A land of legends, Charlevoix has been shaping its magnetic identity for centuries. Throughout the region, cultural centres share a common purpose: to bring different chapters of this vast history back to life.

Its ancestral heritage remains very much alive through historic sites and heritage buildings devoted to preserving local memory. Mills, traditional farms, former bourgeois estates and museums of all kinds tell the story of daily life, customs and traditions in Charlevoix in earlier times.

Chapels, churches and monasteries also invite travellers into a fascinating period when spiritual life was woven into the social fabric, offering a rich religious tourism experience filled with discovery.

Explore captivating archives and uncover the traditions passed down from one generation to the next, each one helping to shape the deep cultural identity of Charlevoix heritage.

History & heritage