Prince Edward Island | Beautiful Islands in Canada

The crescet-shaped Prince Edward Island is the smalles Canadian Province. Its area of 5,520 sq km makes it even smaller than some of Canada's National Parks, but also allows it to be explored in less than a week. The island lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, separated from the northern coasts of the Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia by the narrow Northumberland Strait.

The Mi'kmaq people, original inhabitants of Prince Edward Island called the island Abegweit, meaning 'Land Cradled on the Waves'; they believed that it was formed by the Great Spirit throwing some red clay into the sea. In 1534 the French explorer Jacwues Cartier laid claim to the island but by the end of the eighteenth century the British were in control. They expelled the Acadians and named the island after Queen Victoria's father, Prince Edward. The islander maintained a sense of independence until the Charlottetown Conference of 1864 when Canada was born, earning Prince Edward Island the epithet 'Cradle of the Confederation'.

Prince Edward Island is a well-known haven of peace and tranquility for those seeking a place to get away from it all. The islanders are warm and welcoming. The nature here seems to possess a serene quality, with expansive undulating hills where rich green and ruddy farmland offer up a pleasant patchwork of color. Doting this gentle landscape are little hamlets, where the tempo has remained unchanged by the rigours of modern life.
This is a land of plenty with bountiful harvests from land and sea, famous for its oysters, mussels and above all lobsters. It boasts beautiful lighthouses, tree-lined streets and 19th century terraces, as well as coves, parks, rocky headlands and long sandy beaches.