If you can’t make it to France to savor gourmet food and wine, take in the Louvre, or play golf at Le Golf National near Paris, maybe you should consider something a little closer to home: a vacation in the Canadian province of Quebec visiting a pair of its most storied cities.

Once one of France’s most treasured colonies, Montreal and especially Quebec City have that European feel without leaving the continent. If you live in the northeastern part of the United States, the home of maple syrup and poutine is easily accessible by car, and for the rest of us, there are plenty of flights both into Montreal and Quebec City.

This is the only province where both English and French are the official languages, but you’ll probably hear more of the latter during a visit. (No worries if you only speak English, though; you’ll be able to get around).

Montreal, which is set on an island on the St. Lawrence River, is a fast-paced city (Canada’s second largest) with trendy neighborhoods, awesome architecture, and even an underground tunnel system that runs under the city’s bustling downtown. There’s professional sports, great restaurants and shopping, historic Mont Royal Royal Park, and the nearly 200-year-old Notre-Dame Basilica.

Quebec City, fortified by its city walls or ramparts, is far more intimate. Its most famous landmark is the Fairmont Chateau Frontenac, a green-roofed historic hotel with turrets and towers that dominates the city’s skyline. Here you can follow the narrow, winding streets though gray stone buildings that go back centuries, enjoying bistros, cafes, shops, and art galleries.

And yes, there’s golf, too, in and around both of these cities. Which means you can take your clubs, then enjoy all the old world charm these two Quebec cities and the surrounding areas have to offer.

So whether you are planning to visit Montreal or Quebec City, we picked out four golf facilities near each of these magical facilities in case you bring your sticks.