Belles Histoires | Tourisme Laurentides

Travel through history

Part of the official tourist routes of Québec, the “Route des Belles-Histoires” allows visitors to discover the Laurentian region from another aspect.

Its historic thematic perspective highlights the development of its various forestry, agricultural and touristic sectors. Running over 284 km from Saint-Jérôme to Mont-Laurier, following Route 117 and the “P’tit Train du Nord” linear park, you’ll track along one of the routes used by the early settlers. Several side-trips will take you to some sites of particular heritage interest.
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Rivière-du-Nord
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Antoine-Labelle

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Rivière-du-Nord
Pays-d'en-Haut
Laurentides
Antoine-Labelle

Everything is conducive to beautiful adventures on the Route des Belles-Histoires, a rendez-vous from yesterday to today in the Laurentians.

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Running over 284 km from Saint-Jérôme to Mont-Laurier, following Route 117 and the "P'tit Train du Nord" linear park. In addition, you can visit old railway stations and museums, or use interactive terminals and view short video presentations, all providing glimpses of local and regional history.
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Go farther with the BaladoDiscovery

Go back in time with a BaladoDiscovery guided tour of the route, now available online or as a download for data-free access on your phone or tablet. One of your narrators will be legendary priest Antoine Labelle, known as the “King of the North”.