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LA©vis
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It's hard to think of any commuters who have as pleasant a morning trip as those who cross the St Lawrence from
LA?VIS
to QuA©bec City. LA©vis itself is an attractive Victorian town, but the views of QuA©bec make the visit a treat. The regular ferry leaves day and night (until 2am) from near QuA©bec City's Place Royale, and costs $1.80 ($2.25 June-Sept) for the fifteen-minute crossing - double that if you go back.
Most tourists stay on the ferry for the return trip, but those dauntless enough to scale the staircase to the
Terrasse
on the heights of LA©vis are rewarded with an even greater panorama. The Terrasse runs through a landscaped park whose centrepiece is a statue of Father Joseph David DA©ziel, founder of LA©vis. The main street of LA©vis, rue DA©ziel, is a couple of blocks north from the Terrasse and runs parallel to the river. The streets leading off it are as narrow and steep as those in QuA©bec City - on rues Notre Dame, Wolfe and Guenette, look out for examples of elaborate brickwork and ornate roof lines that are as fine as those across the water. The
Maison Alphonse-Desjardins
, 6 Mont-Marie (Mon-Fri 10am-noon & 1-4.30pm; free), is a particular delight with its cake frosting-like facade. Inside, a permanent exhibition explains the evolution of the cooperative credit union in QuA©bec. Other useful information
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