Laurentians, the beauty of Canada in summer or winter
The Laurentians, north of Montreal in Canada, is a world-renowned tourist destination during all four seasons of the year.
The 22,000 square km territory north of Montreal and northeast of Ottawa, is packed with rolling hills, mountains and lakes, and is a vacation park for lovers of outdoor adventures. In addition, you can find outstanding cuisine and a vibrant cultural movement that is born from the mixture of the peoples that settled the area: Amerindians, French, Irish and Scottish.
540 million years old have some rocks found in the Laurentians
1166 meters has the highest peak of the Laurentians mountains
13 ski centers in an area of 64 km
You can ride a bike along the Route Verte (green route), a 4,000 km network of cycle paths that runs from one end of the province to the other, linking all the regions and cities.
Ski some, or all, of the Laurentians' 13 ski resorts, the largest of which is Mont Tremblant, with 95 slopes.
Get your adrenaline pumping at Mont Saint-Sauveur Parc Aquatique, an outdoor aquatic paradise that lets you zip down the Colorado River or cruise smoothly up the Manicouagan.
Surround yourself with nature to calm your tensions, slide on a zip line through the trees, navigate wooden stairs and swing on accordion walkways; This is all part of the fun with Acro-Nature's forest adventures.
Hike, canoe or kayak, camp, fish, cross-country ski or snowshoe in the regional parks, Parc national du Mont-Tremblant and Poisson Blanc.
Summer, from July to August, can have temperatures between 13°C and 27°C. When autumn arrives, from September to November, temperatures drop as low as -4°C to 20°C. Winter is cold in the Laurentian region, with temperatures between December and March ranging from -10°C to 4°C. Spring, from April to June, is warmer, with temperatures between 1°C and 24°C.
