De maritieme charme van Atlantic Canada

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: Mahone Bay is a town on the northwest shore of Mahone Bay along the South Shore of Nova Scotia in Lunenburg County. A long-standing picturesque tourism destination, the town has recently enjoyed a growing reputation as a haven for entrepreneurs and business startups. The town is also known for a history of wooden boat building, it was the main industry of Mahone Bay in its earlier years. The Mahone Bay Museum explains and shows this history in detail. Until recent years the town's shipbuilding and boat-building heritage was celebrated by the "Mahone Bay Wooden Boat Festival". The view across the harbour is of three prominent churches: St James' Anglican; St John's Evangelical Lutheran; and Trinity United. It has become an iconic image of Nova Scotia, frequently photographed and featured on postcards and calendars. The town has a number of upscale shops and restaurants which almost universally are designed to appeal to the tourist trade, and sometimes shut down during the winter months.

About the destination: Kejimkujik National Park is a National Park of Canada, covering 404 km2 (156 sq mi) in the southwest of Nova Scotia peninsula. It consists of two separate land areas: an inland part, which is coincident with the Kejimkujik National Historic Site of Canada, and the Kejimujik National Park Seaside on the Atlantic coast. The Historic site is a cultural landscape 404 square kilometres (156 sq mi) forested upland plain between the South Shore and the Annapolis Valley. In it is found petroglyph sites, habitation sites, fishing and hunting sites, travel routes and burial grounds, which attest to Mi’kmaq occupancy of this area for thousands of years. The seaside part is a wilderness protection area featuring coastal bogs, beaches, intertidal areas, and abundant flora and fauna. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada has designated the park a dark-sky preserve. The park is named after Kejimikujik Lake, the largest lake in the park.

About the destination: Digby is a town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the administrative centre and largest population centre in Digby County. The town is situated on the western shore of the Annapolis Basin near the entrance to the Digby Gut, which connects the basin to the Bay of Fundy. Named after Admiral Robert Digby, the town is famous for its scallop fishing fleet and the MV Fundy Rose ferry service connecting to Saint John, New Brunswick.

About the destination: Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of King George III.[8] The port is Canada's third largest port by tonnage with a cargo base that includes dry and liquid bulk, break bulk, containers, and cruise. The city was the most populous in New Brunswick until the 2016 census, when it was overtaken by Moncton. It is currently the second-largest city in the province, with a population of 67,575 over an area of 315.96 km2 (121.99 sq mi). French colonist Samuel de Champlain landed at Saint John Harbour on June 24, 1604 (the feast of St. John the Baptist) and is where the Saint John River gets its name although Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqiyik peoples lived in the region for thousands of years prior calling the river Wolastoq. The Saint John area was an important area for trade and defence for Acadia during the French colonial era and Fort La Tour, in the city's harbour, was a pivotal battleground during the Acadian Civil War. After over a century of ownership disputes over the land surrounding Saint John between the French and English, the English deported the French colonists in 1755 and constructed Fort Howe above the harbour in 1779. In 1785, the City of Saint John was established by uniting the two towns of Parrtown and Carleton on each side of the harbour after the arrival of thousands of refugees from the American Revolution who wished to remain British and were forced to leave their U.S. homes. Over the next century, waves of immigration via Partridge Island, especially during the Great Famine, would fundamentally change the city's demographics and culture.

About the destination: Moncton is a city located in Westmorland County in the southeastern portion of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" due to its central location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes. The city proper has a population of 69,074 (2011) and has a land area of 142 km2 (55 sq mi). The Moncton CMA has a population of 138,644 (2011), making it the largest CMA in New Brunswick, the second-largest CMA in the Maritime Provinces, and the third-largest CMA in Atlantic Canada. The CMA includes the neighbouring city of Dieppe and the town of Riverview, as well as adjacent suburban areas in Westmorland and Albert counties.[8]

About the destination: Charlottetown, Canada’s Birthplace, knows the ins and outs of great hospitality. Discover one of its many festivals celebrated throughout the seasons, sample the food that makes it famous, and rest your head in one of its many accommodation options. Walkable and safe, in Charlottetown you will never be far from shooping, world class theatre, historic sites, and the most beautiful golf courses you have ever seen.

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.