Canada’s smallest province is known for its stunning maritime landscapes, multicoloured houses and miles of pristine beaches. You can join in with the locals by catching and cooking your own lobster or learning an Acadian step dance. Culinary delights include lobster, oysters, mussels and more. Prince Edward Island (PEI) was described in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic Anne of Green Gables, in which she wrote about the stunning landscape, the rolling hills, lush fields, gabled farmhouses and villages by the sea. The island is largely self-sufficient and is regarded as a farm- and ocean-to-table culinary destination. You can explore PEI by car or bike because it is so small. Highly recommended is the island’s Confederation Trail which is one of the world’s best cycling destinations.
Discover Prince Edward Island’s key destinations:
Beaches
The beaches of PEI are legendary, with red sandstone cliffs, whipped white clouds against a brilliant blue sky, frothy white waves and a plethora of vividly coloured houses. There are eleven hundred kilometres of shoreline, much of which is beaches. The first settlers in PEI where English, French, Scottish, and Irish and much of what they first saw has remained untouched, allowing you to walk through history.
Culinary Delights
The land here is rich, producing a bounty of fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy products. The waters teem with fish, as well as lobster, oysters, and other shellfish. Ask anyone in the know where the best mussels come from, and they’ll tell you: Prince Edward Island! The farmers and fishermen provide the ingredients and award-winning chefs turn those fresh ingredients into culinary masterpieces.
Prince Edward Island National Park
Prince Edward Island National Park is a 60-kilometre stretch of the Island’s north shore. It is home to Cavendish Beach, the Gulfshore Parkway and Greenwich. This national park offer a range of diverse landscapes, and you will see sand dunes, wetlands and forests.
