Tadoussac, Quebec

Tadoussac is a village in the Canadian province of Québec. It lies at the mouth of the Saguenay Fjord in the St. Lawrence River, about 210 km northeast of the city of Québec.

History

In the 16th century Basque and Breton fishermen began with local Montagnais Indians to trade. Pierre Chauvin founded in 1600 in Tadoussac the first permanent French trading post in New France. Such trading post is now reconstructed as a museum. The bay was the starting point for expeditions and whaling center. Since the mid 19th century, tourism developed. Cruise ships ran to the place. The magnificent " Hotel Tadoussac " from 1864 until today dominates the townscape. The hotel in 1984 was the setting for the film Hotel New Hampshire.

Whale Watching

Tadoussac is one of the best whale watching spots in the world. At the mouth of the Saguenay is among other things an approximately 500 copies counting Beluga population sedentary. Depending on the season, let humpback whales, fin whales observed, minke whales and blue whales. Various viewpoints found on the coast of the place for whale watching. From Tadoussac or the adjacent Les Escoumins also boat tours for whale watching are offered. In small Zodiac boats can get quite close to the whales. In Tadoussac is the Museum and Research Centre d' interprétation of mammifères marins ( CIMM ), where the lives of marine mammals is illustrated multimedia.

Attractions

• Old chapel
• Trading post Pierre Chauvin
• CIMM information center for marine mammals

Presbyterian Church

Hotel Tadoussac

Humpback whale "Snow White" in the bay of Tadoussac