Quebec bike-path system named best in world

Quebec's provincewide system of bicycle paths has been named the best in the world by the Washington-based National Geographic Society.

The 4,000-kilometre Route Verte, which was officially inaugurated last year, has topped the list of international bike paths in a recently published book of the world's best trips.

National Geographic's Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Best Trips listed Route Verte ahead of a number of notable international cycling destinations, including the Gran Fondo Campagnolo in Italy, and the Ruta Astral in Chile.

Oncecompleted in 2011, the Quebec system will include 4,366 kilometres of pathways.

Another Quebec landmark making the book's lists is Montreal's underground city, which is included in the 10 best underground walkways to explore.