Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador bed and breakfast accommodation for an ancient and maritime experience
Newfoundland and Labrador bed and breakfast accommodation is to be found in towns all over this province of Canada on the Atlantic coast. Geographically, the province consists of the island of Newfoundland and the mainland Labrador. Although the province is officially called Newfoundland and Labrador, the locals call it Newfoundland for short while the Labrador region of the province is usually referred to simply as Labrador. Newfoundland and Labrador has the benefit of size. It is more than three times the size of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island combined. The province stretches approximately 1700km (1063 miles) north to south, and has approximately 17,000km (10,625 miles) of coastline, much of it rugged and heavily indented with bays and fjords. The interior of Newfoundland consists of forest, heath, lakes and rivers spread over a terrain that ranges from mountainous in the west to rolling hills in the center and east. Labrador is also mountainous in the west, although its rivers are larger and wilder. There are pretty towns everywhere in Newfoundland and Labrador all with B&B, lodge and inn accommodation.
Newfoundland and Labrador is a province that is packed with history relating to its settler past. Water Street on St John's is the oldest street in North America in North America’s oldest town. Stroll down the streets of this idyllic town and take in the awesome view of the harbor from historic Signal Hill. At Cape Spear, Newfoundland's oldest surviving lighthouse has stood for 16 decades. The province is filled with historical towns and landmarks documenting its beginnings as Canadian land and there are Newfoundland and Labrador bed and breakfasts, inns and lodges everywhere to accommodate interested visitors. Newfoundland B&B visitors like to explore the province’s craggy shoreline -- the perfect place for picnicking, exploring and bird watching. Fishing has spawned a number of quaint traditional villages along the inlets and bays, the streets of which are lined with colorful clapboard houses and exceptionally friendly and gracious locals.
Nature is full surprises in Newfoundland and Labrador. Bed and breakfast tourists are amazed to see moose and caribou grazing in the wild and enjoying amazing whale sightings. There are scores of seabird species and even rare black bears can be spotted in the woods. Newfoundland and Labrador is also a place of ancient landscapes. There are the unique and beautiful geological features of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Gros Morne National Park and the colossal mountain ranges of the Torngat, Kaumajet or Kiglapait and their primeval exposed rock.
