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May through October is the ideal time for a trip to the area. Temperatures in July average in the eighties.
Air Canada serves Halifax International Airport with direct flights from New York, Toronto, and Montreal. A car ferry (888/249-7245; www.catferry.com; one-way tickets $89) takes six hours from Portland, Maine, to Yarmouth.
Expect to spend about a week. Tiny Lunenburg can be consumed in a day, but you'll need three or four days for P.E.I. and two for Cape Breton. Consider breaking up the drive back to Halifax with an overnight in a town like Antigonish.
Boscawen Inn
150 Cumberland St., Lunenburg; 800/354-5009; www.boscawen.ca; doubles from $105, including breakfast.
Inn at Bay Fortune
Rte. 310, Bay Fortune; 888/687-3745; www.innatbayfortune.com; doubles from $135, including breakfast.
Fleur de Sel
53 Montague St., Lunenburg; 902/640-2121; dinner for two $80.
Rusty Anchor
23197 Cabot Trail Rd., Pleasant Bay; 902/224-1313; lunch for two $25.
Co-op Artisanale
15067 Cabot Trail Rd., Cheticamp; 902/224-2170; www.co-opartisanale.com.
Museum of Hooked Rugs & Home Life and the Elizabeth LeFort Gallery
15584 Cabot Trail Rd., Cheticamp; 902/224-2612; www.lestroispignons.com.
Myles from Nowhere
7889 Cabot Trail Rd., Margaree Forks; 902/248-2336.
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