of ski trail access.
- 12 Mont-Béchervaise Ski Centre (Centre de ski Mont-Béchervaise), 50, rue Eden, ☏ 1 418-368-2000. F-Su 9AM-3PM. Mont-Béchervaise may not be the largest or grandest ski resort in the Gaspé Peninsula, but it has a strong claim on the title of most conveniently located — given its oddly abbreviated opening hours and relative lack of onsite amenities, it helps that downtown Gaspé is only a quick five-minute drive away. Take the chair lift from the chalet to the top of the hill, which not only serves as the starting point for about two dozen ski trails suitable for all skill levels, but also offers a panoramic view over the bay. Off to the side at the base are a couple of shorter hills open to downhill tubing, and there's a small snack bar next to the parking lot. Mont-Béchervaise is also open in the summer to hikers and mountain bikers. Website in French only. Day/half-day: lift tickets $34/$27, seniors (55 ) $24/$20, students with ID $22/$19; tubing $12/$8 per person or $22/$17 per family.
Koop
No, it's not the wonderland of souvenir trinkets that you'll find just down the road in Percé. However, being the largest city in the region by far, Gaspé naturally has a respectable range of shopping opportunities of a somewhat more conventional bent. These are concentrated principally in and around the city centre — especially along the surprisingly fashionable shopping street of rue de la Reine.
Shopping centres
A case in point of the above. If you're the type of person whose tastes run toward the name brands and well-known designers that are sold at chain clothing stores, Gaspé is pretty much the only game in town on the peninsula that shares its name.
- 1 Carrefour de Gaspé, 39, montée Sandy-Beach, ☏ 1 418-368-5253. M-W 9:30AM-5:30PM, Th-F 9AM-9PM, Sa 9:30AM-5PM, Su 11AM-4PM. The Gaspé Peninsula's largest retail complex is a sprawling strip mall just past the harbour, with 21 stores including locations of Canadian Tire en Sports Experts, a Hart department store, Uniprix pharmacy, and IGA supermarket. Website in French only.
- 2 Place Jacques-Cartier, 167, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-1460. M-W 9:30AM-5:30PM, Th-F 9AM-9PM, Sa 9:30AM-5PM, Su noon-5PM. The Gaspé Peninsula's only indoor shopping mall anchors the west end of the downtown retail district. Small in size but unique in design, the three-storey Place Jacques-Cartier is built into the slope of the low hill that separates downtown from the shore of the bay. Here you'll find 15 shops, restaurants, and other businesses including a Provigo supermarket, another Uniprix, Rossy en Dollarama discount stores, SAQ provincial liquor outlet, and a McDonald's.
Souvenirs
- Boutique le Galet, 557, boulevard du Griffon, ☏ 1 418-892-5679. Daily 9:30AM-8PM in summer, Sa-Su 8AM-1PM in winter. Le Griffon Cultural Centre's gift shop stocks a wide range of gifts and souvenirs — everything from fashion accessories to books and greeting cards to ceramics, and even locally-grown produce from the shore of Chaleur Bay, all made in Quebec and all sourced directly from the artisans themselves. Website in French only.
- 3 Les Créations Marie Gaudet, 115, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-8161. Summer: M-F 9:30AM-6PM, Sa 10AM-5PM, Su noon-4PM; winter: M-F 10AM-5:30PM. The oeuvre of the eponymous artist is centred around the painting and fashioning of the smooth, flat stones found on the shores of the beaches around Gaspé into supercute dolls and figurines, individually accessorized with hairdos, clothes and shoes. You'll find plenty of those on the shelves at her store, along with a vast selection of artisan jewelry, handmade pottery and ceramic decorative baubles (lighthouses are a common theme), and more.
Clothing and accessories
- 4 Bijouterie Dary, 109, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-1212. Daily 10AM-7PM. A wide variety of elegant men's and women's jewellery, watches, and even commemorative plates are to be had at this friendly shop in the heart of downtown Gaspé.
- 5 Boutique Mode Andréa, 123, boulevard Renard Est, ☏ 1 418-269-7766. M-W 10AM-5PM, Th-F 10AM-6PM, Sa 10AM-4:30PM. A really nice, comfortable, fashionable yet unpretentious women's clothing shop in an out-of-the-way location: Rivière-au-Renard. Andréa's house style is statement-making without being over the top: bright colours and vibrant prints married to timeless traditional designs. Website in French only.
- 6 Chlorophylle, 114B, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-8222. M-W 9:30AM-5:30PM, Th-F 9:30AM-9PM, Sa 9:30AM-5PM, Su noon-5PM. If you're in town over winter to hit the slopes at Mont-Béchervaise or take to the snowmobile or cross-country ski trails, stop in at the Gaspé location of this provincewide chain for a wide selection of upscale jackets, gloves, and other winter gear. If not, there are still three other seasons' worth of sports- and activewear to browse through.
- La Joaillerie, 167, rue de la Reine (At Place Jacques-Cartier), ☏ 1 418-368-1881. M-W 9:30AM-5:30PM, Th-F 9AM-9PM, Sa 9:30AM-5PM, Su noon-5PM. Place Jacques-Cartier's resident jewellers offer a full line of gold and silver pieces including some that are locally made, as well as engraving and repair services.
- 7 Kon-Joint, 123, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-2708. M-Sa 10AM-5:30PM. You can't miss this place: it's a spacious shop nestled into the ground floor of the tallest building on rue de la Reine, a handsome mansard-roofed brick beauty right in the centre of the downtown action. The sign on the door advertises lingerie, and you will indeed find high-quality selections for regular and plus sizes, but that's not all: Kon-Joint also sells women's clothing and accessories of all descriptions. Fashions for all four seasons of the year are available, but the specialty seems to be cute, breezy summer wear of the type that's perfect for a day of outdoor people-watching in the warm months. Website in French only.
Diverse
- 8 À Chacun Sa Bête, 33, rue Adams, ☏ 1 418-368-9362. M-W 8AM-5:30PM, Th 8AM-6PM, F 8AM-8PM, Sa 10AM-4PM. If you're in the market for some new toys, clothes, or accessories for your dog or cat — or if you've brought Rover along on your trip and need someone to keep an eye on him for a day while you're off on a pet-unfriendly outing — set your sights on À Chacun Sa Bête. Aside from the above, they also offer a selection of premium name-brand pet foods, grooming services, and more. Ample onsite parking is a relative rarity downtown. Website in French only.
- 9 Boutique Sport Plein Air, 1, rue de l'Église, ☏ 1 418-269-2535. M-Th 9AM-5:30PM, F 9AM-8PM, Sa 9AM-noon. If you've come to the Gaspé Peninsula to enjoy the great outdoors — and really, why else would you have come? — but find yourself shorthanded on gear, this is your one-stop shop. Stuffed into Boutique Sport Plein Air you'll find everything from hockey sticks to hunting rifles to boat motors to bikes, sold for decent prices by friendly folks. Website in French only.
- 10 Librairie Alpha, 168, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-5514. You'll find books of all kinds, on all subjects, and for all age levels on the shelves at this über-friendly independent bookstore in downtown Gaspé — but, being a proud member of the Quebec Bookstore Association(Association des librairies du Québec), those in search of works by local authors speaking from local perspectives can be assured they'll find more than their share of options here. Librairie Alpha also has a good selection of board games. Website in French only.
- 11 Marché des Saveurs Gaspésiennes, 119, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-7705. M-W & Sa 8AM-6PM, Th-F 8AM-7:30PM, Su 10AM-6PM. If you're a locavore with a taste for the gourmet, this is the destination for you: the place's name translates to "Market of Gaspesian Flavours", and that's no exaggeration. Locally-sourced produce, meats, cheeses, baked goods, and other delights populate the shelves in this friendly shop. Website in French only.
Eet
The restaurant scene is one area in which Gaspé definitely does nie lag behind other cities on the Peninsula in terms of interest to visitors. For instance, if you've come to the region to check out Bonaventure Island and Percé Rock, sure you could stick around for dinner in one of Percé's overpriced, touristy eateries — but if you're in the mood for a more refined and distinctive experience, Gaspé is the place to go.
City centre and around
- 1 La Banquise, 102, boulevard de Gaspé, ☏ 1 418-368-6670. Su-W 11AM-8PM, Th-Sa 11AM-9PM, Mar-Sep. Situated on the main drag just north of the Gaspé Regional Museum, this retro-style snack bar offers pleasant summery fare — think poutine platters, soft-serve ice cream, hamburgers, and even pizza — in a picturesque setting overlooking Gaspé Bay. Lines can be long on summer weekends and prices are a little high compared to the competition, but the combo "trios" offer a chance to economize. Website in French only. $10-20.
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Rue de la Reine is downtown Gaspé's main shopping and dining street.
- 2 Bistro le Brise-Bise, 135, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-1456. Su-W 11AM-1AM, Th-Sa 11AM-3AM. One of the most distinctive, upscale, and trendy dining options on the Gaspé Peninsula, and a great option for folks who don't like seafood — all for prices that won't break the bank. The eclectic menu draws from Asian (a trio of Thai-style soups), classically Gaspesian (a locally-sourced grilled sausage and sauerkraut platter, plus crowd-pleasing shrimp poutine), and — above all — Italian (about a half-dozen pasta dishes and several specialty pizzas) influences. Bilingual waitstaff and English-language menus are a big help to those who have yet to master the local language, and live music performances are frequent. $20-50.
- 3 Café Sous-Marin, 3A, rue Adams, ☏ 1 418-368-4337. Su-W 8AM-11PM, Th-Sa 8AM-midnight. Once upon a time it was a Metro sandwich shop that occupied the ground floor of the three-storey blue building at the foot of rue Adams across from Tim Hortons, and although it's nowadays a locally-owned mom-and-pop, relatively little has changed. In fact, if anything the offerings at Café Sous-Marin are more interesting — the new ownership has introduced an Eastern Mediterranean influence to the proceedings, with souvlaki and shawarma wraps among the hottest sellers, as are the "taco subs" of spicy seasoned beef — sold for the same modest prices as before. $10-25.
- 4 Mastro Pizzéria, 85, rue Jacques-Cartier, ☏ 1 418-368-1313. Daily 6AM-8PM. With a friendly bilingual staff and a roster of specialty pizzas crowned by the ever-popular "All Dressed" (with pepperoni both under and on top of the cheese, plus mushrooms and green peppers), Mastro offers counter service and a small dining room but also, for a $3 upcharge, the Gaspé Peninsula's only pizza delivery service. If you're in the mood for something else, there's also a sizable menu of other options, especially in the domain of seafood: lobster rolls, Belgian-style moûles frites, seafood chowder, and a first-rate battered fish and chips made with locally-brewedPit Caribou craft beer. Customers praise the quality of Mastro's food almost unanimously, but the very high prices are off-putting even in light of that. Website in French only.
Northern outskirts
Away from downtown, dining options get less fancy and high-concept, but no less appealing. If an unpretentious casse-croûte (snack bar) serving local fare is what you're after, seek it out in Gaspé's outer precincts.
- 5 La Baleinier, 2089, boulevard de Grande-Grève, ☏ 1 418-892-6184. Daily 8AM-9:30PM. If you like seafood, first of all congratulations on choosing the right travel destination, and secondly this is the restaurant for you. Le Baleinier is Gaspesian cuisine done right: pan-fried cod, seafood poutine, and (above all) lobster are the standouts on the pint-sized but well-curated menu of this unassuming eatery in Cap-aux-Os just outside the entrance to Forillon National Park. Service is a weak spot, ranging from hostile to merely disinterested. Before you leave, don't forget to stop in to the onsite souvenir shop and peruse the range of crafts produced by local artisans. Website in French only. $15-30.
- 6 Bistro du Banc, 51, rue du Banc, ☏ 1 418-269-1616. M-Tu 7AM-4PM, W-Th 7AM-6PM, F 7AM-7PM, Sa 8AM-6PM, Su 8AM-7PM. A family-style restaurant specializing in seafood (notice a pattern emerging?), Bistro du Banc earns rave reviews for its fish chowder, lobster rolls, cod filets, and other Gaspesian specialties from the briny deep. The interior looks straight out of the 1950s in such a way that you can't tell whether the decor is self-consciously retro or if it's simply never been updated. Service is friendly, and portions are generous for what you pay. Website in French only. $10-35.
- 7 Café Croque-Faim, 159, boulevard Renard Est, ☏ 1 418-269-3336. M-W 5AM-9PM, Th-F 5AM-10PM, Sa 6AM-10PM, Su 7AM-8PM. They say good things come in small packages, and that's certainly the case with this casse-croûte in Rivière-au-Renard — Croque-Faim may be small in size, but it's certainly not short on friendly, lightning-fast service or unequivocally delicious, scratch-made comfort food. Nosh on hamburgers, fries, pizza, club sandwiches, and — most popular of all — 17 different varieties of poutine in the dining room or, on pleasant summer days, outdoors on picnic tables. Website in French only. $10-25.
- Café de l'Anse, 557, boulevard du Griffon (At Le Griffon Cultural Centre), ☏ 1 418-892-0115. Summer: daily 8AM-9PM; winter: Sa-Su 8AM-1PM. The bright, breezy café portion of Le Griffon Cultural Centre serves a varied but predictably seafood-dominated menu in an ambience that's creative and elegant without pretension. The star attraction at Café de l'Anse is cod, served in varieties traditional to France (brandade in huge portions with mashed potatoes and a garden salad on the side), to the Gaspé Peninsula (breaded fritters with the same side dishes), and universally (grilled filets); elsewhere on the menu you'll find a respectable range of sandwiches, salads, meat dishes, and delectable bistro-style appetizers. Service can be inept and slow, but on a pleasant summer day, if you're not too hungry when you arrive, you can turn that to your advantage by taking the opportunity to linger on the outdoor terrace and take in the view over the Saint Lawrence. Bilingual staff, but website in French only. $20-45.
- 8 Chez Cathy, 216, montée de Rivière-Morris, ☏ 1 418-269-5518. Daily 10AM-12:30AM, late Mar through mid-Sept. The last of a dying breed in this part of the world, this super-friendly casse-croûte has been recognized in the pages of the Huffington Post (among others) as the only remaining one on the Peninsula that offers carhop service. That's not the only reason why Chez Cathy is notable, though — the poutine that visitors rave about is topped with homemade gravy and available in myriad different varieties including BBQ and "all dressed" (topped with a mountain of sautéed onions, bacon, relish, mustard, ketchup, lettuce and tomato). If you're sick of poutine at this point in your travels, try the lobster rolls or fried scallops. Website in French only. $10-20.
- 9 La Maison d'À CôTHÉ, 463, boulevard de Forillon, ☏ 1 418-360-0056. Th-Su 8AM-4PM, late May through late Sept. On the road toward La Penouille is where you'll find this handsome saltbox house, brimming with character and serving an ever-changing weekly menu of light gourmet breakfasts and lunches, homemade ice cream, and — as the name implies — a full slate of delicious teas. Soft music, pleasant surroundings (especially if you opt for outdoor seating in the rear garden!), and the work of local artists on the walls all combine to craft a uniquely relaxing and charming experience. Vegetarians and locavores are well cared for — and so, surprisingly, are children, with a dedicated play area occupying a corner of the dining room. Website in French only. $15-30.
Harbour area and southern outskirts
- 10 La Cantina Latinogaspésienne, 30, rue de la Plage, ☏ 1 514-943-2012. Daily 10AM-5PM, late Jun through early Sept. If you're an aficionado of Mexican cuisine who's planning a trip to the Gaspé Peninsula, you'd better be arriving in the summer, because Cantina Latinogaspésienne is the only game in town — and when we say only, we mean enigste; even the nearest Taco Bell is a seven-hour drive away in Moncton, New Brunswick. But don't despair, amigos: there's no better place to enjoy a meal of tacos, burritos, or nachos (surprisingly authentic interpretations thereof, courtesy of chef/owner Juan Sebastián Larobina, a native of Mexikostad) than on the sunny shores of Haldimand Municipal Beach. They even have live music performances on occasion. Website in French only. $10-25.
- 11 Casse-Croûte Jo-Ann, 137, boulevard de York Est, ☏ 1 418-368-5508. Open late Apr through mid-Sept. Yet another roadside snack bar that's open seasonally and specializes in myriad varieties of poutine (along with burgers, fried chicken, soft-serve ice cream, and other summertime delights) — but this one has a staff that's friendly en bilingual. With uncommonly tasty food sold for cheap, Casse-Croûte Jo-Ann is a popular place, so be prepared to wait in line for a bit. Outdoor seating is available at picnic tables around the perimeter of the front parking lot, from which you can enjoy a pleasant view over the bay. $10-20.
- 12 Chez Ron, 627, boulevard de York Est, ☏ 1 418-368-6274. Daily 7AM-8PM. It's all well and good to play the tourist, but there are some people who really like to get under the skin of a place they're visiting — to do what the locals do, go where they go, eat what they eat. If that kind of authenticity is your bag, head to Chez Ron. To be sure, there are some similarities between this place and the roadside greasy spoons frequented by many travellers — a goodly portion of the menu is indeed made up of poutine, soft ice cream (64 flavours; Baskin-Robbins, eet u hart uit) en ander plaaslike kitskos-bystande - maar die hart en siel van hierdie plek is in die meer uitgebreide aanbod van tuisgemaakte, gerieflike kos wat u aan u ribbetjies kan bedien, wat in ruim porsies bedien word in 'n omgewing wat, hoewel dit heeltemal pretensieloos is, is dit 'n stewige stap van die gemiddelde casse-croûte. Soos gewoonlik, regeer seekos die dag, maar om 'n tempo te verander, probeer u miskien een van Ron se gesinsgrootte "super specials" van pizza, drankies en byvoegings - 'n selfs beter waarde as die res van die kos hier. Tweetalige spyskaarte en personeel. $15-30.
- Nic et Pic, 39, montée Sandy-Beach (By Carrefour de Gaspé), ☏ 1 418-368-2950. M-F 08:30 - 17:00. Hierdie gesellige klein gesinsrestaurant by Carrefour de Gaspé bedien 'n wye menukaart met gemaklike geriefskos op alle tye van die dag, maar is veral bekend vir sy ontbyt: eiers-vleis-en-roosterbrood-tuisgemaakte bedien in groot porsies en vir pryse wat nie is nie. $15-25.
Kruideniersware winkels
Selfsorg in Gaspé het 'n oorvloed opsies.
- 13 Bonichoix, 48, montée de Rivière-Morris, ☏ 1 418-269-3300. M-Sa 08:30 - 21:00, So 09: 00-17: 00.
- IGA, 39, montée Sandy-Beach (By Carrefour de Gaspé), ☏ 1 418-368-5211. Daagliks 08: 00-22: 00.
- 14 Marché Ami (Épicerie Alban Aspirault), 43, boulevard Renard Est, ☏ 1 418-269-3202. M-F 07:30 - 21:00, Sa So 07:30 - 18:00.
- 15 Marché Ami (Marché Cassivi), 2051, boulevard de Grande-Grève, ☏ 1 418-892-5383. Daagliks 08: 00-22: 00.
- Provigo, 167, rue de la Reine (Op Place Jacques-Cartier), ☏ 1 418-368-7144. Daagliks 08: 00-22: 00.
- 16 Richelieu, 420, roete 132, ☏ 1 418-269-3212. Daagliks 08:30 - 21:00.
- 17 Super C, 327, boulevard de York Est, ☏ 1 418-360-0021. Daagliks 08: 00-22: 00.
Drink
Dit lyk miskien nie die deel nie, maar glo dit of nie, Rivière-au-Renard is die middelpunt van Gaspé se klein, maar lewendige kroegtoneel.
In die mate dat die naglewe in die Gaspé-skiereiland bestaan, vind u dit meestal in Gaspé - of, om presies te wees, in Rivière-au-Renard, die tuiste van twee van die drie onderstaande plekke.
- 1 Bar Apollo, 69, rue du Banc, ☏ 1 418-269-3538. Daagliks 14: 00-3: 00. Van buite lyk dit taamlik beskeie, maar moenie mislei word nie - Bar Apollo is 'n plek wat gebeur, met drank, kameraadskap en goeie tye in 'n supervriendelike omgewing in die hartjie van Rivière-au-Renard. Spesiale geleenthede en tema-aande kom gereeld voor, en as u 'n boeremusiek-aanhanger is, kyk na hul Facebook-bladsy om te sien oor die konserte wat Apollo gereeld hou.
- 2 Bar La Voûte, 114, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-0777. W-Sa 20: 00-3: 00. Nog 'n kroeg wat ook dien as 'n lewendige musieklokaal: meer as enige ander, La Voûte, is die verhoog waarop die gaspé-skiereiland se rooster van plaaslike rockgroepe hul goed stut. Met die skryf hiervan bevat die onlangse gebeure 'n paar huldebande wat die musiek van Metallica en Rage Against The Machine, die plaaslike countrysanger Nash Stanley, en 'n aantal karaoke-aande en DJ-danspartytjies speel. En selfs as daar op 'n gegewe aand geen gebeurtenis is nie, is daar 'n vreemde kans: die kroeg is klein, maar goed gevul, die kliënte is jonk en nuwerwets en die atmosfeer is net so vriendelik.
- 3 Microbrasserie au Frontibus, 41, rue du Banc, ☏ 1 418-360-5153. Do-Sa 14: 00-21: 00. Frontibus is in 2017 van stapel gestuur uit 'n voormalige supermark in sentraal Rivière-au-Renard, en het geen tyd gemors om een van die mees produktiewe ambagsbrouerye op die Gaspé-skiereiland te word nie, met 'n rooster van ses Belgiese Abbey-biere en 'n Engelse styl blonde ale waarvan die resepte geïnspireer is deur die ongetemde majesteit van die omliggende landskap. Die ster van die skou is hul 9,2% ABV "Tripel Boréale", met vrugtige en pittige note met dank aan 'n trio inheemse bestanddele wat die plaaslike Eerste Nasies sedert die vroegste tye bekend is: groen elspeper, Labrador-tee en chaga-sampioen. Afgesien van hul teenwoordigheid in supermarkte, spesialiteitswinkels en kroeë in Quebec, is Frontibus se kleinhandelbedryf en proelokaal drie dae per week oop, met gereelde spesiale geleenthede. Webwerf slegs in Frans.
Koffiewinkels
- 4 Brûlerie Café des Artistes, 101, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-3366. M-F 07: 00-10: 30, Sa So 08: 00-10: 30. Die Gaspé-skiereiland se eerste koffiebrandery verkoop nie net sy eie reeks Arabica-koffie by sy tuisbasis nie - 'n vrolike, lugtige kafee aan die oostekant van die Rue de la Reine-strook - maar ook by talle ander winkels en restaurante regoor die land. streek. Café des Artistes is egter veel meer as 'n koffiehuis, ook 'n plek om 'n ligte middagete of aandete te geniet (die kosmenu bestaan uit 'n verskeidenheid heerlike toebroodjies, slaaie, pastageregte en pitabroodjies), en verbind weer met die aanlynwêreld ( daar is 'n rekenaarterminaal met internetverbinding vir kliëntegebruik en gratis WiFi oor die hele eiendom), kyk na die werk van plaaslike kunstenaars ('n aparte kamer buite die eetkamer bied 'n aanhoudende wisselende tydelike uitstalling aan) en neem die af en toe lewendige musiekuitvoering. Webwerf slegs in Frans. Koffie $ 2-5 per koppie, $ 15-35 per persoon vir kos.
Slaap
Behalwe waar aangedui, is alle tariewe wat in hierdie afdelings aangehaal word, vir dubbele besetting in die hoogseisoen (Julie en Augustus).
Hotelle en motelle
Beddings vir die nag in hierdie dele beteken meestal om na 'n bekoorlike oue te gaan gîte of dit op 'n kampterrein grof maak. Nie so in die stedelike kern van die Gaspé-skiereiland nie: hier oorheers tradisionele hotelle en motelle.
Stadsentrum en omstreke
- 1 Hôtel des Commandants, 178, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-3355, tolvry: 1-800-462-3355. Inboek: 16:00, uitteken: middag. Hierdie groot, moderne hotel is nie net reg aan die Rue de la Reine geleë nie, gerieflik vir al die winkels en eetplekke in die middestad van Gaspé, maar dit bied ook die beste geriewe: die Hôtel des Commandants-hotel is alles van die gewone hoteluitrustings soos 'n fiksheidssentrum, 'n bubbelbad, gratis WiFi en 'n groen buitenterras, soos uitstaande kenmerke soos 'n masseerterapeut, ter plaatse fliekteater en video-arkade, en TÉTÛ Taverne Gaspésienne, een van die gewildste restaurante in die stad wat eksklusiewe herbeeldings van klassieke gaspesiese spesialiteite bedien. Elke kamer het 'n gemaklike bed, 'n platskerm-TV, 'n bank, 'n lessenaar en 'n koffiemasjien. Baie beskik ook oor mikrogolfoonde, yskassies en 'n aangename uitsig oor die baai. Tweetalige personeel. $ 144-199 / nag.
- 2 Hôtel Plante, 137, rue Jacques-Cartier, ☏ 1 418-368-2254, tolvry: 1-888-368-2254. Inboek: 15:00, uitteken: 11:00. Dit is beslis meer 'n motel as 'n 'hotel'; 'n groep lae geboude bloudakgeboue wat weggesteek is agter 'n onbeskryflike kantoorgebou uit baksteen. Maar laat u nie mislei deur die rinkydink-voorkoms van buite nie: Hôtel Plante gee u waarskynlik die beste geld vir enige hotel in Gaspé, en die sentrale ligging in die hartjie van die middestad maak die pot nog soeter. Die kamers is ruim, skoon, gemaklik, verrassend modern en vol geriewe - standaardkamers het kombuisies met 'n mikrogolfoond, yskas en koffiezetapparaat (ja, dit is standaard kamers waarvan ons praat) sowel as klimaatbeheer, privaat bad met haardroër, strykyster en strykplank en gratis WiFi; luukse kamers ruil die uitsig oor die parkeerterrein vir een oor Gaspebaai uit en gradeer die TV op na 'n platskerm, en suites en ateljees is nog luukser. Daar is geen ontbyt nie, maar wel Tim Hortons is in die straat, saam met 'n aantal ander restaurantopsies. $ 95-145 / nag.
- 3 La Maison William Wakeham, 186, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-5537. Inboek: 16:00 tot 21:30, uitteken: middag. Alhoewel dit slegs 11 kamers bevat, is La Maison William Wakeham die naaste ding wat die Gaspé-skiereiland 'n "ou ou hotelHierdie tweede skoonheidstyl, gebou omstreeks 1860 as die tuiste van sy naamgenoot, 'n vooraanstaande dokter en regeringsamptenaar, het 'n lang geskiedenis om reisigers te verwelkom: dit was kort na Wakeham se dood in 1920 toe sy tweede eienaar, die vooraanstaande plaaslike hotelier. John Baker, het die plek omskep in die kroonjuweel van sy ontluikende ryk, maar as dit wat u tot dusver gelees het, u onberispelike luuksheid laat verwag het, moet u voorberei om teleurgesteld te wees: die moeë ou kamers van die Maison Wakeham benodig voor die tyd 'n behoorlike opdatering die plek kan die boetiek-hotelervaring waarvoor dit skiet, regtig haal. Tapyte is opgeblase en versadig, muwwe reuke is volop, en die bedrading is 'n elektriese vuur wat wag om te gebeur. Die positiewe kant is dat die plek voordeel trek uit 'n Gouelokkies ligging, met maklike toegang tot die gewoel in die middestad via Rue de la Reine, maar tog ver genoeg om gaste stilte te bied, bied die terras 'n pragtige uitsig op Gaspé-baai, en die restaurant doen beter werk luukse, met 'n moeitelose elegansie en 'n spyskaart gebaseer op plaaslike seekos. Daar is gratis WiFi, lugversorging in die kamers, gratis parkeerplek en ontbyt is by u kamertarief ingesluit. $ 125-189 / nag.
- 4 Motel Adams, 20, rue Adams, ☏ 1 418-368-6963, tolvry: 1-800-463-4242. Inboek: 15:00, uitteken: middag. Die vriendelike, familie-besit Motel Adams is 'n ouer plek, maar die kamers is skoon, ruim, modern en die sentrale ligging maak dit 'n goeie waarde vir u geld (alhoewel dit nie so goed soos Hôtel Plante net die heuwel op). Daar is 'n taamlik spartaanse reeks geriewe in die kamers - elkeen het lugversorging, 'n yskas, kabel-TV en 'n haardroër in die badkamer. Die eiendom bied gratis WiFi en wasgoed met muntstukke - maar honger reisigers kan kies uit twee restaurante op die perseel. Gratis ontbyt word aangebied by Restaurant Adams'n familiestyl-ete met aangename datums en 'n uitgebreide spyskaart wat begin, maar nie eindig met plaaslike seekos nie Le Castor is 'n kroeg en braai met 'n byderwetse, maar vriendelike atmosfeer. Motel Adams is 'n baie gewilde eiendom - bespreek vroegtydig as u van plan is om in die hoogseisoen te bly, en berei u voor op 'n moeilike scenario op die parkeerterrein. Die receptie dien ook as 'n kaartjie-agent vir die Orléans Express busnetwerk. $ 134 / nag.
- 5 Motel-Camping Fort-Ramsay, 254, boulevard de Gaspé, ☏ 1 418-368-5094. Inboek: 14:00, uitteken: 11:00. Besoekers aan Motel-Camping Fort-Ramsay is op 'n skilderagtige plek, vyf minute se ry vanaf die middestad van Gaspé, tussen die binnelandse berge en die noordelike arm van Gaspebaai geleë. Hulle kan gebruik maak van 'n vrag geriewe wat u nie noodwendig sou verwag nie. vind in so 'n beskeie plek en teen sulke redelike pryse: kabel-TV, lugversorging en kombuisie in elke kamer; gratis WiFi regoor die land; 'n volledig tweetalige personeel; ter plaatse snackbar, kinderspeelplek en mini-gholfbaan; selfs 'n privaat strand. Aan die minuskant kan die kamers 'n opknapping gebruik, en die ligging direk aan Route 132 sorg vir onverbiddelike geraas op die snelweg. Benewens die motel, bied Fort-Ramsay ook kampplekke vir dienste en onbedienings vir tente, sleepwaens en RV's aan. Vanaf $ 82 per nag.
Noordelike buitewyke
- 6 Auberge le Caribou, 82, boulevard Renard Ouest, ☏ 1 418-269-3344, tolvry: 1-877-260-3344. Inboek: 16:00, uitteken: middag. Alhoewel dele van die uitgestrekte kompleks opgeknap is, wys hierdie kenmerkende motel langs die pad aan die westekant van Rivière-au-Renard regtig sy ouderdom: die dun mure en piepende vloerplanke help weinig om die geluide uit die kamers bo of langsaan uit te hou. , om niks te sê van die soms rowwe skares wat uit die bar en restaurant ter plaatse mors nie (La Revolte) in die aand. Maar die vriendelikheid en behulpsaamheid van die personeel by die ontvangsbank help baie om die tekortkominge van Auberge le Caribou in te vul. Aan die positiewe kant het die hotel 'n aangename buiteterras wat op sy eie privaat strand uitkyk, en dieselfde rowwe kroeg bied soggens 'n heerlike ontbyt en saans heerlike seekos-etes. Elk van die 39 kamers het 'n yskas, 'n platskerm-TV, en 'n privaat badkamer met gratis toiletware en 'n haardroër. WiFi, maar nie baie betroubare WiFi nie, dek die hele eiendom. $ 80-123 / nag.
- 7 Chalets et Motel au Gaspésien, 58, rue des Touristes, ☏ 1 418-269-3191. L'Anse-à-Valleau vind u hierdie oulike, rustieke plekkie wat bestaan uit 'n klein motelletjie met drie kamers aan die een kant van Rue des Touristes en aan die ander kant 'n ry van agt knus huisies wat tussen die weg en die oewer van die riviermonding St. Lawrence (en die uitsigte is ongeëwenaard). Elke kamer het 'n TV, 'n en suite-bad, en toegang tot die buite-swembad en privaat strand, en die huisies het ook 'n klein kombuisie. Open 15 Junie tot 15 Oktober. $ 65-75 / nag.
- 8 Hôtel-Motel le Pharillon, 1293, boulevard de Cap-des-Rosiers, ☏ 1 418-892-5200, tolvry: 1-877-909-5200. Inboek: 16:00 tot 21:00, uitteken: 11:00. Op 'n skilderagtige plek voor die drempel van Forillon en in die skadu van Kanada se hoogste vuurtoring Dit nederige motel staan waarvan die 30 kamers verskillende uitsigte oor die St. Lawrence bied (nabygeleë kamers; die gebou lê direk aan die kus, en jy kan gaan slaap na die geluid van golwe wat buite jou venster val) of na die indrukwekkende klippe van die binnekant van Gaspé (ietwat minder indrukwekkend omdat die berge in die verte oorkant die snelweg lê; asof dit die teleurstelling wil vergoed, het al die kamers aan hierdie kant van die gebou kombuisies met mikrogolfoondjies en yskassies). Die kamers is eenvoudig, maar ruim, skoon en stil, met 'n bekoorlike datering en een koningin of een of twee groot beddens, 'n en suite-bad, kabel-TV en gratis WiFi. Daar word gratis ontbyt aangebied, maar dit is niks om oor huis toe te skryf nie - 'n paar graangewasse om uit te kies, bagels en muffins, en dies meer - en die personeel praat vriendelik en baie kundig oor die omgewing, maar praat nie baie goed Engels nie. $ 85-95 / nag.
- 9 Motel-Camping des Ancêtres, 865, boulevard de l'Anse-à-Valleau, ☏ 1 418-355-9747. Inboek: 14:00, uitteken: 11:00. As u van plan is om in L'Anse-à-Valleau te oornag, maar die Gaspésien is bespreek, of as die gemak om reg aan die hoofweg te wees swaarder weeg as die ongerief om lawaaierige verkeer deur dun mure te hoor, die hoek na Motel-Camping des Ancêtres. Die naam van hierdie plek is apropos: hierdie nege motelkamers is oud, maar nie sonder 'n sekere moeë sjarme nie, met dekor direk uit 'n 1970-tydskering en kombuisies wat nuttig sal wees as u eers besef dat die plek nie ontbyt bied nie en ook nie daar is nie enige nabygeleë restaurante. Daarbenewens is die rooster van geriewe omtrent net so skraal soos dit kom - die TV's is groot ou kaste, daar is geen lugversorging nie en die water in die badkamers is nie eers drinkbaar nie. Die enigste ding om u te herinner aan watter eeu u is, is die gratis en betroubare WiFi. Afgesien van die motel, bied hulle ook kampering aan, maar moenie die moeite doen tensy jy dit doen nie regtig desperaat: die kampeerplekke is vol rommel en rommel, en die gebruik van toiletgeriewe kos ekstra (ja, jy lees reg). Daar is wel 'n lekker speelplek vir kinders. Webwerf slegs in Frans. $ 85-90 / nag.
- 10 Motel-Chalets Baie de Gaspé, 2097, boulevard de Grande-Grève, ☏ 1 418-892-5240, tolvry: 1-877-892-5152. Inboek: 16:00 tot 21:00, uitteken: 11:00. Elk van die agt motelkamers in hierdie bestemming in Cap-aux-Os het privaat badkamers, koffiemakers, yskassies, platskerm-TV's en gratis WiFi-internettoegang - maar getrou aan sy naam, is die grootste verkooppunt hier die wonderlike 'n panoramiese uitsig oor Gaspé-baai vanuit die voorruit, asook maklike toegang tot die strand, net vyf minute se stap hiervandaan. En as u eerder een van die huisies aan die agterkant van die eiendom bespreek het, moet u nie teleurgesteld wees deur die gebrek aan 'n see-uitsig nie. Die uitsig oor die binnelandse berge van Forillon is amper net so indrukwekkend, plus u kry 'n aantal ekstra geriewe soos 'n en suite-kombuisie en winderige buitenterrasse. Aan die minuskant is kliëntediens treffend en die kraanwater is nie drinkbaar nie (hoewel gebottelde water gratis aangebied word). Daar is ook 'n kampeerterrein langsaan wat deur dieselfde mense bestuur word. Webwerf slegs in Frans. Motelkamers $ 104,50 / nag, eenslaapkamerhuisie $ 132 / nag, tweeslaapkamerhuisie $ 154 / nag.
- 11 Motel du Haut Phare, 1334, boulevard de Cap-des-Rosiers, ☏ 1 418-892-5533, tolvry: 1-866-492-5533. Inboek: 15:00, uitteken: 11:00. Die luukser van die twee motelle in Cap-des-Rosiers: du Haut Phare het net 13 kamers, maar almal is ingerig met 'n koningin of twee dubbelbeddens, 'n platskerm-TV met kabel, gratis WiFi en 'n privaat badkamer. balkon met 'n uitsig oor die uitgestrekte riviermonding van St. Lawrence (kyk uit vir walvisse en robbe!), en die meeste het ook 'n kombuisie met mikrogolfoond, yskas, broodrooster, koffiemaker en gasreeks (braaigeriewe is ook beskikbaar vir diegene wat verkies kook buite). Personeel is altyd vriendelik en behulpsaam, en die wonderlike ontbyte wat daagliks deur die moeder van die eienaar voorberei word, is die ekstra prys van $ 5 werd. $ 119-148 / nag.
- 12 Motel le Noroît, 589, boulevard du Griffon, ☏ 1 418-892-5531, tolvry: 1-855-892-5531. Inboek: 14:00 tot 22:00, uitteken: 11:00. L'Anse-au-Griffon se enigste motelakkommodasie is 'n eiendom met tien eenhede aan die kuskant van roete 132. Le Noroît is 'n eenvoudige en ongemaklike, maar heerlike plek wat loodreg op die kuslyn gerig is, sodat die uitsig vanuit elke kamer is 'n kombinasie van berge, kranse en water: die Gaspé in 'n neutedop. Na 'n lang dag van avontuur, kan u rus in 'n kamer wat toegerus is met een of twee dubbelbeddens, kabel-TV, gratis WiFi, yskas, mikrogolfoond, koffiemaker en 'n en suite-bad, of ontspan op die winderige terras en probeer u hand om walvisse, robbe en seevoëls op te spoor, of selfs die kort trap af te daal na die oewer self en doop u tone in die magtige St. Lawrence. Die beddens is gemaklik; personeel is genadig, tegemoetkomend en tweetalig, en u is voor die deur van Forillon - waarvoor kan u meer vra? $ 85-95 / nag.
Suidelike buitewyke
- Auberge Fort-Prével, 2035, boulevard de Douglas, ☏ 1 418-368-6957. Fort-Prével is 'n veelsydige plek: nie net is hierdie voormalige vestingwerk uit die Tweede Wêreldoorlog die tuiste van Gaspé se voorste bestemming vir gholfspelers, maar hulle bied ook verblyf in verskillende vorme aan. Dit is nie 'n baie goeie waarde vir u geld as u nie 'n gholfspeler is wat duur is nie à la carte ontbyte in die restaurant en kamers wat nie lugversorging bied nie, maar niks spesiaals in die vorm van geriewe nie, maar as u op soek is na 'n aangename, maklike, maar tog rustige ligging, halfpad tussen die stedelike geriewe van Gaspé en die toeristiese afwykings van Percé , kan u hierdie plek 'n blik gee. Kies uit hotelkamers met twee koningingrootte-beddens, 'n en suite-bad, 'n gemaklike lessenaar, koffiemaker en klein TV; ruim privaat kothuise is beskikbaar vir nag- en weeklikse huur, met 2 koningingrootte-beddens en kombuisies met eetkamertafels (maak seker dat u self opruim as u van hierdie funksie gebruik maak; die eiendom bereken steil skoonmaakfooie vir diegene wat nie was hulle skottelgoed en haal die vullis uit!), kampplekke vir sleepwaens en RV's met volledige diens, en meer primitiewe plekke vir tentkampeerders. Baie hotelkamers en al die kothuise het 'n uitsig oor die see en gaste het nie net toegang tot die gholfbaan nie, maar ook 'n buite-swembad en privaat strand. Webwerf slegs in Frans. Hotelkamers $ 135 / nag, huisies $ 160 / nag of $ 800 / week, tentkamping $ 30 / nag, sleepwa / kampeerterrein $ 42 / nag.
- 13 Motel Gaspé, 960, roete Haldimand, ☏ 1 418-368-3282. Inboek: 13:00 tot 21:00, uitteken: 11:00. Ons begin met die nadele voordat ons na die voordele gaan: die Motel Gaspé is 'n ou gebou wat dringend opgeknap moet word, die kamers is vuil tot op die punt waar u wonder of hulle enigsins huishoudelike personeel in diens het, die kraanwater is nie drinkbaar is nie (gratis gebottelde water word aangebied), word die rookvrye beleid gereeld oortree as die talmende geur 'n aanduiding is, en die ontvangstoonbank open eers na die middaguur, so daar is nie eens iemand in die oggend nie (en sterkte om iemand op die telefoon te probeer kry). Aan die ander kant, vir die paar van julle wat bereid is om daardie redelik ernstige foute oor die hoof te sien, is dit die naaste motel wat u sal vind aan die strande in Douglastown en Haldimand, en u is moeilik om 'n goedkoper kamer op enige plek in die stad te vind. Al die kamers het kabel-TV, gratis WiFi, mikrogolf en yskas of 'n volledige kombuisie, en daar is 'n aangename terras aan die agterkant. $ 80-95 / nag.
Gîtes
Die Gaspé-skiereiland is 'n romantiese plek, ideaal vir diegene wat op soek is na 'n rustige wegbreek êrens met historiese karakter, met vriendelike en tegemoetkomende gashere wat elke dag vir u begin met 'n stewige ontbyt en kundige advies oor wat om die plaaslike omgewing te doen. Dit is waar die gîte du passant - of net gîte kortweg - kom binne. Proporsioneel in die Gaspé-skiereiland (indien nie noodwendig in Gaspé self nie), gîtes is nog 'n gewilder verblyfkeuse as bed & ontbyt (basies dieselfde konsep) is in die Engelssprekende wêreld. U vind 'n ordentlike verskeidenheid daarvan in die gehuggies wat die Forillon Nasionale Park omring, veral Cap-des-Rosiers.
Stadsentrum en omstreke
- 14 Auberge du Saumonier, 282, montée Corte-Real, ☏ 1 418-368-2172. Inboek: 16:00 tot 21:00, uitteken: 10:30 vm. Auberge du Saumonier is nie die eerste ding wat by u opkom as u aan a dink nie gîte - eerder as 'n oulike historiese huis vol antieke meubels en outydse sjarme, is dit 'n rustieke plattelandse lodge (ironies genoeg net 10 minute van die middestad af), en eerder as paartjies op romantiese uitstappies, is die tipiese gaste hier salmvissers wat hul sink wil wegsink lyne in die bekende waters van die Dartmouth, York en Saint-Jean Rivers. Maar moenie hierdie plek inneem vir 'n 'mancave' nie: die herbergier, Lisa, het 'n aangename vroulike aanslag by die dekor gevoeg, bo en behalwe dat hy elke oggend heerlike ontbyt in die platteland kook en selfs die gaste kan vermaak wat verkies om te bly. agter terwyl haar man Eli dien as visgids vir die ekspedisies wat hulle aanbied. Die vyf individueel versierde gastekamers is op die boonste verdieping en bevat beddens van verskillende groottes en getalle (van twee dubbelbed tot een koning), gratis WiFi en balkonne met uitsigte oor die berge, terwyl die gedeelde badkamers, 'n gemeenskaplike kamer (met kabel-TV) en aktiwiteite op reëndae soos bordspeletjies), en 'n eetkamer is op die grondvloer. $ 127 / nag.
- 15 La Normande, 19, rue Davis, ☏ 1 418-368-5468, tolvry: 1-866-468-5468. Inboek: 16:00 tot 20:00, uitteken: 11:00. As u op soek is na statige Gilded Age-elegansie teen 'n redelike prys, het La Normande dit te spaar: dit is 'n pragtige ou baksteenhuis in 'n rustige hoek van Gaspé se middestad, op 'n uitstekende heuwel geleë, omring deur 'n tuin met terrasse en 'n uitsig oor die baai. Om by die voordeur in te stap, is soos om terug te keer in die Victoriaanse era: spoggerige houtwerk, antieke meubels en toebehore, en selfs tydelike muurpapier is volop. Maar La Normande het ook 'n moderne inslag: elke kamer het kabel-TV en wekkerradio, die gedeelde baddens het haardroërs en gratis WiFi is beskikbaar in alle ruimtes. Die beste van alles is dat selfs herbergier Chantal Leclerc haar onderskei vanweë haar geneigdheid om alles te bowe te gaan: nie net werk sy hard om elke ervaring aan te pas by die individu van die gas nie. behoeftes, maar sy bestuur ook 'n stywe skip met piek-en-span-kamers, beddens so gemaklik as moontlik, en 'n ontbyt wat die droom van 'n plaaslike voedselaar is, word uitgemaak deur tuisgemaakte pannekoeke, roosterbrood en muffins met 'n voortdurend veranderende seleksie van seisoenale vrugtesoorte. Webwerf slegs in Frans. $ 110-130 / nag.
Noordelike buitewyke
Cap-des-Rosiers is die tuiste van baie van Gaspé's gîtes.
- 16 Chez Mammy, 1284, boulevard de Cap-des-Rosiers, ☏ 1 418-892-5309. Chez Mammy is die goedkoopste van 'n groep gîtes in Cap-des-Rosiers, aan die voet van die hoogste vuurtoring van Kanada en op die drumpel van die Forillon Nasionale Park. Hier is die ervaring minder as 'n tradisionele bed & ontbyt en meer om 'n huis met 'n kamermaat te deel. Dit is dus 'n klein klein huisie wat skaars van die privaat woning herkonfigureer is: die twee klein slaapkamers wat yl ingerig is met 'n bed en 'n TV, is die enigste privaatheid wat daar is, terwyl albei eenhede deel 'n badkamer, 'n gemeenskaplike kamer (toegerus met 'n groter TV wat aan 'n DVD-speler gekoppel is), en eetgeriewe (met 'n yskas, broodrooster en stoof). Daar is gratis WiFi oor die hele eiendom, Irène bied daagliks ontbyt aan en fietsstoor word aangebied. Open 1 Mei tot 31 Oktober. Vanaf $ 83 per nag.
- 17 Gîte Haut-Phare, 1321, boulevard de Cap-des-Rosiers, ☏ 1 418-892-5826. Inboek: 11:30, uitteken: 11:00. Nie verwar te word met die Motel du Haut Phare rondom die draai word Gîte Haut-Phare besit deur Vern en Anna Green, 'n vriendelike bejaarde egpaar van Sudbury, Ontario - dus hoef u nie bekommerd te wees oor 'n taalgrens nie. Die vyf kleinerige gastekamers het plafonwaaiers, klokradio's en 'n voorspelbare vuurtoring-tema, net-aan-die-kant-van-kitsagtige dekor, wat Anna se eie geesteskind is. Daar is 'n aangename sitarea agter met 'n uitsig op die voorste ry van die vuurtoring, gratis WiFi, en die hongeriges kan nie net geniet van die stewige landelike ontbyt wat u gashere soggens kook nie, maar ook 'n roomys wat langsaan staan. Aan die minuskant is die matrasse op die beddens ongemaklik sag en berei hulle voor om op besige dae in die tou te wag om die badkamer te gebruik: die plek het slaapplek vir 14 mense, en dit is 'n bietjie om een volle en 'n halwe bad te deel. Open Junie tot September. $ 95 per nag.
- 18 Lumière sur le Golfe, 1325, boulevard de Cap-des-Rosiers, ☏ 1 418-892-1325. Inboek: 16:00, uitteken: 10:00. Vuurtoring-aanhangers, luister: hierdie gepaste naam gîte is die naaste wat u wettiglik direk aan slaap kan kom in die Cap-des-Rosiers-vuurtoring: dit is reg in die agterplaas! Lumière sur le Golfe maak 'n groot deel van sy rustige, onbeperkte ligging weg van die drukte van die middestad van Gaspé, en dit is waar: daar is geen beter plek om te ontspan as op die agterste terras voor 'n panoramiese uitsig oor die vuurtoring en die strand, en die drie gastekamers is verfrissend sonder steurende geriewe, met net gemaklike beddens, lugagtige ambisies, dieselfde uitsig oor die see en prikkelende name soos 'À couper le souffle' ('Asemrowend') en 'Dans les bras de Morphée' ( "In the Arms of Morpheus"). Aan die ander kant is dit nie te sê dat daar niks anders in die omgewing te doen is as om te ontspan nie. Onthou, jy is reg voor die drempel van die Forillon Nasionale Park - en as jy absoluut het Om met die buitewêreld in verbinding te tree, is daar gratis WiFi in die hele eiendom en 'n TV in die alledaagse kamer vir daardie reënerige dae. Die gedeelde badkamer het 'n haardroër en ontbyt is amper 'n al fresco ervaring: die groot eetkamer is omring deur vensters aan drie kante! Oop middel Junie tot middel Oktober. Webwerf slegs in Frans. $ 85-105 per nag.
- 19 Le Meilleur des 2 Mondes, 689, boulevard de Forillon, ☏ 1 418-892-5133. Inboek: 16:30 tot 19:00, uitteken: 11:00. Een van hierdie dinge is nie soos die ander nie: jy vind Le Meilleur des 2 Mondes aan die oorkant van Forillon van die ander kant gîtes in hierdie gedeelte, gerieflik vir die strande en staproetes van La Penouille sowel as slegs tien minute met die motor vanaf die middestad (miskien is dit die betekenis van sy naam, wat vertaal word na 'The Best of Two Worlds'). Miskien, meer as enige ander plaaslike herbergiers, leef en adem jou gashere Danièle en Laurent La Gaspésie regtig: hul liefde vir die streek wat hulle noem, is tasbaar, en hulle geniet dit om as hul gaste te dien as bron vir inligting oor doendinge in die plaaslike omgewing of deur eenvoudig verhale van die lewe hier aan die 'einde van die wêreld' te vertel. Aan die ander kant weet hulle ook hoe om die koord te loop om vriendelik en tegemoetkomend te wees sonder om aanmatigend te wees. Die eiendom het drie kamers: die kleur-tema "La Rouge sur Baie" ("Bayside Red") en "La Verte Pommeraie" ("Apple Orchard Green") het elk 'n koningingrootte-bed en deel 'n badkamer, met laasgenoemde wat ook spog. 'n wasbak en uittrekbank; intussen is 'Le Bas-côté' ('The Lower Side') 'n luukse suite met slaapplek vir 'n hele gesin, met 'n koningingrootte-bed, twee enkelbeddens en 'n futon, plus 'n en suite-badkamer en kombuisgeriewe beskikbaar op aanvraag vir ekstra koste (vra by bespreking vir besonderhede). Gratis WiFi dek die hele eiendom, en ontbyt wat daagliks tussen 07:30 en 09:00 bedien word, is 'n voortdurend veranderende verskeidenheid hartlike tuisgemaakte spesialiteite. 'N Minimum verblyf van twee nagte is de rigueur in die hoogseisoen (1 Julie tot 15 September). Webwerf slegs in Frans. $ 85-115 / nag.
- 20 Pétales de Rose, 1184, boulevard de Cap-des-Rosiers, ☏ 1 418-892-5031. Inboek: 14:00, uitteken: 10:00. Pétales de Rose vergoed die ligging 'n entjie verder van die vuurtoring deur 'n verskeidenheid geriewe aan te bied wat baie wyer is as wat u in Cap-des-Rosiers se gîtes: die drie gastekamers bevat TV's en almal spog met 'n uitsig oor die see. Die gemeenskaplike kamer het 'n groter TV en 'n werkende kaggel vir die nipperse Gaspesiese nagte. Kinders word nie net toegelaat nie, maar genadiglik gehuisves met 'n klein speelplek buite, die twee gedeelde badkamers albei bevat haardroërs, en gratis berging van fiets en WiFi word voorsien. Die lekkerte van die tuisgemaakte gebak en die hartlikheid van die eiers-en-vleis-kombinasies wat tydens die ontbyt bedien word, is des te gelukkiger gegewe die absolute gebrek aan nabygeleë restaurante. Die eienaar se beperkte vaardigheid in Engels is die enigste klein twis. Open Mei tot Oktober. $ 90 / nag.
Suidelike buitewyke
- 21 Le Phénix, 55, boulevard de York Est, ☏ 1 418-368-4355. Inboek: 15:00 tot 19:00, uitteken: 11:00. Al hou Sylvie Hamel graag die ontspannende stilte van haar gîteLe Phénix is aan die suidelike oewer van die baai, verby die hawe. Dit is werklik 'n scenario van die beste van beide wêrelde: die panoramiese uitsig oor die stad se ligte oor die water wat u van hierdie heuwelhuis kan geniet, dien as 'n herinnering daaraan dat die grootstad-aksie (relatief gesproke) van Gaspé in die middestad net drie minute se ry weg is. Die drie gastekamers van hierdie landelike landhuis is gebou in die middel van die 19de eeu en spog nog met die name van die tak van die vooraanstaande Le Boutillier-familie wat lank gelede hier gewoon het: die "Gertrude Le Boutillier" kyk uit op die agterplaas en is ingerig met 'n koningingrootte-bed, twee dressoir en 'n paar stoele; die "John Le Boutillier" het al die bogenoemde plus 'n kleedkamer, 'n bagasierak en 'n paar gestoffeerde vlerkstoelstoele in die plek van die harde stoele, en die "Antoine Panchaud" verbeter die koninginbed na 'n koning. Daarbenewens het al die kamers 'n lessenaar, 'n paar bedkassies, WiFi-internet, 'n platskerm-TV en privaat badkamers (sommige het en suite-badkamer, ander in die gang) met haardroërs. Die beste van alles is dat Hamel die volmaakte gasvrou is, wat passievol is oor sowel die geskiedenis van die gebou as die kuns van kliëntediens, en die enorme ontbyt wat sy voorberei, sal jou 'dae lank' aangewakker word, soos een resensent dit gestel het. $ 125-135 / nag.
Huisies en vakansiehuise
Terwyl hotelle en motelle die gewildste verblyfopsie in die middestad is, en gîtes is geneig om in die noordelike buitewyke in die rigting van Forillon saam te trek, en vakansiehuisies is meestal suid van die middestad. Lees verder as 'n gerieflike tuisbasis tussen Gaspé en Percé is.
Noordelike buitewyke
- 22 Les Cabines sur Mer, 1257, boulevard de Cap-des-Rosiers, ☏ 1 418-892-5777. Inboek: 16:00 tot 19:00, uitteken: 11:00. As u van een van die Europese lande kom waar alles klein is, sal u waarskynlik tuis voel in Les Cabines sur Mer: een of twee dubbelbeddens is omtrent alles wat in die slaapkamers van die standaardgrootte ingeprop kan word. dié, tesame met kombuisies en badkamers met posseëlgrootte. Indien nie, kan u kies vir een van die ruimer "tweekamer-bungalows" met volledige kombuise (nog steeds naby, maar groot genoeg om kos in te berei), of anders troos u met die feit dat die eenhede skoon is , die uitsig op die water is pragtig en u gashere Marc en Chantal is net so vriendelik, behulpsaam en altyd teenwoordig gîte. "Vas" is ook 'n goeie manier om die manier waarop hierdie ses huisies in die knus landstrook tussen Route 132 en die oewer van St. Lawrence op pad na Cap-des-Rosiers vasgesteek is, te beskryf: hulle is amper direk aan die kant van die pad (parallelle parkeerplek is de rigueur vir gebrek aan baie, wat sorg vir 'n benarde situasie om in en uit u motor te klim). Gelukkig raak dinge gewoonlik donker na stilte dat verkeersgeraas nie 'n probleem is nie - gaste meld dat hulle baie meer gereeld in die droomland gesus word deur die golwe wat gekraak het as om wakker te word deur motors. Aside from the aforementioned, amenities include flat-screen TVs with cable, free WiFi, and a pleasant outdoor sitting area with picnic benches and a barbecue grill. Open mid-May through late September. $70-85/night.
- Chalets du Parc, 1231, boulevard de Forillon, ☏ 1 418-892-5873, tolvry: 1-866-892-5873. Inboek: 16:00, uitteken: 11:00. The aptly named Chalets du Parc comprise 32 detached cottages arranged in two equally aptly named clusters about 2 km (1½ miles) apart from each other on opposite sides of Route 132, on the north shore of Gaspé Bay near the entrance to Forillon. The cottages of the 23 Chalets du Parc — Bord de la Baie cluster are smaller, cheaper, and a bit further from the action, but boast a panoramic view of downtown Gaspé from their waterfront location, not to mention bedrooms with a bed and a pull-out sofa, en suite bathroom, TV, free WiFi Internet, firepit, and access to a small private beach. Meanwhile, if a day on the beach at La Penouille is in the offing, you'll want to check out the larger and more luxurious accommodations at 24 Chalets du Parc — Plage de Penouille, located directly across the street from the main parking area of the national park: spacious two-, three-, and four-bedroom cottages with all the aforementioned amenities plus fully stocked kitchens (including pots, pans and silverware!) and full bathrooms. About the only bad thing you could say about this place is the TVs don't have cable (but who wants to veg out in front of a video screen in a place like this?) and the bugs tend to get inside. Open May 10 through October 15; 6-night minimum stay from July 16 through August 20, 3 nights minimum from June 23 through July 15, and 2 nights minimum at all other times. $150-270/night.
- 25 Les Chalets Forillon, 85, chemin du Portage, ☏ 1 418-892-0175. Inboek: 16:00, uitteken: middag. At least for the time being, the plural "chalets" is a misnomer: the smaller of the two units onsite at this L'Anse-au-Griffon property ("La Libellule") has been unavailable for rental since 2016. That leaves "La Chanterelle", a two-storey cottage that sleeps six with a bedroom and a bathroom on each floor, which friendly owners Françoise Tétreault and Stéphane Morissette have outfitted with a double bed in each as well as a pullout sofa and bunk beds on the upper and lower floors respectively. There's also a spacious living room with a TV and DVD player (make sure to bring some discs of your own, as there's no cable or satellite service), WiFi Internet, a fully stocked second-floor kitchen and dining room, and a barbecue grill outdoors. Payment is accepted in cash only, and a 3-night minimum stay applies. $150/night or $845/week.
- 26 [dooie skakel]Maison Madame Alain, 732, boulevard du Griffon, ☏ 1 418-892-0122. Operated as an ordinary gîte up through the 2017 season, after the semi-retirement of its owners this former country general store just outside L'Anse-au-Griffon (still named in honour of its longtime shopkeeper) has made the transition to a weekly vacation rental, without any hosts onsite serving breakfast but still boasting the same off-the-beaten-path privacy, verdant tranquility, and resplendent view over the St. Lawrence as before. With four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a fully-stocked kitchen, washer and dryer, TV and DVD player, WiFi Internet, and a working fireplace, Maison Madame Alain is a true, full-fledged home away from home. Open year-round, with a one-week minimum stay from June 23 through September 1 and 3 nights minimum at all other times (discounted rates offseason, too). Webwerf slegs in Frans. $1,050/week.
- 27 Ode à la Mer, 688, boulevard de Forillon, ☏ 1 418-368-9727. Ode à la Mer is a cozy little cabin, just 53 m² (576 square feet) in area and with only a double bed and a pull-out sofa: the perfect place to escape from the madding crowds in a quiet bayside location near La Penouille, yet only a 10-minute drive from downtown. The wood-panelled walls, rustic furniture, and wood-burning stove in the living room lend this place an appropriately woodsy ambience that's further enhanced when you discover the pleasant outdoor sitting area in back, with a charming firepit and a view through the trees over the water. Aside from that, you've got one full and one half bathroom, a full kitchen with stove, fridge, microwave, toaster, coffeemaker, crockery, and utensils, and WiFi Internet (no TV, though). Open May 15 through November 15, with a one-week minimum stay through September 16 and 3 nights minimum thereafter. $750/week.
Southern outskirts
- 28 Aux Galets Doux, 13, rue de l'Anse-à-Brillant, ☏ 1 418-360-7006. One of a pair of cottages you'll find nestled in a quiet, off-the-beaten-path waterfront location in L'Anse-à-Brillant, Aux Galets Doux consists of a spacious cottage and an even more spacious house that together sleep 13 — you can rent one or the other or both simultaneously. Both of these adjacent units contain two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen fully stocked with appliances, cookware, plates, glasses, and silverware, a living room with satellite TV and DVD player, WiFi Internet, access to laundry facilities, a rear balcony equipped with a barbecue grill, a delightful airy ambience, and a stunning view over Gaspé Bay and out to Forillon. On top of that, the house also has a finished basement with another TV. Best of all, the trail out back leads to a lovely private beach! $275/night or $675/week for cottage only (minimum stay 1 week between August 4 and 24, 3 days all other times); $1,750/week for house and cottage (minimum stay 1 week at all times).
- 29 Cap Soleil, 11, rue de l'Anse-à-Brillant, ☏ 1 581-888-3912. Inboek: 16:00, uitteken: 11:00. You'll find Cap Soleil right next door to Aux Galets Doux, with the same tranquil isolation, breathtaking views, simple but tasteful decor, and easy access to L'Anse-à-Brillant's beach and fishing harbour. As for the place itself, it's not quite as big as its neighbour: upstairs at this typical Gaspesian country house are only two bedrooms, with one queen and two double beds respectively, plus a full bathroom with a tub, while downstairs you'll find a living room (with cable TV, DVD player and wood-burning stove), a kitchen (fully equipped with stove, refrigerator, toaster, microwave, and cookware), and another bathroom. WiFi Internet, access to laundry facilities, and an outdoor firepit round out the list of amenities. However, if you're travelling with young kids, Cap Soleil is the superior option in L'Anse-à-Brillant: contact Sarah, the friendly owner, and she'll set you up with a high chair, crib, baby gate, stroller, and other accessories to help your little ones stay safe and make the most of their vacation too. Webwerf slegs in Frans. $1,400/week.
- 30 Chalets du Bout du Monde, 1141, route Haldimand, ☏ 1 418-368-0042. Inboek: 14:00, uitteken: 11:00. If you're a summertime visitor looking for a place to stay that's near the beaches south of town yet you rue the thought of setting foot in the nightmarish Motel Gaspé, relief is at hand in the form of this octet of charming waterfront cottages just a little further away. The "Cottages at the End of the World" really pack in the amenities: each one has two bedrooms with four smallish but comfy beds between them (plus a pull-out couch in the living room), a fully stocked kitchen (complete with espresso machine and electric fondue plate!), cable TV with DVD player, WiFi Internet, barbecue grill, and outdoor firepit — and the luxurious Cottage #5 ("Mikmak") also has a Jacuzzi tub. The friendly management provides each visitor not only with a raft of blankets and towels for their days on the beach, but also complimentary kayak and mountain bike rental (first come, first served) and, in wintertime, snowshoe rental. The only complaint guests commonly lodge about this well-regarded place is that the buildings' thin walls do little to keep out the loud squawking of the seabirds that frequent the adjacent Douglastown Bay — though if you're into birdwatching, you're in luck! A one-week minimum stay length applies between June 29 and September 2. $1,295/week.
- 31 Chalets du 1925, 1925, boulevard de Douglas, ☏ 1 418-750-9530. Named for their address on boulevard de Douglas on the road toward Percé, these three cottages are attached in a row, townhouse-style, and are way more spacious than they look from outside. Each one contains two double beds, a private en suite bathroom, a large kitchen and dining room with stove, fridge and microwave, cable TV and WiFi Internet, and huge windows that let in ample natural light and provide an expansive view of the mouth of Gaspé Bay where it meets the larger Gulf of St. Lawrence. Out back there's a pleasant shoreline sitting area centred on a large firepit, perfect for roasting marshmallows on a nippy night. Open May through September. $85-90/night.
Campgrounds
Relative to neighbouring towns, Gaspé has a surprising paucity of campgrounds. If none of the options listed here are to your liking, check out what Forillon National Park has to offer.
- 32 Camping Baie de Gaspé, 2107, boulevard de Grande-Grève, ☏ 1 418-892-5503, tolvry: 1-844-363-5503. Inboek: 13:00, uitteken: 11:00. Owned by the same people who run Motel-Chalets Baie de Gaspé next door, this Cap-aux-Os camping destination encompasses over 100 sites for trailers and RVs (fully serviced with water, electricity and sewer) as well as about a dozen unserviced tent sites that are perfect for those looking for a more primitive experience without completely giving up their creature comforts, situated in various milieux from fully shaded to out in the open with a panoramic view of the bay. Other amenities include a community room with games and kitchen facilities, a brand new complex of washrooms and shower facilities, free WiFi, and a public phone out front. Webwerf slegs in Frans. Open June through September. Per night/week: $26/$156 for unserviced sites; $39/$234 for serviced sites with 30-ampere electric connections, $45/$276 for 50 amperes.
- 33 Camping des Appalaches, 367, montée de Rivière-Morris, ☏ 1 418-269-7775, tolvry: 1-866-828-7775. An aptly named campground if there ever was one, this complex of 129 sites for camper vans and RVs is situated in an out-of-the-way location between the Morris River and Route 197, amid the mountainous inland spine of the peninsula and just a stone's throw from the Internasionale Appalachian Trail's Forillon access point. Oscar, the friendly bilingual owner, will be more than happy to help you choose from fully serviced, semiserviced (with electricity and water but no sewer), or a handful of unserviced tent sites — and if you don't have any of those at your disposal, they even have a couple of campers for rent (call for rates and availability). Just past the entrance is a large common building containing most of the camp's amenities (washrooms with showers, coin laundry, a lounge with a selection of arcade games, convenience store, and a heated saltwater pool just behind the building); just beyond that is a basketball court, horseshoe pitch, and a small playground for the youngsters. Free WiFi, too. Open June through September. $27-37/night.
- 34 Camping Gaspé, 1029, route Haldimand, ☏ 1 418-368-4800. Inboek: 13:00, uitteken: middag. If camping and the beach sound like the perfect combination to you, head down to the shore of Douglastown Bay where these 53 well-shaded trailer and RV campsites lie only 2 km (1¼ miles) from the salt-and-pepper sands of Haldimand Beach. Unserviced, semi-serviced and fully serviced sites are all available (the latter two options come with 30 amperes of electricity), and other amenities include a laundry room, playground, free WiFi, a number of community firepits (wood is available for purchase at the front office), a horseshoe pitch, and even kayak and canoe rental. Best of all, if you're a large party who might otherwise need to book two or more spots, you can potentially save money by opting for the one trailer they have available for rent ($750/week in July and August, $700/week in June and September) that manages to sleep seven thanks to a sofa, dinette and bedroom table that all convert to beds to complement the queen-sized one in the master bedroom and the bunk beds in the smaller one. Strictly enforced "quiet hours" from 11PM to 7AM ensure a relaxing night's sleep for all. Open June through September. Unserviced sites from $24.35/night; semi-serviced from $28.70/$31.31 per night for tents and RVs respectively; fully serviced from $34.78/night.
- 35 Camping Griffon, 421, boulevard du Griffon, ☏ 1 418-892-5938, tolvry: 1-877-892-5938. Inboek: middag, uitteken: 11:00. You might call Griffon the Ryanair of Gaspé campgrounds: it can be a good value for the money for those who mind their P's and Q's with regard to the sometimes picayune regulations, but more freewheeling types should be prepared to get nickel-and-dimed at every turn with extra fees: $3 to book over the phone rather than online, 25¢ for a paltry two and a half minutes in the shower, and a hefty $12 cancellation fee (or a full night's rate if you do so with less than 48 hours' notice!) Thankfully, the standard of customer service is where the analogy ends: the care the friendly bilingual staff takes with campers is anything but shoddy; rather, it's everything you'd expect from a third-generation family-owned business that folks have been coming back to year after year since 1969. 75 tree-shaded campsites for tents, camper vans, and RVs come with varying levels of service and a prime clifftop location right on the St. Lawrence in L'Anse-au-Griffon, with immaculately clean washrooms, showers and laundry facilities in the main building, a kitchen shelter, free and reliable WiFi, a playground for the kids, facilities for basketball, horseshoes, and other games, and access to the beach via a 75-step staircase. Open June through September. Sites with water from $28/night; with water and electricity from $33/night; fully serviced from $39/night.
Backcountry camping
Sépaq, Quebec's provincial park and wildlife service, maintains a provincewide network of 35 unserviced campsites and shelters that are open by prior reservation to hikers on the Internasionale Appalachian Trail. In all cases, these sites are open from June 24 through October 11, full payment must be made in advance, and hikers should have their ID and proof of reservation on hand at all times to show to any officials who may happen by. Hikers must bring all their own supplies, including sleeping bags, mattresses, flashlights, toilet paper, matches, and cooking and eating utensils, and clean up after themselves upon departure. A portable cookstove might also be a good idea, as fires are allowed only in specified areas, and only if forest fire danger is listed as low or moderate. In addition, all sites are located near a water source, but said water might not be potable; best practice is to boil thoroughly before drinking.
There are three Sépaq IAT shelters within the city of Gaspé (not including those in Forillon Nasionale Park). From west to east, they are:
- 36 Refuge du Zéphir (about 1 km/0.6 miles east of Pointe-à-la-Renommée). Inboek: 15:00, uitteken: 10:00. If a relaxing evening watching the sun set over the mighty St. Lawrence sounds like your ideal way to cap off a long day of backpacking, pencil in a night's stay at Le Zéphir. This sturdy wooden shelter atop a seaside cliff near L'Anse-à-Valleau sleeps up to 8 people in a quartet of bunk beds, has a wood-burning stove for heating (bring or chop your own firewood), and there's a dry pit toilet on site. $23/night per person.
- 37 Abri et Camping des Carrières (about 1km/0.6 miles east of chemin du Lac-Brillant). Inboek: 15:00, uitteken: 10:00. With fewer amenities than the other two sites on this list and a true backcountry location deep in the interior wilderness, Les Carrières is for those who are looking to regtig rough it. Accommodation here takes two forms: a small three-walled lean-to shelter that sleeps four to six, as well as a pair of 3.7 m square (12 feet 3 inches square) wooden platforms where you can pitch tents. There's also a dry toilet and a 4-m (13-foot) "bear pole" on which to hang food out of reach of bears and other wildlife. $5.75/night per person to pitch a tent; $17.25/night per person for lean-to shelter.
- 38 Refuge de l'Érablière (about 8km/5 miles west of Route 197). Inboek: 15:00, uitteken: 10:00. With room for eight people on bunk beds, L'Érablière is an enclosed wooden shelter with the exact same slate of amenities as Le Zéphir, but in a much more remote location than either of Gaspé's other IAT shelters, an 8-km (5-mile) hike from the nearest road. $23/night per person.
Hostels and guesthouses
Rounding out the gamut of lodging options in Gaspé is a pretty respectable range of hostels and accommodations of a similar bent.
- 39 Auberge de Douglastown, 28, avenue Saint-Patrick, ☏ 1 418-368-0288. Inboek: 2PM-7PM, uitteken: middag. It bears emphasizing: the Auberge de Douglastown is a place to stay when you want to save money, not enjoy a sumptuous luxury experience. Don't misunderstand — this slightly off-the-beaten-path hostel in the heart of Gaspé's old Irish neighbourhood has a friendly staff, clean and spacious rooms, and generally gets the job done in its spartan way — but the sparsely furnished rooms and gloomy shared bathrooms and group showers definitely give off an institutional "boarding school" ambience. Choose from a bunk bed in the mixed-gender dorms or the privacy of an individual or family room, but if you're a light sleeper, bring earplugs because the beds are not secured to the floor (and the private rooms are no escape from the nightly creaking and cracking; these thin walls let in every little noise). That being said, the slate of amenities is fairly impressive given the price point: the common room has a TV and books, the windows are tiny but boast an impressive view over Douglastown Bay, the free WiFi is fast and reliable, continental breakfast included in the room rate is a nice touch, and best of all, the huge institutional kitchen in the adjacent Douglas Community Centre is a godsend once you realize there are no nearby restaurants or grocery stores. (And speaking of the community centre: if you're arriving in late July or early August, you're in for a treat.) $27.83/night for dorm bed, $50/65/75/85 per night for 1/2/3/4 people in private rooms.
- 40 Auberge Griffon Aventure, 829, boulevard du Griffon, ☏ 1 418-360-6614. Inboek: 14:00, uitteken: middag. More than just a hostel; more, in fact, than just a place to sleep at night: Auberge Griffon Aventure is a multifaceted experience with so much to offer that it's a struggle to contain it all in this listing. The focus here is on a sustainable, eco-friendly tourism experience: the Gaspé Peninsula is a magnificent natural wonderland, and with such measures as water-saving toilets and buildings constructed using upcycled wood, Griffon Aventure's owners are doing their part to help keep it that way. And it's not for nothing that "adventure" is a part of this place's name: the young, friendly, and energetic staff leads guests and the general public on fun-filled fishing en canyoneering expeditions, as well as other fun activities you won't find at your average lodging around these parts. And if you're not up for adrenaline-pumping action, don't worry: the place's magnificent setting — perched at the top of a seaside cliff in L'Anse-au-Griffon with a panoramic view over the St. Lawrence estuary (take a long but rewarding climb down the stairs to get to the private beach) — is great for relaxing and unwinding. As for accommodation, it takes myriad forms: dorm rooms are co-ed and include a reading light and power outlet for each bed; private rooms and cottages come in various sizes and bedding configurations and have heat, electricity, and (in most cases) kitchenettes, bedding, and private patios with barbecue grill; camping can mean anything from serviced RV sites to primitive tent camping in the woods to souped-up "prospector tents" for glampers with electricity, heat and kitchenettes. You can even sleep on a converted fishing boat. Washrooms, showers, and kitchen facilities are available at the lounge, which also boasts a bar with pool table, foosball, and Québécois craft beers on tap. There's free WiFi in the lodging areas, bike rental, a firepit, etc. etc. ad infinitum. Auberge Griffon Aventure is affiliated with Hostelling International (HI). Open May 4 through October 14. Dorm beds $25/night, private rooms $65-70/night, private cottages $100-140/night, tent campsites $15/night, camper/RV sites $18/night, "prospector tents" $90/night.
- 41 Auberge Internationale Forillon, 2095, boulevard de Grande-Grève, ☏ 1 418-892-5153, tolvry: 1-877-892-5153. Inboek: 10:00, uitteken: 10:00. On tap at this friendly place overlooking Gaspé Bay, a three-minute walk from Cap-aux-Os Beach and three minutes by car from the south entrance to its namesake national park, is a classic, old-school hostel experience, complete with a laid-back "hippie" vibe courtesy of the amiable Gilles and his welcoming staff. At Auberge Internationale Forillon you can choose from a bed in a mixed-gender dorm which includes bedding, or else opt for one of a limited number of private rooms which come sparsely furnished with bed, chair and table. In all cases, bathrooms are shared (there's one on each floor, small and equally as minimalistically appointed as the bedrooms; bring your own towels), with free but not terribly reliable WiFi as well as laundry facilities and a fully equipped and stocked communal kitchen in the basement. Plus, if you're looking to further economize beyond the already-reasonable prices, you can pitch a tent on the lawn out back. Open Mei tot Oktober. Webwerf slegs in Frans. $30/night for dorm bed, $35/night for private room (plus $10 per night for each additional person), $15/night for tent camping.
- 42 Auberge La Petite École de Forillon, 1826, boulevard Forillon, ☏ 1 418-892-5451, tolvry: 1-844-762-5451. Inboek: 3PM-5PM, uitteken: 11:00. Pull your car up the driveway past the expansive children's playground and toward the cheery red-brick building and it's obvious that the name of this place is to be taken literally: La Petite École de Forillon was indeed once an elementary school, and judging by the odd layout of the building and the institutional ambience, not so much has changed. This smaller but better-appointed of Cap-aux-Os' two hostels boasts ten private rooms plus an eight-bed, mixed-gender dorm, which each share three fully equipped kitchens, laundry facilities, a fitness centre, a common room with flat-screen TV, free WiFi, and a large game room with foosball, ping-pong, and pool tables. Out back there's a manicured garden with picnic area and firepit, and even a skating rink for wintertime guests. Best of all, all those fun amenities, plus the aforementioned playground, combine with a clientele that skews older and less rowdy than your typical party-hearty backpacker crowd to make this place a good option for families with kids and other types of people who wouldn't normally consider staying at a hostel. Just don't come expecting to sleep in the lap of luxury: the rooms, while comfy enough, are sparsely furnished and dimly lit, and the scenario presented by the bathrooms is not much better (think along the lines of threadbare towels). Webwerf slegs in Frans. $29/night per person for dorm bed, from $60/night per person for private rooms.
- 43 Gaspé-skiereiland en Îles de la Madeleine Community College (Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles), 94, rue Jacques-Cartier, ☏ 1 418-368-2749. During summer break (roughly mid-June through mid-August), the downtown Gaspé campus of the regional cégep offers up their student residence facilities to travellers passing through. Accommodation is available either in pavilion-style dorms (with one or two beds, a work desk, and shared bathroom and shower facilities) or else in private apartments that sleep up to eight people (with en suite bath and kitchenettes equipped with stove, fridge, dishes, and dining table and chairs; bring your own silverware and cooking utensils). Whichever you choose, all guests are also provided with bedding and towels, and have access to free WiFi, foosball and pool tables in the student lounges, and coin laundry. $50/65 per night for single/double dorm room, from $110/140 per night for private apartment (3 night minimum).
- 44 La Merluche, 202, rue de la Reine, ☏ 1 418-368-8000. Inboek: 4PM-9PM, uitteken: 11:00. If a central location is what you're after in a hostel, head to the far west end of rue de la Reine to get to this sprawling old house on the edge of downtown, wherein you'll find the usual selection of dorm beds, individual rooms, and even an entire private apartment. If you chose one of the former two options, prepare for what is (despite some pretty nifty antique furniture and snazzy hardwood floors) a relatively spartan affair: dorms are little more than two side-by-side, not-terribly-comfortable bunk beds separated by a small night stand, while private rooms are an only marginally more elaborate affair with a work desk and small dresser to store your clothes. Either way, bathrooms are shared, bedding is provided for you, there's free WiFi on the whole property as well as a community computer for wired Internet access, a homey communal kitchen that looks little changed from the days when this place was a private residence, a cozy common room with TV, and a rear terrace with an outdoor foosball table. The private apartment is another story entirely, with its own kitchen, bathroom, sitting room with futon for extra guests, and even a separate entrance onto rue Davis. The friendly staff speaks English, French, and Spanish. Open June through August. Webwerf slegs in Frans. $30/47.84 for single/double dorm bed, $65.23/82.65 for private room that sleeps two/three, $100 for private apartment.
Verbind
Gaspé, along with the rest of the peninsula, is served by area codes 418 and 581. Ten-digit dialling is mandatory for local calls, so to reach a number within Gaspé or the immediate vicinity, it's still necessary to dial the area code first. To call long-distance within Canada or to the United States, dial 1, then the area code, then the number. For international calls, dial 011, then the country code, then the city code (if applicable), then the number.
Gaspé's main post office is located downtown in the 8 Frédérica Giroux Building(Immeuble Frédérica-Giroux) at 98, rue de la Reine, and is open weekdays 8:30AM-5:30PM. Branch post offices can be found in Cap-aux-Os, Cap-des-Rosiers, Douglastown, Fontenelle, L'Anse-à-Valleau, Petit-Cap, Rivière-au-Renard, Saint-Maurice-de-l'Échouerie, and York Centre.
Hanteer
Media
Le Pharillon is a free weekly newspaper covering local news, culture, sports, and events in Gaspé and the neighbouring cities of Percé, Chandler, en Grande-Vallée.
Health care
9 Gaspé-hospitaal(Hôpital de Gaspé) is just outside of downtown at 215, boulevard de York Ouest.
Gaan volgende
Cap-Gaspé Lighthouse(Phare du Cap-Gaspé) is one of the landmarks of Forillon National Park, perched at the very outermost tip of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- While the points of interest listed in this article are all well worth your time, it would be a shame to leave Gaspé without experiencing its most prominent tourist attraction by far: Forillon Nasionale Park. Though inside the city limits, Forillon seems a world away: 242 km² (94 square miles) of rugged forest sandwiched between Gaspé Bay and the St. Lawrence Estuary, with a mind-boggling diversity of landscapes and ecosystems packed inside. Hikers, nature lovers, whale-watchers, watersports enthusiasts, and even history buffs will all find something of interest here at the bout du monde (end of the world).
- Just south of here you'll find Persie, an unabashed tourist town that's the perfect antidote to Gaspé's button-down, all-business vibe. Rather than the hustle and bustle of urban life (or as close as you can come to that around these parts), on tap in Percé are all the souvenir shops, ice cream stands, and miscellaneous touristy bric-a-brac you could want — not to mention Percé Rock(Rocher Percé), the iconic arch-shaped rock formation that's the Gaspé Peninsula's main tourist draw by far, and which, together with the seabird haven of Bonaventure Island(Île Bonaventure), make up yet another entry in the region's roster of national parks.
- Heading the other way along Route 132? The next major town, about two hours' drive away, is Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. Here in the Bo Gaspé's main population centre, salmon fishermen who were impressed by their catches in the Saint-Jean and the Dartmouth will find more of the same along the Sainte-Anne River, kitesurfers flock to the windswept Cartier Beach(Plage Cartier), and the annual Driftwood Festival(Fête du Bois Flotté) is an end-of-summer haven for sculptors working in an offbeat medium. However, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is best known to tourists as the gateway to...
- Gaspésie National Park, the rooftop of the Gaspé Peninsula, perched at the summit of its highest interior mountains about half an hour south of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts via Route 299. If you thought the Gaspé portion of the Internasionale Appalachian Trail was remote, wait till you get a load of the Grande Traversée, a 100-km (62-mile) backcountry adventure that passes through the territory of the only remaining caribou herd south of the Saint Lawrence on its way to Mont Jacques-Cartier, the highest peak in the Chic-Chocs. And if you're a skier who (understandably) found Mont-Béchervaise less than impressive, you can hit the slopes here in five separate ski and snowboard areas.
| Routes through Gaspé |
| Rimouski ← Persie ← | W  E | → EINDE |
| Rimouski ← Forillon Nasionale Park ← | W  E | → Persie → Rimouski |
Rimouski via  ← Murdochville ← | W  E | → EINDE |