Month: June 2024
All the world’s a stage and Nova Scotia’s no different. After an exciting day exploring Nova Scotia’s sights and sounds find your seat and treat yourself to an evening of fine theatre.
Thinking your window to visit Nova Scotia has closed for this summer? Think again! August is an ideal time to travel to Nova Scotia. From beaches, events, and hiking to stargazing, food, wine, and whales—pack your suitcase and head our way.
Discover some of the top beaches in Nova Scotia! With dozens of beaches all across the province we’d like to introduce you to some of our favourite spots for the perfect beach day. Bring your beach chair, sand toys, umbrella, pack a picnic, and set up for the ideal day at the beach.
Just 40 minutes from the bustling Halifax Waterfront, Musquodoboit Harbour is a nature lover’s escape! Spend the afternoon soaking up the sun and surf at Martinique Beach or take a boat tour to the renowned Wild Islands. Immerse yourself in coastal culture through captivating stories, vibrant art, and delicious local flavours. Bring your bike and hiking boots to explore Musquodoboit Trailway and surrounding wilderness. With so many adventures just outside the city, it’s the perfect time to book your getaway.
The province’s 13,300 km (8,264 mi) of coastline encompass the dramatic cliffs of the Cape Breton Highlands, the rolling fields of the Annapolis Valley alongside the Bay of Fundy, endless sandy beaches along the Northumberland Shore, the granite drumlins of Peggy’s Cove, and the beauty of lighthouses that dot the rugged outreaches of the Southern and Eastern Shores of Nova Scotia
The Bay of Fundy and Annapolis Valley region is home to some of the province’s earliest recorded history, from the fossils of prehistoric creatures that roamed these lands to the legends of the Mi’kmaq and European settlers.
If our 8 Reasons to Visit a Nova Scotia Museum Site this summer blog convinced you to plan a visit, here are a few things you may not know about these sites.
For the past three years, we’ve taken our kids (now aged 13, seven, and five) to Ingonish for a long weekend in the fall. Cape Breton as a whole is amazing, and a few weeks ago we drove all the way around, but we’re already planning next year’s Ingonish break because there’s so much to see and do squeezed into a relatively small geographical area.
Nova Scotia is Canada’s ocean playground known for its impeccably fresh seafood and a distinct culinary tradition. The North Atlantic’s rich waters supply the herring, cod, halibut, mackerel, oysters, mussels that regularly appear in the region’s culinary historical record, often in the context of some sort of chowder. Fish and shellfish helped sustain the early French colonists at Port-Royal, and the seafood also nourished the native Mi’kmaw people.
Looking for a special souvenir to remember your Nova Scotia trip? A road trip along the Northumberland Shore will give you ample opportunities to stop at a variety of shops selling a range of handmade pieces from knives to soap; hooked rugs to pewter, you better bring an extra suitcase!
