When to go: July for the Lunenburg Street Festival and Art Walk and the Nova Scotia Folk Art Festival, August for the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival featuring traditional and contemporary folk music. July through September for Sunday afternoon concerts at the Heritage Bandstand. How to get around: Kiwi Kaboodle offers a daily door to door shuttle service from Halifax. It you stick to town you won't need a car. Take in the shops and cafes of Lunenburg by foot. Sign up for a local walking tour. Seventh generation local Shalah Allen takes visitors out daily. There are lots of beautiful places you can visit but there's so much more substance to this place she says. That's not a tangible thing. It's a feeling you get when you're here. Horse and carriage tours offer a chance get an overview without wearing out your walking shoes.
Where to stay: A stay at the 1826 Maplebird House offers the homey feel of a bed and breakfast with the amenities of a boutique hotel (Wi- Fi full breakfast pool verabdah overlooking the )harbour. You'll get insider tips on what to see and where to go from hosts Barry and Susie. The harbor view rooms and proximity to waterfront activities make the Brigantine Inn a popular pick rooms have refrigerators and coffeemakers. Just outside of downtown the six simple log cabins at Lunenburg Oceanview Chalets come with housekeeping fully equipped kitchens and fireplaces. Where to Eat or Drink: The Blacksmith's Shop is now a microdistilly. Stop for a pint and a pound of Indian point mussels prepared eight different ways at the Saltshaker Deli. For a more formal meal sister restaurant Fleur de Sel down the street offers a traditional French menu featuring locally sourced food including pan seared Quebec foie gras and Atlantic halibut with handmade salt cod gnocchi. The Savvy Sailor offers breakfast with a view toward the harbor.
Brightly colored historic homes dot the south shore of ova Scotia on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean like a nautical postcard from the past. Since the 1700s a mix of European immigrants have called the 47 block town located 60 miles from Halifax home. Each wave of newcomers has influenced the food culture and architecture making downtown Lunenburg now dotted with galleries and shops a National Historic and UNESCO World Heritage site. In this port community of fishermen and shipbuilders the waters guided th livelihood then and now.