This chapter on the Îles-de-la-Madeleine is taken from the Ulysses guide to Québec. Rising from the Gulf of St. Lawrence more than 200km from the Gaspé Peninsula, the Îles de la Madeleine (or Magadelen Islands) constitute a 65km-long archipelago of about a dozen islands, many of which connected to one another by long sand dunes. Swept by winds from the open sea, these small islands offer superb, colourful scenery. The golden dunes and long, untouched beaches blend with the re