I went to Quebec City and felt like I’d jetted off to Europe without leaving North America

• I went to Quebec City in August 2022. It’s a historic French city with a European feel. 
• Then, I visited four European countries for the first time: Germany, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland.
• The streets and buildings of Quebec City felt similar to places I visited in Europe. 

With narrow, cobblestone streets, European-inspired architecture, and a primarily French-speaking population, Quebec City feels like a European paradise. 

I spent 24 hours in the 400-year-old French-Canadian city in August 2022. Back then, I hadn’t explored enough of Europe to decide if Quebec City felt like other countries across the Atlantic.

But after visiting Italy, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany two months later, the comparison was clear.