The little monastery town of Ste-Anne de Beaupré is situated on the banks of the St Lawrence only 40 km (25 mi.) north-east of Québec.
The town is best known for the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré. Also located nearby is the Canyon Sainte-Anne, which attracts visitors from all over.
The First Chapel was built here in the 17th C. The current basilica was built in 1923 and is a huge Neo-Romanesque style church containing lovely stained glass, sculptures, and paintings.
Painted in the 1880s this intriguing oddity in Ste-Anne de Beaupré, the Cyclorama, consists of a huge 360° panorama of Jerusalem on the day of the Crucifixion. It shows the places where Christ paused on the way to Golgotha.
Located on the large car park in front of the basilica the waxworks museum known as the Historial is dedicated to the cult of St Anne in North America and the history of the shrine at Beaupré.
The Scala Santa Chapel (Chapel of the Holy Steps) was built in 1871. The steps are a replica of those which Christ mounted to be taken before Pontius Pilate.
Some 7km /4mi north of Ste-Anne de Beaupré the Ste-Anne River has carved a romantically wild gorge through the foothills of the Laurentians on its way down to the St Lawrence Estuary. Although certainly impressive the Ste-Anne's Falls scarcely deserve the accolade of "Grand Canyon of Québec".
The waterfalls of Chutes Ste-Anne near Ste-Anne de Beaupre.
A few kilometers beyond the Chutes Ste-Anne on Highway 360 are the equally impressive Sept-Chutes (access from mid-June to mid-Sept). There are a number of fine viewpoints and an ecology trail. A large hydro-electric station has been built to harness the energy of the falls.
About 10km / 6mi east of Ste-Anne, at Cap Tourmente, a wildlife reserve has been established on the northern shore of the St Lawrence Estuary. Here each spring and autumn thousands upon thousands of migrating snow geese break their long northward or southward journey.
Address: Canadian Wildlife Services, 570 chemin du Cap-Tourmente, Saint-Joachim, QU G0A3X0, Canada
Phone: 1 (418) 827-4591, Fax: 1 (418) 827-6225
Disability Access: Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
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First Chapel, Ste-Anne de Beaupre
First Chapel, Ste-Anne de Beaupre
Chutes Ste-Anne, Ste-Anne de Beaupre
Ste-Anne de Beaupre, Quebec City
