Nova Scotia At Your Pace

ABOUT THE DESTINATION: Visit Halifax and experience the friendly and upbeat culture, this walkable city and its pleasant rural communities. Here in Halifax you will find things to do for families, couples and singles alike! The place has a variety of activities to suit every preference, from outdoor adventure to wine and culinary tours like stocking up on local produce while enjoying Nova Scotia's bustling farmers' markets, hikes and bike rides through some of Halifax's nicest trails, visiting the beautiful Nova Scotia Art Gallery in Halifax for local and international art exhibits, enjoying a wagon ride at rustic Hatfield Farm or taking a tour or drive to picturesque Peggy's Cove.

ABOUT THE DESTINATION: Lunenburg is a port town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1753, the town was one of the first British attempts to settle Protestants in Nova Scotia in an effort to displace the French colonial Roman Catholic Acadians and indigenous Mi'kmaq. The economy has traditionally been based on the offshore fishery. In the 21st century, Lunenburg is the site of Canada's largest secondary fish-processing plant. The town flourished in the late 1800s, and much of the historic architecture dates from that period. The historic town has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995. UNESCO considers the site the best example of planned British colonial settlement in North America, as it retains its original layout and appearance of the 1800s, including wooden architecture in the local vernacular. UNESCO considers the town in need of protection because the future of its traditional economic underpinnings, the Atlantic fishery, is now very uncertain. The historic core of the town is also a National Historic Site of Canada.

ABOUT THE DESTINATION: Annapolis Royal, formerly known as Port Royal, is a town located in the western part of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Today's Annapolis Royal is the second French settlement known by the same name This new French settlement was renamed in honour of Queen Anne following the Siege of Port Royal in 1710 by Britain. The town was the capital of Acadia and later Nova Scotia for almost 150 years, until the founding of the City of Halifax in 1749. It was attacked by the British six times before permanently changing hands after the Siege of Port Royal in 1710. Over the next fifty years, the French and their allies made six unsuccessful military attempts to regain the capital. Including a raid during the American Revolution, Annapolis Royal faced a total of thirteen attacks, more than any other place in North America. As the site of several pivotal events during the early years of the colonisation of Canada, the historic core of Annapolis Royal was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1994.

ABOUT THE DESTINATION: Wolfville is a Canadian town in the Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax. The town is home to Acadia University and Landmark East School. The town is a tourist destination due to its views of Cape Blomidon, the Bay of Fundy and Gaspereau Valley, as well as its wine industry. The downtown portion of Wolfville is home to pubs, bars, cafes and shops. Wolfville is also home to the Acadia Cinema Cooperative, a non-profit organization that runs the local movie/performance house. In the past few years, several Victorian houses in Wolfville have been converted to bed and breakfast establishments.

ABOUT THE DESTINATION: Baddeck is a village in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada. This village is seventy-eight kilometres west of Sydney. It is Victoria County's shire town and is situated on the northern shore of Bras d'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island. According to some historians the name Baddeck is derived from the Mi'kmaq term "Abadak" which has been translated as "place with an island near" (in reference to Kidston Island, immediately offshore). Today, Baddeck functions as a service centre for the sparsely populated county and hosts a well-equipped volunteer fire department, a consolidated school serving grades Primary-12, as well as a public library, provincial government offices, a hospital, the Bras d'Or Yacht Club, a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion and a nursing home.

ABOUT THE DESTINATION: Visit Halifax and experience the friendly and upbeat culture, this walkable city and its pleasant rural communities. Here in Halifax you will find things to do for families, couples and singles alike! The place has a variety of activities to suit every preference, from outdoor adventure to wine and culinary tours like stocking up on local produce while enjoying Nova Scotia's bustling farmers' markets, hikes and bike rides through some of Halifax's nicest trails, visiting the beautiful Nova Scotia Art Gallery in Halifax for local and international art exhibits, enjoying a wagon ride at rustic Hatfield Farm or taking a tour or drive to picturesque Peggy's Cove.