We spent a lot of time in this part of town during our stay because there are so many historical attractions here, plus some very good restaurants. There are also lots of tourists, especially when a cruise ship docks nearby. Great place for a long walk. This is where the city was originally settled.

We stayed in the lower part of town in the historic area and were happy that we decided to stay here vs in the upper part of town. There was great restaurants, shopping, accommodations, and the waterfront all nearby. When we wanted to visit "uptown", the funicular or starts were close-by. Our stay here in QC was great and it was a wonderful get away! (and PS no smoke from the wild fire in Nova Scotia).

Near the Port. Easy to stroll and fairly compact. Charming. French village feel. Visit early to avoid the crowds. Funicular or short, not too strenuous walk to Old Town Quebec City

This area is much smaller than the main old city above, but it is the most picturesque part of the old city, and the least touristic feeling, with, at least for our time there, no buskers or performers and such, which populated the main old city. Easily walkable though there is the hill from the rest of the old city to walk up/down, but you could take the funicular (but it was in sporadic operation when we were there). Really lovely part of town.

Lower Town (Basse-Ville) is a beautiful part of Quebec. We spent several days here and loved the experience. This is the original Quebec and it has the olde worlde charm. Lovely streets, buildings, shops, the river, the harbour, everything.

To reach the lower town you either take the funicular from the Dufferin terrace for 5 CAD one way/per person (the entrance is located inside the glass square houses right near the statue - don't forget to press on the door to access this area) with the capacity of the funicular of max 6-8 people and going every minute, reaching the old town in 1 minute. The other option is to walk all the way here, if you have the energy, and immerse yourself in more touristic attractions with lots of over prices cake shops/ice cream shops/nougaterie or restaurants and fashion shops far detached from the French or European fashion though. Cobbled streets located near the water, the ferry not far from here, a gorgeous piazza with people watching as in the style you find in most of Med countries, if you are fortunate to be here on a sunny day.