Car Hire Lunenburg - Mini guide to Lunenburg

Perched on a narrow peninsula on the jagged coastline of southwestern Nova Scotia, Lunenburg is a beautiful fishing village in a splendid location. Its stunning Victorian architecture and brightly painted wooden houses make it easy to see why this town has been made a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Located on the breathtaking Lunenburg waterfront, the world-class Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, housed in brightly painted red buildings, is a must-see. This museum commemorates the fishing heritage of the Atlantic Coast of Canada and includes an excellent aquarium, a room devoted to whales and whaling, and displays on fishing and boat-building techniques.

Another section features the locally built 1920s schooner Bluenose, the undefeated champion of the North Atlantic Fishing Fleet, which is now immortalized on the Canadian dime.

Lunenburg is one of the coast's greatest fishing ports and there’s plenty more of maritime interest down along the harbour front at the Dory Shop, where they make wooden boats in traditional style and hire out sail and row boats.

Eight kilometres south of town is the village of Blue Rocks, named for the unusual hue of the surrounding rocks and ledges, and the fishing village of La Have. Just a bit to the north of Lunenburg is the popular town of Mahone Bay.

Not far away is Nova Scotia’s most beguiling village, Peggy’s Cove. The village is comprised of an incredibly picturesque scattering of clapboard houses dotted along a wild shore, topped off by an immaculately preserved lighthouse on a rocky outcrop, which now serves as the local post office.

The nearby Kejimkujik National Park is the only inland national park in the Maritimes and features abundant lakes and rivers, lush woodlands and gently rolling landscapes that are home to a variety of wildlife. Visitors will find historic canoe routes, portages and many beautiful hiking trails in the park.

Highways from all points in the US and Canada join the Trans-Canada Highway from New Brunswick into Nova Scotia. VIA Rail Canada provides transcontinental train services, and there are stations in Truro and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Halifax International Airport is the Atlantic Canadian hub for all domestic, regional and international services. Bay Ferries operates daily services from Saint John, New Brunswick to Digby, Nova Scotia, year round, and from Bar Harbour, Maine, to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, between May and October.