Vieux Moulin

Gaspé Peninsula


This 19th-century windmill offers free tastings of Shakespeare’s favorite tipple, mead, and sells a variety of honeys, mustards, butters and other products made with honey. There's also a small museum containing colonial and prehistoric Indigenous artifacts.


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1. Centre d'Art Marcel Gagnon

3.43 MILES

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2. Jardins de Métis

7.73 MILES

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3. Onondaga Submarine

9.92 MILES

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4. Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse

9.92 MILES

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6. Empress of Ireland Museum

9.92 MILES

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7. Musée Régional de Rimouski

14.81 MILES

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8. Parc National du Bic

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