The celtic road

The Celtic road

3 days and 2 nights Tour

You will lodge at the "Manoir du Lac William", splendid property whose construction goes back to 1906. The members of the Lessard family will gladly welcome you on their property, situated in the Maple Leaf region, at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains and on the banks of the majestic lake William.	Manoir du Lac William

You will lodge at the "Manoir du Lac William", splendid property whose construction goes back to 1906. The members of the Lessard family will gladly welcome you on their property, situated in the Maple Leaf region, at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains and on the banks of the majestic lake William.

Manoir du Lac William

Day 1 : Montreal / Inverness / St-Ferdinand

We'll leave Montreal at 9h00 on board of a minibus or a coach, according to the size of the group, via autoroute Jean Lesage, to travel to Inverness. After a delicious meal at the Restaurant «La Cornemuse» (Bagpipe), we will board our bus with an experienced guide. We'll go to meet our Scotish and Irish ancestors which helped to build this corner of Quebec. Today, the British, Irish and Scottish history is always quite alive in these picturesque villages where the inhabitants know how to safeguard and emphasize this single and original inheritance.

The historical circuit of Inverness, which was formerly the chief town of the county of Megantic, furrows the undulating roads of Appalachian footing. We'll discover Glen Lloyd, Glen Murray, Campbell's Corner, Lipsey's Hill, Adderley, Lysander Falls as well as the site of the annual picnic of the orangists.

We'll also visit the Bronze Museum, the Art Gallery Anne Renard, the Chocolate factory «Celeste Praline». Late afternoon, we'll arrive at the Manoir where we'll enjoy a gastronomic dinner and in the evening, we'll dance on the sound of Irish and Scotish folk music .

Day 2 : Thetford-Mines / Kinnear's Mills

After a delicious breakfast, we'll get on the way to Thetford-Mines to visit the mineralogical and mining Museum of asbestos as well as the open pit mine.

In the afternoon, we'll follow the path of James and Harriet Kinnear and discover their way of life at the 19th century in the village, which bears their name. Returning to the Manoir in late afternoon for dinner and a relaxing evening.

Day 3 : St-Ferdinand / Plessisville / Montréal

For this last day of our stay, we'll take the morning to explore the neighbourhoods of the Manoir, to fish in the pisciculture, take a hike in the forest, paddle in pontoon on the lake or to get pampered in the health centre.

We'll leave the Manoir after lunch, to go towards Plessisville where we'll enjoy the sight of the Dream Gardens and taste delicious Quebec artisan Cheese at the factory "Eco-Delices".

Returning to Montreal in late afternoon.

Rates from $ 481.00 for a standard room, double occupancy.

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