Slow Travel & Gourmet Tours: Magazine & Experience Guide Worldwide
Halifax Stanfield International Airport is the gateway to the capital of Nova Scotia and offers convenient air connections for both leisure and business travelers. From ground transportation to terminal information and parking options, this guide gives you all the details on what Halifax Airport has to offer.
The Lighthouse Route in Nova Scotia stretches from the capital Halifax to Yarmouth on the western tip of the peninsula. If you want to see the lighthouses, you should take your time for the route, because only a few can be seen directly from the coastal road.
Here we introduce you to beautiful beaches in Eastern Canada that we discovered on the way and that are among our favorite beaches. Each of these beaches is worth at least one detour, if not a longer stay.
We are located in the Highland Village Museum, an Iona open air museum on Cape Breton Island. Here you can experience the history of the Scots in Nova Scotia up close in a village. We walk from one house to another and go through time.
Canada's single malt whiskey is distilled at the Glenora Distillery & Inn on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. In addition to being a whiskey distillery, Glenora also has a hotel and restaurant with some of the best cuisine on the island.
The Peggy's Cove lighthouse in Nova Scotia Canada is one of the highlights that the Canadian province on the Atlantic has to offer. Everyone who comes here must have seen the most beautiful lighthouse on Canada's Atlantic coast.
Rillettes are a French specialty. They are also served in the capital of the French-Canadian province of Quebec. They often cook according to traditional French recipes. With this duck rillettes recipe you can easily prepare it at home.
At the Lower West Pubnico Open-Air Museum, visitors can experience firsthand what life was like on the Acadian farms. Volunteers are enthusiastically bringing this people's way of life to life.
Explore William Roach's Sunset Art Gallery in Cheticamp on the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia. William Roach is often in search of driftwood, which is one of the materials he works with. This creates the most wondrous mythical creatures that reflect his humor.
The Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia is especially worthwhile if you make more of it than just a scenic drive. Those who take the time for stops, hikes, exploring small towns, taking detours, and activities like whale watching tours will experience much more than just coastline and viewpoints along the way. On the other hand, those who try to rush through the route in a single day will find it difficult to fully appreciate it.
