Lanaudière Québec accommodation & travel

Right on Montréal’s doorstep, Lanaudière spells outdoor pursuits par excellence! From its southern reaches, where fertile lands line the St. Lawrence, to the vast open spaces and forest-cloaked hills of the north, Lanaudière is a snowmobiler’s dream—not to mention a prime destination for hikers, cycle tourists, ATVers and winter sports enthusiasts (skiing, skating and tube sliding). If sports activities and events abound, so do cultural happenings, like the Festival de Lanaudière—just the most prestigious classical music festival in Canada—which brings Joliette and its surrounding churches alive each summer. Lanaudière, one of the first areas to be farmed in Québec, also provides endless opportunity for sampling regional specialties as you roam its country roads.