Le long week-end estival de Nanc' en Chaudière-Appalaches!

Ah ! Saint-Jean-Port-Joli ! Here is a village that lives up to its name! As I am lucky enough to live in the neighbouring MRC, only an hour away, it is not uncommon for me to head to Saint-Jean-Port-…

Going on a roadtrip to spend the day in St-jean-Port-Joli, that's a great way to start a week!

L'incontournable Festival du Bûcheux n'a malheureusement pas eu lieu cette année... En attendant l'édition de 2022, voici quelques idées pour se mettre dans l'ambiance de cet évènement-phare de Saint…

Thanks to its incredible location, La Marina resto-bar is the perfect place to lounge all afternoon or admire a majestic sunset in the evening. But beyond a breathtaking view of the river, this frien…

Vous avez probablement déjà entendu parler de la Seigneurie des Aulnaies à Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies. On l’évoque souvent pour son magnifique héritage patrimonial. On parle de la meunerie, du manoir, d…

For more than 35 years, the friendly restaurant La Libellule has been flapping its wings in the heart of the village of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. Diane Guillemette was first a partner of the establishmen…

For the past 4 years, I have been the (very!) proud owner of an inflatable paddle board that I take with me everywhere I go during my summer trips. Whether it's on the azure waters off the Magdalen I…

The Véloroute champêtre, which passes through the Appalachian villages, offers you numerous viewpoints on the river and on various attractive circuits. Here, in the L'Islet region, you can discover t…

In the mid-18th century, building a flour mill was part of the Lord’s obligations to his vassals in order to ensure their livelihood. The Seigneurie des Aulnaies therefore saw the erection of a first…

Born in 1964 from a non-profit association wishing to keep people on the edge of route 132 during the construction of the Jean-Lesage highway, La Roche à Veillon was originally one of the first Quebe…

In a completely renovated ancestral house, this restaurant-café in the picturesque village of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli has been offering gourmet fine cuisine with market flavors for over 40 years.

The story of the pretty farm Les Jardins du Pied à Terre, whose name refers to its anchoring in the earth, began in 2008. It was in L'Islet that Guylaine Tourigny and Jean-Simon Mercier, both graduat…

Between river and mountain, Auberge des Glacis is a real gem of L’Islet. Housed in a former flour mill, the place is not lacking in charm with its country decor and stone walls.

The Faubourg vineyard was born in 1999 from a project by Sébastien Vaillancourt. It is located on the gentle slopes that border the St. Lawrence River, in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. After planting differe…

Two of Chaudière-Appalaches' best-kept secrets can be found in the pretty village of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli: Pizzeria Porto Bellissimo and Les Gâteries de la Mie. At the same address, these two busines…

In May 2015, the dream of Julien Chouinard, David Lebel and Alexandre Caron came true. The three childhood friends, who had been indulging in home brewing for several years, seized the opportunity to…

It was in 2002 that Roberto Di Giulio and Nathalie Niemeyer moved to Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, very close to the water. They set their sights on a large and magnificent old-style barn which then housed a…

For twenty-five years, bison have roamed the vast pastures of the Bisons Chouinard farm in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. Although long neglected in the past, this robust and beautiful animal is now more and …