One of Canada's three maritime provinces that form Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia has a long history of shipping. Nowhere is this more prominent than in Lunenburg and Mahone Bay, two scenic port towns close to Halifax, the provincial capital. From the much photographed lighthouse in Peggy's Cove to Bluenose, Nova Scotia's sailing ambassador, the province has many treasures to discover
Halifax, Nova Scotia's capital, is one of the only two natural harbours in the world, the other being Sydney. No wonder then that nearly two hundred thousand cruise-ship passengers from around the world flow through the Port of Halifax each year. They are welcomed by the skirl of bagpipes as the 78th Highlanders perform the traditional dockside greeting that has won many awards. Halifax has another claim to fame - most people don’t know that one-third of James Cameron’s 1997 epic motion picture Titanic was filmed in Halifax. Also, that 200 victims of the ship tragedy remain buried in different cemeteries here. While the sinking of the great ship took place in the North Atlantic international waters, Nova Scotia’s capital was the crucial base for most of the recovery efforts.
Almost five hours away is the famous Bay of Fundy, known for the highest tides in the world and the rarest whales.
Lasting heritage of Lunenburg
Closer to Halifax, almost an hour away, is Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage port town which in the 19th century evolved as a major centre for offshore banks fishery, building and manning fishing schooners to exploit the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and the fishing banks off Nova Scotia. Old Town Lunenburg is one of only two urban communities in North America designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and is considered to be the best surviving planned British colonial town in North America.
This story is from the February 2018 edition of Express Travelworld.
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