Château-Richer
Château-Richer
This municipality is bordered to the west by the Petit-Pré River and to the east by the Rivière aux Chiens. The Sault-à-la-puce River offers a sight composed of waterfalls, canyons, pools, and basins, enhanced with an abundant flora.
The origins of the name Château-Richer seems to have been lost in ancestral legends. However, historians think that this designation was used at the beginning of the French colonization. Château-Richer was nonetheless one of the first organized parishes after Québec and Montréal. There are more than 200 ancestral houses, some being more than 300 years old. These offer clues as to the lifestyle of the first French colonists who settled in Québec.
Among the main attractions in Château-Richer, there is the Érablière Sucre d’Art, a family sugar shack where you will discover all the stages of maple products transformation and taste maple taffy on snow during the cold season. You should also stop at the boulangerie chez Marie, located in a stone house built in 1652, and where you will find a 150-year-old bread oven. You can sample fresh bread, various spreads as well as maple products.
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Unique Charm on the Beaupré CoastDiscover a grand old Victorianhome locatedin the first rural parish of New France, that has witnessed the activities along the Saint Lawrence River for two hundred years.Perched on a cliff above the village this charming house offers a unique and exceptional panorama of the river, the Island of Orleans, the Cap Tourmente and the basilica of Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré.From the palette of fall colours to the crystalline winters, from the sun rises, to the reflection of the moon in the water, the river offers an endless visual spectacleThe warm hospitality, the panoramic vista and the exeptional regional, French cuisine from Alsace combine to create an intimate dining room of the highest quality and atmosphereA stone fireplace antique furnishings and softly velled windows create a warm welcoming atmosphere in the grand period sitting roomThe original wodden staircase, and floors blend with comfortable soft, seating and candlelight create an environment of relaxation and tranquility.
