Here is a completely updated edition of the most successful illustrated guide to Canada's beautiful sea-coast province. In this fourth edition expert contributors share their knowledge of the province and its many attractions while offering independent advice about where to go and what to do. More than 400 beautiful, full-colour photographs show every part of the province at its best.
Detailed chapters cover each region, from the picturesque Lighthouse Route to the Glooscap Trail and the rugged Cabot Trail. Visitors to Halifax will discover its rich heritage, landmarks, festivals and the best places to eat and shop.
This guide shows you the best Nova Scotia has to offer - including spots you won't find in the official travel literature.
Also included are helpful regional and Halifax-area maps, as well as detailed listings that offer information and recommendations on shopping, accommodations, dining, special events, and more.

STEPHEN POOLE is the author of Nova Scotia: A Colour Guidebook and Halifax: Discovering Its Heritage.

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AL KINGSBURY is a journalist and author who lives in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia.

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KEITH VAUGHAN is an award-winning photographer who combines his passion for photography with a career as a chemistry professor at St. Mary's University, Halifax.

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"Chock-full of meaty facts that range from the historical to where to bike, eat and shop ... full of enticing colour pictures."

The Toronto Sun