This is the part of Cape Breton Island that most visitors tell us they wish they’d planned more time to explore.
It's tough to plan a vacation to Nova Scotia if you've not visited here before...its regions are so varied and each region's ads promises the world! But if your priorities include scenery coupled with environmental, educational and cultural experiences, Cape Breton Island should be your destination.
Here's what Alexander Graham Bell, renowned inventor during the 1800's, said of Cape Breton: "I have traveled the globe. I have seen the Canadian and American Rockies, the Andes and the Highlands of Scotland; but for simple beauty, Cape Breton outrivels them all."
Here’s what respected travel publications have recently said about Cape Breton Island:
Conde Naste magazine called Cape Breton Island the The World’s Second Friendliest Island.
National Geographic called Cape Breton one of "the places of a lifetime" and rated it #2 on its Travellers Magazine World’s Best Destination List.
Travel and Leisure magazine called Cape Breton The #1 Island to visit in continental North America.
Golf Digest magazine rates it one of the top golf destinations in the world.
Cape Breton Island's northern tip, ("The Top of the Island" region), epitomizes these accolades, and offers visitors a combination of scenic, cultural, artistic and envrionmental experiences that, taken together, is unique in the world.
So here’s what the “Top of the Island” has to offer:
This is the region that’s central to Nova Scotia’s most spectacular scenery.
This is the area where John Cabot first came ashore in 1497, and the “lofty headlands” he described in his logs are as green now as they were over 500 years ago.
This is the part of Cape Breton Island that most visitors tell us they wish they’d planned more time to explore.
This is the region where the majority of the scenic images of the Cabot Trail are taken.
This is the region that welcomes visitors but is not “touristy” or commercialized.
This is the region that, cut off from the rest of Nova Scotia by the Cape Breton Highlands National Park (http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ns/cbreton), boasts a wealth of cultural and environmental experiences untarnished by modern compromises and found nowhere else in the world.
This is the region that’s far enough away to have escaped most of the compromises of “modernization” yet is conveniently serviced by modern transportation links.
This is the region where the centuries-old lobster and ground fishing tradition that remains the backbone of the economy meets the newer crab, mussel and oyster fisheries, all the while welcoming 21st century visitors with a hospitality that’s famous the world over.
This combination of old meeting new in a spectacularly unspoiled, wildlife-rich environment that’s immersed in Gaelic and Scottish traditions makes Cape Bretons “Top of the Island” region the ideal destination for individuals, couples and families seeking a vacation that includes quality outdoor activities, traditional music and cultural experiences and welcoming hosts offering quality accommodations and services.
This is the region that beckons visitors not for a night’s stay, but for a week’s immersion.
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