Montreal is an unusual blend of the old and modern, seen in its historical stone architecture and in the subtle blending of modern art in parks or painted directly on city buildings.

“Visitors come here for the atmosphere,” he said. “Quebec City is a true Christmas village,” with real snow and truly old buildings.

When the first dusting of snow falls and its centuries-old buildings are lit by thousands of twinkling Christmas lights, Old Québec transforms into a scene straight from the pages of Charles ...

The scents of mulled wine, gingerbread (Lebkuchen), sausage, sauerkraut and roasted chestnuts. The German Christmas Market is on again in Old Quebec, where a little village of wooden kiosks ...

It’s only reasonable to expect the hometown of Bonhomme to deliver a colourful, cheerful activity-packed winter, and it absolutely does. From the Christmas villagelike Old Quebec, its ...

With an authentic German Christmas Market, twinkling lights, and snow-covered streets, this Canadian city feels like a real-life holiday movie.

Younger people often look down upon Quebec’s sleepy provincial capital, but a recent visit proved there’s so much more than historical reenactments and touristy bistros.

Modeled after the Christmas markets in Munich and Vienna, Québec City’s version is located in Place de l’Hôtel de Ville in the heart of Old Québec.

The annual Quebec City German Christmas Market hosts dozens of local merchants, farmers and artists until Dec. 23.

So when my mother invited us to travel to Montreal and Quebec City to do a holiday market tour right before Christmas, there was a solid two-second pause before any of us answered, pondering the ...