From the seaport of Yarmouth to the suburban reaches of
Greater Halifax, the Evangeline Trail follows Nova Scotia's
Fundy coast back through time to the earliest days of North
American settlement. It's a journey rich in cultural
diversity, charm and natural beauty. Champlain was here. So
too were many of Canada's original French, English and Irish
settlers. Now, it's your turn.
Along the coast of St. Mary's Bay, travel through
picturesque French-speaking Acadian villages with towering
church spires. Take a side trip on Digby Neck for some of
Nova Scotia's best birding and whale-watching.
Visit Digby,
home port to the world's largest scallop fleet. In
communities along the way, enjoy the work of Nova Scotia's
gifted artisans and crafts people. At Port Royal, explore
the reconstructed French Habitation, site of the first
permanent European settlement in Canada. Be sure to visit
Fort Anne at nearby Annapolis Royal, and walk among the
heritage plantings of the Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens.
See the world's highest tides harnessed for electricity at
the Tidal Power project.
Journey on through the patchwork quilt of fields, dykes,
orchards and vineyards of the Annapolis Valley, Atlantic
Canada's richest agricultural region, with its magnificent
Victorian homes of 19th-century merchants and sea captains.
Visit Grand Pre National Historic Site which commemorates
Acadian history and culture. And for stirring vistas of the
Annapolis Valley, Minas Basin and Fundy's record tides, hike
the trails of Blomidon. This is the land immortalized in
Longfellow's epic poem, Evangeline.
Follow the Evangeline Trail cross-province through historic
Hantsport and Windsor, on to Mount Uniacke, site of Uniacke
House Museum. Discover the soothing, pastoral charms of this
18th-century estate while strolling its extensive nature and
hiking trails.