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DURTY NELLY’S • DISCOVER HALIFAX/SCOTT MUNN
Nova Scotia’s 270-year-old capital somehow
feels like both a vintage port town and a
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vibrant 21 century urban centre. Being by
Halifax: far the largest city in Atlantic Canada,
Halifax boasts the region’s densest
Where Old and concentration of up-to-date architecture,
attractions and entertainment options, yet
New Intersect remains understandably proud of its
illustrious roots. The end result is a
compelling mix of trendy and traditional
that appeals equally to vacationers and the
BY SUSAN MACCALLUM-WHITCOMB
426,000-odd folks who call this place
home (www.discoverhalifaxns.com).
A BLAST FROM THE PAST settlers in 1749. The defi ning role it has (www.historicproperties.ca), and the
Halifax’s greatest asset and signature played over the centuries remains obvious Instagramable Cable Wharf, which is still
site—the huge natural harbour—reminds all along the scenic waterfront boardwalk, typically topped by the masts of tall ships.
visitors that the air here is tinged with salt where stops include the Historic Properties, If you want to dive into the harbour’s
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and touched by history. After all, it was this a cluster of 18 and 19 century ware- history, the Maritime Museum of the
body of water that originally drew British houses now fi lled with shops and eateries Atlantic sits on the boardwalk, too
