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| Yarmouth | ||
| province | Nova Scotia | |
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| Residents | 7162 | |
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| height | 15 | |
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| Tourist info web | www.townofyarmouth.ca | |
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Yarmouth is a small port town on the western tip of Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia) The place is traditionally French-speaking. Due to the large number of tourists, however, English is not a problem.
background
getting there
By plane
The small Yarmouth International Airport (YQI) is currently not served by line machines. If you want or have to fly directly to Nova Scotia, you land in Halifax.
By train
The nearest train station is in Halifax.
By bus
In the street
By boat
Portland, ME ferry service was discontinued in late 2015.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Cape Forchu Lighthouse, Route 304. This landmark, which also includes a small museum, is located on an island southwest of Yarmouth, which is connected to the mainland by navigable dams. Yarmouth's top attraction.
- W. Laurence Sweeney Fisheries Museum, 112 Water St. Tel.: 1 902.742.3457. Small but fine and very atmospheric museum with an exhibition on local history.
activities
shop
kitchen
- Old World Bakery and Deli, 232 Main St, near Forest St. Considered the best breakfast restaurant in town. Try the sandwiches.
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
trips
- Lower West Pubnico, 33 mins towards Halifax.Le Village Historique Acadien de la Nouvelle-Ecosse, 91 Old Church Rd, Lower West Pubnico..
- Barrington, 43 min.Old Meeting House Museum, 2408 Highway 3, Barrington..
- Shelburne, 1½ hours.Shelburne Museum Complex, 6000 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, Roseway Beach, Beach Rd, Shelburne, 35 minutes south of downtown Shelburne, on the eastern edge of Round Bay..
- Liverpool, 1 hour.Fort Point Lighthouse Park, in the extreme northeast of Main St..
- Bridgewater, a good 2 hours.Wile Carding Mill Museum, 242 Victoria Road, Bridgewater..
- Lunenburg, almost 2½ hours. This oldest German settlement in Canada has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995 and offers some of the best sights in the region.
- Hubbards, 3½ hours.Cleveland Beach Provincial Park, 6 minutes east of Hubbards, on Rte. 3..
- Halifax. Halifax is 3¼ hours away if you take the south route.
