Domaine du Vieux Couvent Domaine du Vieux Couvent

Off the coast of Quebec, Domaine du Vieux Couvent in the Magdalen Islands is a unique collection of rooms set in, as its name would suggest, an old convent.

Surrounded by the blue-green waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Domaine du Vieux Couvent is a lovingly restored 20th-century nunnery in Quebec's renowned Magdalen Islands. Second and third floor rooms of this seaside resort showcase an unsurpassed view of the calm, serene maritime waters from a warm and historical setting.

Guests can enjoy a variety of activities at this seaside ripple in time; kayaking, biking, walking the long beaches, bird watching, and even viewing young harp seals during winter months are all pursuits in easy reach.

Long, mild days are for introspective walking along the golden sand beach, while surreal evenings are a time to enjoy casual conversation and fresh local ingredients in the Refectoire, where expert preparation and presentation of the islands abundant seafood - mussels, clams, and lobster, to name a few - has become the new religion.