Saint-Léandre
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A village worth painting
Saint-Léandre offers a different view of the wind turbines erected on its territory.
It is in this village that the famous painter Calude Picher spent the last twenty years of his life, and it is in his local workshop that he painted his famous canvasses illustrating the natural splendours of the Gaspé Peninsula. Born in Quebec City in 1927, Claude Picher began painting at the age of seven. He was accepted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1973, and has always been an ardent defender of representational painting. Between 1991 and 1995, he donated an important collection composes of one hundred canvasses to the city of Matane. This collection, called La Couleur de la Gaspésie, tries to identify the Gaspésie with art. Because of an unimaginable love for this wonderful part of the country, the artist maintained that his adoptive homeland had to be painted in its entirety.
Major activities
| 1 | | | Bleuetiere Perle bleue | | | Saint-Léandre | | |  |
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Pick-your-own blueberries.
Schedule: End of July to the beginning of September, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
| 2 | | | Gîte Le Jardin de givre | | | Saint-Léandre | | | |
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Rate: $65-$95
| 3 | | | Les Jardins du P'tit Domaine | | | Saint-Léandre | | | |
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Farm tours, sales of organic vegetables and tastings.
Schedule: From August
to mid-October, Monday through Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free
admission.
| 4 | | | Pisciculture Petchedetz | | | Saint-Léandre | | | |
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| 5 | | | The trails at the Grotte des Fées | | | Saint-Léandre | | | |
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Located in Saint-Léandre de Matane, 6 kilometres into
the forest, the Trails of the Grotte des Fées (the "Fairy Cave”) offers outdoor
enthusiasts hiking trails that vary from family level to intermediate. The
arboretum and the wildlife, historical and geological information allow
visitors to discover the region's forest heritage. The site provides access to
a canyon, a waterfall and a 500-million-year-old rocky grotto. The scenic
outlook at Lac Adèle provides an ideal site for birdwatching. The trails are 12
km long, round trip. Car access to the Grotte and the trails.
Located at the intersection of Route de Peintre
and Route Levasseur in Saint-Léandre.
Schedule: June 1
to October 15, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Free admission.
