The weather may be in the single digits but there’s skating, vintage luxury shops, an ice hotel, a jazz bar to cozy up in.

The cosmopolitan city makes the perfect base for outdoor winter adventures that take you from the ice floes of the St. Lawrence River to the snowy landscapes of a nearby national park.

If you have extra time, Old Québec (Vieux-Québec) is worthwhile. Clustered around the city's port on the banks of the St. Lawrence River are the quaint stone buildings and narrow, winding ...