Offering a myriad of water and land based activities; the Atlantic Provinces present a superb choice of highlights, including New Brunswick’s unusual Hopewell Rocks and the spectacular World Heritage setting of Newfoundland’s Gros Morne. On Prince Edward Island you can visit the sites that inspired the book ‘Anne of Green Gables’, whilst Nova Scotia’s harbour city of Halifax provides a fascinating cultural experience.

Nova Scotia

Canada’s ocean playground, lying along the south east coast, Nova Scotia covers some 55,000 sq km of bays, estuaries and charming coastal settlement along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. The traditional gateway into Canada, its history goes back to John Cabot and Samuel de Champlain, and before them to the Vikings and the native Mi’kmaq, its picturesque landscape filled with a history rich in exploration and fishing.

New Brunswick

One of Canada’s maritime provinces, New Brunswick was once a centre of colonial trade and commerce. The only constitutionally bilingual province in Canada, it differs from the other maritime regions in that it is sheltered from the Atlantic, providing a far more continental climate. On the Bay of Fundy shores, the dramatic Hopewell Rocks can be viewed, but only at low tide, as these sandstone formations are covered in water twice a day.

Each August, between the 19th and 29th August, the New Brunswick Music Festival takes place, showcasing some of the country’s most talented artists, as well as four noon-hour concerts at the historic Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Barracks Square and a twilight outdoor concert in Officer’s Square.

Prince Edward Island

The smallest and arguably greenest province, Prince Edward Island is also known as the ‘Garden of the Gulf’. Lying in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, to the north of the Nova Scotia peninsula, it is fringed by sandy beaches and sandstone cliffs, its interior blanketed in lush, rolling hills and forest. Slow paced and charming, it is festooned with historic landmarks, cultural highlights and endless activitie including cycling, watersports and golf.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Made up of the island of Newfoundland and the mainland region of Labrador, this was the last province to join the Canadian Confederation 1949. Steeped in a history rich in Indian settlement and European expansion, the region is also blessed with a diversity of natural treasures; the coastal waters being home to icebergs and some 22 species of whale, dolphins and porpoises, whilst the skies above echo to the sounds of over 350 species of bird. The region also boasts countless hiking trails, historical sites and scenic driving routes that embrace its natural and cultural heritage.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival is set to take place for the 33rd year in Bannerman Park, St Johns over the weekend of the 7th to 9th of August. The festival is one of the country’s largest folk festivals held, with face painting, story telling, dancing and musical performances by local talents.

Just 5 and a half hours from the UK, the Atlantic Provicnes are some of Canada’s most compact and diverse landscapes, easily linked by an excellent ferry network, they benefit from vastly reduced distances.

The Coastline

The coastal landscapes of the Atlantic Provinces provide visitors with a wealth of scenic and cultural diversions, from beautiful beaches and remote lighthouses, to unique phenomena like the tides of the Bay of Fundy and charming historic fishing communities like Peggy’s Cove. Add to that the highlights of towns like Halifax and some of the best seafood restaurants on the eastern seaboardm and you have a destination of quite exceptional charm.

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Jade is a new member of the marketing team and will be at Bales Worldwide for a year, as part of her Public Relations degree. Her favourite places she has travelled to are Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, as she has a fondness for the middle Eastern culture. Although, there are plenty more places in the world that she would love to visit like Thailand!