Nova Scotia Travel Guide
Nova Scotia is a 350-mile (560km) peninsula on the east of
Canada, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus. The rugged
and jagged coastline, and the fact that this semi-island is covered
in numerous rivers and lakes, makes it a watery wonderland famous
for its seafood (the province is the world's largest exporter of
lobster), scenic routes, wilderness trails, dolphin and
whale-watching opportunities and the Scottish flavour of its bars
and restaurants. The island has a mixed history as a French,
Scottish, and British colony, but it is the Scots who still
dominate the population and culture today, with name Nova Scotia
meaning 'New Scotland' in Latin. The Mi'kmaq Nation is also local
to the area.Nova Scotia, together with its neighbouring provinces of New
Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, are known as the Maritime
Provinces of Canada. Nowhere in Nova Scotia is further than 35
miles (56km) from the sea, and the busy port of Halifax attracts
more than 200,000 cruise ship passengers every year. The relatively
small island supports a vibrant musical culture, which includes the
only symphony orchestra in Atlantic Canada, and a rich tradition of
Scottish and Irish music.The warm summers in Nova Scotia make it ideal for a range of
outdoor activities, such as golf, sailing, zip lining, hiking,
cycling, fishing, swimming and horseback riding. The winters are
cold, and offer other pastimes like cross-country skiing and
snowmobiling.
Nova Scotia Travel Guide
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Description:
One of Halifax's military history heritage sites, the citadel
was built between 1828 and 1856 and is regarded as a fine example
of a bastioned fort of the 'smooth bore' era. It is built in a
star-shaped design and features vaulted rooms, a dry defensive
ditch, a musketry gallery and offers an inspiring view of Halifax
and its harbour from the ramparts. Visitors can watch an
audio-visual presentation about the defences of Halifax, and visit
the soldiers' library, barrack rooms, powder magazine and garrison
cell. The site also has exhibits about communications and the
engineering and construction of the citadel. Guides at the site
wear the uniform of soldiers of the Royal Artillery and the 78th
Highlanders of 1869 and conduct tours in English and French.
Parking costs C$3.15 per car.
Address:
Citadel Hill
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Telephone:
(902) 426 5080
Email:
halifax.citadel @pc.gc.ca
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Description:
This site in Clam Harbour Road, Lake Charlotte is community
owned and operated and features 13 rescued and restored buildings
that illustrate rural village life in Nova Scotia in the 1940s. The
buildings include a general store, a one-room schoolhouse, church,
homestead, barn, icehouse, workshop, goldmining complex, boatshop,
fisherman's store, garage and cookhouse. Local people demonstrate
traditional skills like rug hooking for visitors, and the cookhouse
offers typical 1940s cookhouse meals.
Address:
Lake Charlotte
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(877) 287 0697
Email:
info@heritagevillage.ca
Website:
www.heritagevillage.ca
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Description:
This museum has one of Canada's finest collections of both ship
models and ship portraits, the world's largest collection of wooden
artefacts from the Titanic, some rare and beautiful examples of
unique Nova Scotian boatbuilding traditions in its small craft
collection, and a collection of about 24,000 marine photographs,
some dating from the 19th century. The collections span days of
sail, shipwreck treasures, naval World War II convoys, the age of
steam and the opportunity to explore the 1913-built ship, CSS
Acadia, at the dockside. The Museum also has a large collection of
genealogical resources, including journals, diaries, ship's logs,
shipping registers and a library containing more than 5,000 books
relating to shipping.
Address:
1675 Lower Water Street
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(902) 424 7490
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Website:
museum.gov.ns.ca/mma
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