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Rick Steve's-type Guidebook for Quebec City?

Any recommendations on guidebooks for Quebec City? We are also looking for family friendly accomodations just outside the city. TIA

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Michelin Green Guide, more in depth coverage than some guidebooks--but it's not a Rick Steves-type guidebook, don't know if you'll find a true Rick Steves-type guidebook that is selective, not a general survey, but at the same time goes into the details step by step at certain sites, like he does.After you get there, or on Amazon, a guide I liked was "An Historical Tourist Guide to Quebec City" by Yves Tessier--but it's not a Rick Steves book either.

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Quebec City is a fabulous French Canadian city! Although some refer to Quebec as "New France" it is not a part of France and not a part of Europe.

Try www.bonjourquebec.com.

Contact them and they will send you a complimentary Travel Guide and various info on the Province. I recently received their package and it is rather well put together.

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I believe that DK has a Quebec City guidebook. And DK guidebooks are great for giving detail about a place.

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Lonely Planet, Michelin, Frommer's, DK, Ulysse and Fodor's all have Quebec City guidebooks. Some have Montreal and QC City together (I do hope you'll be coming down to Montreal for a few days!). I would suggest going on Amazon.com to check out the guidebooks. They usually allow you to "search inside" the books and see a few pages. It might give your an idea of what you prefer. Always make sure that the book you buy is up-to-date.

Happy travels!

I hope you'll enjoy the city. It is such a nice place. I always love to go back again and again.

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We're going to Nova Scotia in 2 weeks and picked up a Frommer's guide. I'm not sure if it was the author of this particular book or the fact we've been a little spoiled with the "Rick Steves'" method, but it is disappointing. On the flip side, we also have a Lonely Planet guidebook for Peru, which seems servicable.

That said, I'd vote for Lonely Planet.

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Try the travel section in your local library. They may not have anything as specific as a city guide for Quebec City, but who knows - they might. I usually use a combination of library books and internet when planning my trip. If there's a particularly good guide, I'll sign it out again just before the trip and pack it along.

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Jennifer I was in my local AAA office and they had a variety of travel books (with Rick being one of them). Stop by your local office and see what they have, even if you are not a member. You can always go online to get them.