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Charlottetown
and Eastern Prince Edward Island Experience the delights of this historic harbour city then wend your way through Eastern PEI for a week of seashores, seafood, and surprises.
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es, you could travel the entire province of PEI in just a week (by car, tip-to-tip takes less than 4 hours). But why would you want to rush around one of the most scenic and welcoming places in Canada?
The capital city of Charlottetown, with its wide streets, historic buildings and 400 acres of developed parkland, feels more like a charming seaside town – with all the cultural amenities of a big city. Tucked into its namesake harbour, Charlottetown is within a one-hour drive from all access points to PEI (Charlottetown airport is minutes from downtown), and makes a great home base for your holiday. Charlottetown’s plentiful accommodations include budget-friendly motels, boutique inns, B&Bs, and full-service hotels. You can even rent a floating cottage in Peakes Quay and watch the boats come and go in the harbour from your rooftop deck. The Great George Hotel, in the historic district, is an eclectic cluster of restored heritage buildings with a range of room sizes and shapes, and unique décor. Downtown Charlottetown is safe, friendly and walkable. A number of farmers’ markets and food festivals give the city its reputation for being a food-lover’s destination, with its abundance of freshly-caught seafood and local fruits and vegetables. Colourfully painted homes and commercial buildings in muted blue, yellow and red hues suggest the island’s natural colour palette of sea, sand and red cliffs. There are plenty of parks and things to do for kids, including a downtown pool and splash pad, and a scavenger-style search for the nine bronze mice hiding throughout the downtown. Covering an entire city block, Confederation Centre of the Arts houses an art gallery that exhibits the traditional work of Canadian artists, as well as digital media and interactive installations. The Centre’s Mainstage Theatre features plays, musicals, ballet and live music. Confederation Centre hosts the annual Charlottetown Festival each May-through-October, a celebration of Canadian musical theatre and comedy.
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