From Grande-Vallée to Gaspé (Prével)
In La Côte-de-Gaspé, explore impressive coastal scenery featuring winding roads and steep cliffs. In the winter, you can go snowshoeing or cross-country skiing in Forillon National Park and in the Petite-Vallée area. You can also go skiing with your family or experience the thrill of backcountry skiing, either on your own in Gaspé or with a guide in Murdochville, where powder enthusiasts will be in seventh heaven!
Grande-Vallée
Admire the much-photographed village of Grande-Vallée and the illuminated cape at night from the scenic lookout. A hiking trail leads to the St. Lawrence where you can see the Gisant (a rock resembling the outline of a human face). [...]
Petite-Vallée
This small coastal village is nestled near a cove in a small valley, which gave it its name (petite vallée means “small valley”). Home to a song festival and the Théâtre de la Vieille Forge, Petite-Vallée is recognized as a major cultural hub in Eastern Québec and a hotbed of new talent in song, theatre and the performing arts. [...]
Gaspé
In the Mi’gmaq language, Gespeg means “land’s end.” Gaspé is associated with the origins of the country and the beginning of Western history in North America: the cross erected by Jacques Cartier in 1534 earned Gaspé the title of “Birthplace of Canada". Gaspé Bay is like the people of Gaspé themselves: welcoming and generous. Gaspé is nature in its purest form! [...]
Murdochville
A former mining town, this dynamic municipality located at the heart of the Gaspé Peninsula has much to offer travellers and future residents who would like to live in a warm and welcoming community.. Murdochville is currently undergoing a major revitalization as an outdoor recreation mecca. [...]