Montmorency Falls

A powerful roaring wall of foam water - this is how the famous Canadian Montmorency Falls looks, located very close to the center of Quebec.

Europeans this powerful stream became known in the middle of the XVI century. The first people to see the waterfall were Jean Fonteneau and later Samuel de Champlain. It was he who immortalized the name of Admiral Henri de Montmorency, Viceroy of New France.

Since the land around the waterfall was owned by different owners, the waterfall also changed hands. One of them - Sir Frederick Haldeman - even built a country house near the waterfall, making the beauty of the previously wild landscape cozy and ennobled.

Around the waterfall, special trails are laid, along which you can climb up to the bridge over the water breaking off the cliff. It should be taken into account that the climb is quite difficult, it will require strength and is unlikely to be a nice walk. But the view from the bridge is breathtaking and worth the effort.

Of course, the waterfall is one of the main attractions of Quebec, and Canada as a whole. And the residents of Quebec are especially proud of the fact that their 84-meter Montmorency is as much as 30 meters higher than the famous Niagara Falls.

In any season and time of day (even at night, when the waterfall is illuminated) Montmorency is majestic and beautiful. And the proximity to the city, of course, makes it a very popular point of excursion routes.