The Gaspé Peninsula, Québec
Québec's Wild Edge
Sea cliffs, a famous pierced rock, and gannet colonies on a rugged coast.
At a glance · 5 reasons to go
Why The Gaspé Peninsula, Québec.
See the iconic pierced Percé Rock.
Visit one of the world's largest gannet colonies.
Forillon's cliffs where mountains meet the sea.
Lighthouses, fishing villages, and wildlife.
A spectacular, end-of-the-road coastal loop.
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The Gaspé Peninsula is Québec at its wildest — a coastal loop past the pierced sea-arch of Percé Rock, a clamoring gannet colony on Bonaventure Island, and Forillon's cliffs where the Appalachians plunge into the Gulf. Remote and stunning.
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The Gaspé Peninsula, Québec
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