Tourist Guide Touristique 2013

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Walk the streets, go into the boutiques the unique flora and fauna in France’s and choose local souvenirs to bring only boreal forest; home. or,

Welcome! Take the time to discover, blend in and feel at home (5 days, 4 nights)

At 2:00 pm take the boat for Ile aux Marins for a guided tour. Your guide will Day 1 tell you about the heyday of the Grand Bank and inshore fisheries. You’ll visit Arrival in Saint-Pierre. some of the island’s buildings and its Discover the island by bus or minivan museum Archipélitude, housing artetour (duration: 1h15). You’ll learn about facts from the past; the history and local heritage, see the Back in Saint-Pierre at 5:00 pm various French Government buildings, the Cathedral, the Basque wall, and the harbour. You’ll be charmed by the architecture and vivid colours of our traditional homes. Visit of Le Musée Héritage; or, Take the Prohibition Tour. This tour includes a walk through the main area of town and a look at old photographs that will bring you back to the time of the bootleggers. Day 2

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At 9:30 am take a walking tour to l’Anse à Henry and explore the Prehistoric story of the island. As you walk along the trail, discover the fauna and flora and understand why Amerindian and PaleoEskimo peoples periodically set up camp here as early as 3000 BC. L’Anse à Henry is a major archaeological site as well as an exceptional natural location, offering a great view of the Grand Colombier island and its thousands of seabirds.

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Discover marine life in a Zodiac (twice At 8:30 am, depart from the tourism a day 1h30 or a 3h00 tour). Rendez-vous office for a guided walking tour (dura- at the Yachting Centre for this unforgettion: 2h) on one of the nature trails of table experience! (A snack is included.) Saint-Pierre. Your guide will point out

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