Published on Jun 29, 2021

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21 Addresses for Discovering Cowansville

This summer, Cowansville, the town of fourteen bridges, invites you to explore its heart! Davignon Lake, Sweetsburg’s historical sector, the dynamic downtown sector with all its restaurants and cafés … plus plenty of places to wander about and relax awhile. To guide you, here are 21 great addresses to discover.

For your Entertainment

  • Head to the Bruck Museum. This remarkable building dates back to 1874 and houses a permanent exhibition of more than 75 paintings and sculptures. You’ll also discover the museum’s temporary exhibits such as Vaccination textile which will welcome visitors this summer until September 6.

  • Feel like a family nature outing? With a beach, water games, walking and cycling paths, playgrounds, a nautical sports equipment rental service, and its photography circuit, Centre de la Nature de Cowansville will make everybody quite happy!

  • At the Club de Golf Cowansville, you’ll discover a championship course in the middle of nature and a magnificent terrace for your après-golf moment.

  • The independent movie theatre, Cinéma Princess proposes all kinds of movies to meet everybody’s tastes.

  • Thanks to the promoters Sur la Scène Davignon, the festival Soif de Musique and the RDV Fest, Cowansville will offer all kinds of outdoor events and concerts this summer.

  • The Maison O’Halloran, the Manoir Racicot, the Sweetsburg prison, the Trinity Church, the Eastern Townships Bank … are all part of the Circuit patrimonial de Cowansville.

To Eat Well and Drink Well!

  • To enjoy a most appetizing vegetarian menu, the Restaurant l’Archipel is the place to go.

  • What are they serving at La Fermette Fumée? A surprising Tex-Mex cuisine including their homemade smoked meats.

  • Come to Fusion d’Asia, for their sauteed beef or pork, their fried rice, their spicy calamari and all their other delicious dishes.

  • At the Restaurant II Castello, you’ll savour such fine dishes reflecting the restaurant’s Italian cuisine that will have you say Oh Mamma Mia!

  • More than thirty bread varieties, Viennese and artisanal pastries, fine gourmet products, a coffee shop where you can enjoy a sandwich or a pizza … the bakery La Mie Bretonne will make your mouth water.

  • Le Sage Brasseur, a young artisanal microbrewery established in an old ambulance depot, welcomes you to try their beers brewed right on the site.

  • Coureur des bois, Gin Ungava, Rhum Chic Choc, Vermouth Kayak, Vodka Quartz, Canadian Shield… Did you know that all of these Spiritueux Ungava spirits are produced right here in Cowansville and that you can buy them in the distillery’s boutique?

  • For a refreshing drink, head to Sencha Kombucha. Lemon, orange-cranberry, mango, hibiscus-raspberry, blueberry, pomegranate … you’ll find so many different flavours!

  • Beer amateurs will be thrilled by the selection offered at Tite Frette, a fine food grocery store specializing in microbrewery beers and terroir products.

  • Managed by a dynamic young family, the Vignoble La Grenouille vineyard invites you to try their fresh, carefully developed, amazing wines.

  • Viennese and other types of pastries, fine chocolates, espresso coffee, hot chocolate, candy … you’ll be totally charmed by the treats you’ll discover at Confiseries Hansel et Gretel!

To Extend your Stay

  • An old farmhouse, dating back to 1860, converted into a magnificent B&B? Discover Gîte Le Passe-Partout.

  • The Manoir Sweetsburg is a must for combining Victorian era charm with modern comfort.

  • Experience the warm and friendly welcome offered by Mylène, the owner of the B&B Manoir Alegria, and Morty, her adorable miniature pig!

  • For a stop over, there’s no more peaceful than the Camping Domaine Tournesol, set alongside the South-East Yamaska River.
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