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Visitors to the South Shore of Nova Scotia truly are entering a world of wonder, complete with the quaintest of villages and the busiest of urban centres.

Settlement of this region is believed to have begun with the native Mi'kmaq communities hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years ago.

In the early 17th century, the Mi'kmaq were joined on the Atlantic shores by the French, who are believed to be the first Europeans to establish colonies on our shorelines.

By the mid-18th century, Britain had secured control of Nova Scotia and began a program to colonize the region with subjects loyal to the British Crown.

These are the "foreign Protestants" who came to settle in Lunenburg and Queens counties.

Centuries after the European arrival, the South Shore is a region where cultures come together, where history comes to life in architecture and in seasonal festivals, and where visitors and locals alike can have all of their material needs met, with our wealth of shops, services and restaurants.

We invite you to click on the links below to learn a little more of the history and the current culture of many of the South Shore's popular destination centres.