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Island in the Saint Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada
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Île d'Orléans is an island in the Saint Lawrence River about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Quebec City.
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Historic shipyard and museum.
Cider house and orchard making ice cider, sparkling wine, mistelle wine and maple cider. Apple and maple products. Free sampling. Pick-your-own apples, petting zoo and gift shop.
Its first vineyard was founded in the 1990s. Today, it has more than 11 hectares (27.2 acres) of vineyard, and an annual production of approximately 40,000 bottles. Wines (red, white and rosé), aperitifs and liqueurs and ice wine.
White, rosé, red, fortified, ice and late harvest wines
Restaurant, liqueur shop and gourmand boutique, specializing in Cassis (black currant) products.
Bakery and cafe. Pizzas, sandwiches, soup, pastries.
Local beers from the Microbrasserie of Île d'Orléans and beers imported from Belgium.
Steaks, pizzas, pastas, salads, sandwiches, poutines.
Five rooms, some with private bath. Wi-fi. Full breakfast and vegetarian breakfast.
Three rooms, some with private bath, full breakfast.
Three rooms with private bath, garden or river views, some have balcony or TV.
Four rooms with private bath.
Waterfront terrace, five rooms with private bath in 1836 ancestral home, open year-round. French, English, Italian. Cottage $150-187 for two to five people.
Under common ownership with La Marée Montante art gallery.
Manor on the waterfront
Ancestral house (1832).
125-year-old Victorian cottage, three B&B rooms.
By bus
There is a weekday commuter bus (the PLUMobile) which makes three trips a day M-F between Québec City and the island.
Due to its rural nature, a car is likely the best way around the island; cycling is also an option
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