Landscape of Grand-Pré
Grand-Pré
A World Heritage site featuring wetland landscapes reclaimed by Acadian dikes, with a memorial church to the 1755 Expulsion.
Grand-Pré lies on the shore of Minas Basin. From the 17th to the 18th century, French-speaking Acadians built dikes here and converted tidal salt marshes into farmland. In 1755, British authorities expelled them en masse, and Longfellow's epic poem Evangeline is set against this backdrop. The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2012. The National Historic Site includes a memorial church, a statue of Evangeline and an exhibition hall, and the surrounding area is home to vineyards and wineries in the Annapolis Valley. It is about a 1-hour drive from Halifax and is generally open from May to October.
Opening hours
About May–Oct, 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Burntcoat Head Park
- Peggy's Cove Lighthouse
- Fairview Lawn Cemetery
- Halifax–Dartmouth Ferry & Alderney Landing
- Halifax Citadel National Historic Site
- Halifax Public Gardens
- Halifax Town Clock
- St. Paul's Church, Halifax