TRAVEL LIKE A LOCAL | Top 10,000 Places to Visit in Canada
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This trail through the town will take you to 48 heritage houses, plaques, and an in-depth guide available on the website brings the town’s history to life, letting you take a step back in time through the town’s built environment.
Don’t miss your chance to experience this living history!
This island sits nestled between the shores of the Chaudiere river, offering a beautiful spot to relax and unwind in the town. It has a dedicated walking and cycling path, water games, picnic tables, and in-line skating in the winter.
You can also fish in the river, catching smallmouth bass, channel catfish, and walleyes, which can grow to enormous sizes! Be sure to spend a sunny afternoon here. You won’t regret it!
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Parc Mathieu was named in honour of Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Mathieu (1907-1976), commander of the troops of the Régiment de la Chaudière in Normandy, on June 6, 1944.
Along with the beautiful rest areas and floral arrangements, there is the Régiment de la Chaudière Cenotaph erected in 1990 in memory of the 241 missing from the Régiment de la Chaudière during World War II, an interpretation panel from the Sites of Memory / Interpretation of the Chaudière Valley project (piloted in 2010 by the Marius-Barbeau Museum), and the Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden. Don’t miss this important piece of the town’s history.
Marie-Philip Poulin-Nadeau is an ice hockey forward. Poulin, a member of the Canada women’s national ice hockey team, won the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Marie-Philip was born in 1991 in Beauceville. She had started figure skating when she was four but didn’t like it. She started playing hockey at age five.
In 2010 she was the youngest member of the team (18 years old) that won gold in Vancouver.
Read more about Marie-Philip Poulin-Nadeau | People of Small Towns
Immerse yourself in the gorgeous foliage and burbling rapids of this delightful park, which offers a 1 km walking and snowshoeing trail with dynamic interpretation panels illustrating the goldrush history of the region and other important elements of the history of the area. Plenty of rest and picnic areas offer a spectacular view of the Chaudiere river and direct access to the Beauceville Bike Path.
Photo: https://ville.beauceville.qc.ca/parc-des-rapides-du-diable/
Part of the 146 km Chaudiere Cycling Route, the Beauceville Bike Path offers 7km of paved asphalt that winds along the river and through the town.
The scenery is beautiful and gives you a comprehensive view of the area. Walking, running, and roller-blading are also permitted on the path. In the winter, fat biking and cross-country skiing are popular.
The Beacueville Golf Club sport a 325-yard driving range and 6502-yard 18-hole golf course, providing players of all skill levels with an enjoyable challenge.
The Cache du Golf Hotel lies on site and allows visitors to receive luxurious accommodation on their golf-cation or work on their game in the hotel’s golf simulator. After playing, lounge and eat some delicious food in the Rock Cafe, the club’s on-site restaurant. This club is sure to satisfy all your golfing needs!
Photo: https://www.golfbeauceville.net/
This snowmobile club offers the perfect place to eat, refuel and meet people during your stay in Beauceville. Club Motoneige Beaceville has a 3-lane racetrack where friendly races take place every Thursday. It’s also the perfect staging point for heading off on long snowmobile rides through the countryside.
Photo: https://chaudiereappalaches.com/fr/voyage-quebec/la-beauce/beauceville/club-motoneige-beauceville-inc/club-de-motoneige/
