Take your pick: adrenaline packed or slow and contemplative?
THINGS TO DO
Your Townships adventure starts here.
Sports, Nature & Outdoor Activities
Take your pick: adrenaline packed or slow and contemplative?
Arts, Culture & Heritage
Let your imagination run free at galleries, theatres, museums and workshops.
Spa & Wellness
Treat yourself to massages, body treatments, Nordic baths and other sensory delights.
Shopping
Scour our markets, boutiques and other hidden gems to score incredible finds.
Events
Discover our cultural vitality with a wide range of special events.
The Colour evolution
The tree-covered leaves change hues presenting different warmer and warmer and more luminous colours
Cycling
The Townships is a great cycling destination, because it’s designed for pedal power - slow, contemplative, challenging or sporty.
Hiking Trails
Fill your pack with local flavours before setting off to explore the natural beauties that make our region so stunning.
Restaurants
All are sure to please even the most discerning of palates. Bon appétit!
Orchards
Our orchards are overflowing with fruit, all ripe for the picking! Won’t you join us?
Where to stay
Lodging options to suit any taste and budget.
Hotels & Country Inns
Stunning locations and outstanding service come together for a bliss-inducing stay.
Bed & Breakfasts
Get up close and personal with life in the Townships.
Off the Beaten Path
Think outside the box with out of the ordinary accommodations.
Cottages & Condos
Custom comfort near the city or in nature.
Campgrounds / RV Rentals
Abundant amenities in the heart of nature.
Vacation Centres
Kick back and relax as a family with all-inclusive vacation options.
Other Types of Lodging
Experience something different by choosing unique lodging.
Lodgings with Spa Options
Plan a stay in an accommodation with a private spa or a treatment center. Relaxation guaranteed!
Hikers Welcome
If you, like thousands of visitors annually, plan on hiking in the region, know that your efforts will be rewarded by our world-class hospitality.
Bienvenue Cyclistes
Explore the region on two wheels and stay in one of the many accommodation options bearing the Bienvenue cyclistes icon.
Pet Friendly
Don’t want to leave your four-legged friend behind? Book a stay in some of the region’s many dog-friendly digs and you won’t have to.
The Townships
The Townships possess a rich heritage that you will discover everywhere on its nine territories, in its towns and villages, its Coeurs villageois, etc.
Not to be missed
What is it that draws visitors to the region, year after year? Find out here :
Cœurs villageois
Visit our Cœurs villageois – charming communities that truly characterize the spirit of our region.
Towns and villages
Explore our lively, welcoming towns and villages with their heritage architecture and fascinating histories.
Nine territories to discover
Each territory has a distinct personality and a wealth of hidden treasures just waiting to be discovered!
The Townships at a glance
Here’s a glimpse of the region, a few historical notions, and numbers.
Tourist routes
Hit the road! The region has several tourist routes designed around different themes – heritage, scenic landscapes, wine….
National and regional parks
Four national and two regional parks – an outdoor paradise in the fresh air, each and every one!
Taste the townships
Here, in so many ways, you’ll enjoy all kinds of gastronomical experiences! When you discover our unique products and our highly renowned tables, you’ll love us forever!
Restaurants
Every time you sit down at one of our tables, you’ll experience a truly special moment. Savour it!
Cafés de village
Visit our Cafés de Village and discover each one’s specialties while meeting the most welcoming and friendly people.
Créateurs de Saveurs Products
You can rely on our food producers who put as much love as delicious flavours into everything they plant and produce.
Vineyards
The Route des vins de Brome-Missisquoi, the Route des vins de l’Estrie, and about twenty other vineyards… The Townships region proudly honours its title of being the first wine region of Quebec.
Microbreweries
The region counts more than twenty microbreweries! Just like the people who run them, each one has established their own strong, unique personality and … extremely inviting character!
Cheese Factories & Dairy Producers
goat’s milk… Here you’ll savour rich artisanal cheeses. Some you already know, many others you’ll enjoy discovering.
Public Markets
Purple peppers, fir honey, pineapple tomatoes … besides all the products you love, sometimes you also discover new, amazingly surprising ones!
Orchards
Our orchards are overflowing with fruit, all ripe for the picking! Won’t you join us?
Restaurants Complices
These restaurants take to heart working with local producers and to offer dishes that integrate certified Créateurs de saveurs products.
Foodie’s Maps
Brasseurs des Cantons and Têtes fromagères are two gastronomical circuits highlighting our microbreweries and cheese factories.
Gourmet Itineraries
Plan your stay by offering yourself a wealth of flavours. Consult our getaway ideas.
Weekend and Trip Ideas
Discover our activities suggestions, getaway ideas and itineraries in the Townships.
Family Outings
Find loads of ideas for memorable family outings!
Romantic Getaways
Outings, restaurants, spas, weekend ideas… Suggestions for spending some precious moments together.
Outdoor Activities
Hiking, kayaking, beaches, cycling… Without a doubt, all outdoor enthusiasts are sure to find something to do here!
Slow Travel
Take the time to take your time in the Townships
Tourist Routes
Vineyards, mountain peaks, heritage sites… Our designated routes make for the most beautiful road trips!
Itineraries
Whether for two, with your family or with friends, here you will find a ton of suggestions for planning perfect getaways!
Experiences to Try
Our collaborators have tested several different adventures … and have approved!
Coeur villageois
Visit our Cœurs villageois – charming communities that truly characterize the spirit of our region.
Towns and Villages
Explore our lively, welcoming towns and villages with their heritage architecture and fascinating histories.
Guide and Maps
View our guide and maps online or order your free copies.
Published on Jun 29, 2022
Founded by Marthe Tremblay, a fourth-generation farmer, the Mante du Carré, in Danville, is a non-profit organization, where the region’s producers can sell their products and see them being valorized. The objective: to offer quality local products to the population all year-round.
Basically, the Mante du Carré is a market that is held every Saturday of the year. In order to provide even more space for the producers, their products are also taken on consignment and sold on the site. Over time, this has evolved into a well-stocked grocery section, where 80% of the products come from within a 150 km radius of Danville, 15% from the rest of Québec and 5% elsewhere in Canada. The only foreign products on the shelves are chocolate, tea and coffee! A restaurant and café offer has also been added to the project, with the primary aim of maximizing their products’ use by processing them onsite. “The advantages are numerous,” explains Marthe. “Limiting losses during the season when produce is plentiful, demystifying certain foods by preparing them and making them accessible, as well as encouraging greater participation by producers.”
“The mission that has guided me from the very beginning is to bring food production back down to a more human scale,” she says. “And the Eastern Townships is the perfect place to accomplish this. It’s a very accessible and central location which has been able to retain its human quality, and this is what I especially like about the region.” The strategy: to offer consumers fresh local products, sourced directly from producers, and to raise awareness about the importance of buying local. The project has made everyone become more conscious of the impact they can have through their purchases. “We also transform some of the products rather than sell them in their raw form. This allows us to give them an added value by offering them in different ways, as well as making use of expertise and knowledge that sometimes tend to be forgotten,” explains Marthe. For example, some vegetables, such as carrots, parsnips or beets, can be processed into sugar, in the form of syrup. Canning, using the ingredients in all the dishes served in the restaurant, and processing them; all these strategies serve to maximize the output of each product. We also prioritize small-scale producers, rather than large-scale industrialists.
Marthe talks about all these projects with great passion. She wants to contribute to keeping her community alive, healthy, and to provide it with a certain degree of food autonomy. By learning and reminding people where their products come from, the effects are far-reaching.
It’s also why Marthe wishes to see her project continue over time, and to ensure its sustainability. “I’m slowly beginning to pass the torch on to my co-coordinator Christian Perreault, who has been involved in the project for several years. He’s just as motivated as I am to make sure that the mission of the Mante du Carré is carried out for a long time to come! In fact, a sign that it’s thriving, in just a few years, the Mante has gone from 2 to 32 employees!
“I’m really proud to concretely contribute and inspire people and help them rediscover our local products, by helping them learn to cook these foods and by processing them. Sometimes we can benefit in surprising ways from well-known raw products,” she concludes.
So, head out to the Mante du Carré in Danville to stock up on fresh products while making amazing new discoveries.
Maple sugar, for its much greater versatility than people might think, and for the boost it offers when cooking with maple.
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