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GASPÉSIE
NATURE BIGGER
THAN LIFE!
© Michel Julien, ATRG
NATURALLY…
Begin your exploration of this captivating natural
setting with a visit to Jardins de Métis (418 775-
2222) www.jardinsmetis.com, which offers the
splendours of some 3,000 species and varieties
of indigenous and exotic plants. Then follow the
moose tracks in the Matane Wildlife Reserve
(418 562-3700) www.sepaq. com. Finally,
spend the night in Eastern Canada’s first mountain
lodge (1 800 665-3091) www.chicchocs.com. In
Parc national de la Gaspésie (1 866 727-2427)
www.sepaq.com, penetrate the fauna and flora of
the Far North in the heart of the Gaspé Peninsula.
At the eastern tip of the Gaspé Peninsula, in
Forillon National Park (1 888 773-8888) www.
pc.gc.ca/forillon, admire the breathtaking seascapes.
At Parc national de l’Île-Bonaventure-et-du-
Rocher-Percé (418 782-2240) www.sepaq.com,
enjoy the spectacle of 120,000 Northern gannets
frolicking on the Island. Then, at low tide,
pierce the secrets of Percé Rock. Explore the
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St. Lawrence’s biodiversity at Exploramer (418
763-2500) www.exploramer.qc.ca, before observing
it at sea aboard the JV Exploramer.
HISTORY BEFORE YOUR EYES
At the Pointe-à-la-Renommée Historic Site
(418 269-3310) www.gaspesie.com/renommee
discover the adventure of Marconi, physicist
and inventor, who set up the first maritime
radio station in North America in 1904. In
Gaspé, lift the veil on traditional Micmac life at
the Gespeg Micmac Interpretation Site (418
368-7449) www.gaspesie.com/gespeg. Decode
the past in the fossil-bearing cliff of Parc
national de Miguasha, in Nouvelle (418 794-
2475) www.sepaq.com. Relive the last naval
battle between France and England for the
possession of New France at the Battle of the
Restigouche National Historic Site of Canada
in Pointe-à-la-Croix (418 788-5676) www.pc.gc.ca/
ristigouche.
INFORMATION ON THE REGION: WWW.TOURISME-GASPESIE.COM OR 1 877 77J-AIME (775-2463)