halifax canada Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/halifax-canada Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:37:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 TRAVEL TO HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA http://toursmaps.com/travel-to-halifax-nova-scotia.html http://toursmaps.com/travel-to-halifax-nova-scotia.html#respond Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:36:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=236390 Perched midway up the Nova Scotia coast, Halifax is the top port of call for big ships on the New England and Eastern Canada circuit, owing to the city’s natural deep-water port, which inevitably led to the town’s role as a shipbuilding, naval, and trading center. British settlers in 1621 called the land Nova Scotia (New Scotland), and even today bagpipers meet cruise ship when they dock. Pubs and kilt shops continue to trade on the Scottish connection in Halifax’s pleasant and easily walkable downtown. Top draw On a hill overlooking the town, the star-shaped Halifax Citadel is one of

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