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If you want to take a break from the old city, head through the Porte St-Jean and across Place D'Youville to where rue St-Jean picks up again in the former faubourg - the name given to the settlements that once stood undefended outside the city walls - of St-Jean-Baptiste . The quarter's studenty atmosphere is more laid-back than the rest of Quebec, with cheaper restaurants and great nightlife spots. A five-minute walk will bring you to the Protestant Burying Ground (May to mid-Nov daily 7am-11pm), Quebec City's first Protestant cemetery and now the oldest one remaining in the province. Many historical figures were buried here between 1772 and 1860, including Lt Col James Turnbull, Queen Victoria's presumed half-brother. Further along on the same side of the street, Maison Jean-Alfred Moisan has been in the grocery trade since 1871, making it the oldest grocery store in North America. The tin ceilings and wooden furnishings provide a backdrop for fine foods and baked goods. The district's namesake, the Eglise St-Jean-Baptiste , 410 rue St-Jean (late June to mid-Sept Mon-Fri & Sun 11am-4pm, Sat 9am-4pm), dominates the faubourg, its spire rising to 73m. When reconstruction began after a fire destroyed the original church in 1881, local architect Joseph Ferdinand Peachy looked to France for inspiration - the facade is a close reproduction of the Eglise de la Trinite in Paris.
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