Over 400 years old, Quebec City was the gateway to the colonization of North America. The national capital remains the only city in North America to have preserved its ramparts, which include numerous bastions, gates and defensive works that still surround Old Quebec. Close to each other, safe and welcoming, Quebec City’s neighbourhoods are shaped by the seasons: they all have their own personality, and like those who live there, each one is inviting, friendly and smiling.