Car Hire Nova Scotia - Mini guide to Nova Scotia

Halifax is the key city of this province and is a popular tourist destination largely due to its maritime history. It’s also a good launching point from which to explore the spectacular Nova Scotia coastline.

Situated around one of the world’s biggest natural harbours, the city is hilly and full of parks, and the waterside historic center is pleasingly compact. The former warehouses of the original commercial district - known as the Historic Properties - have been restored and transformed into shops, boutiques and restaurants. Nearby there's the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic featuring a bountiful Titanic display. And this Atlantic coastal city has a great aquarium. The city's past importance as a British military base is brought to mind by the Citadel, a Halifax landmark and Canada's most visited national historic site.

Saint John, on the Fundy Shore, is a popular summer treat for many, and has several great micro-breweries in town. East of Saint John, a 12km cliff-edged stretch of the Fundy Trail Parkway links the town of St Martins with Big Salmon River – a popular outdoor area.

Running south from Halifax is Nova Scotia's south shore, a fogbound, jagged coast dotted with rocky coves, fishing villages and historic towns. For tourist purposes it's been dubbed the Lighthouse Route, and the gorgeous little shipbuilding town of Lunenberg is a World Heritage site.