After 20 years of touring Canada as a theatre actress, Valérie Gasse became a tour guide and discovered a second vocation. Twenty years later, she’s still driven by the same passion, which is to share her part of the world, mainly with foreign visitors. Her greatest pride is helping people discover the splendours of the maritime regions of Québec. As someone who grew up at the foot of one of the most beautiful lighthouses on the Gaspésie coast, she comes by her enthusiasm honestly!
In Gaspé, the sea is everywhere! Known as Gespeg to the Mi’gmaq Nation, which means “land’s end,” Gaspé is located at the tip of the immense Gaspé Peninsula. So, if for you, a vacation means travelling towards multiple horizons and a complete change of scenery, then you’ll want to visit Gaspé! I lost my bearings here and I’m all the better for it
Read MoreCertainly, the north shore of the St. Lawrence offers landscapes that are quite different from those found along the coast of my native Gaspésie—I felt transported to the border between reality and imagination. The taiga by the sea! It was a complete change of scenery.
Read MoreThe natural beauty of the landscapes of Haute-Gaspésie, from Cap-Chat to Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, has been photographed so often for promotional campaigns of all kinds that I had to face the facts: I grew up in a picture-perfect setting!
Read MoreAh, Kamouraska, how I adore you! A visit to this area is all about immersing yourself in a picturesque and pastoral setting, what the locals call le doux pays (“the sweet land”). Kamouraska is a charming combination of sea, gentle plain and scattered hills…
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