Charlottetown

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Charlottetown

In the destination Prince Edward Island (Canada) — Charlottetown; Cavendish.

In the photo: The centre of Charlottetown seen from above.

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The city

What to expect from Charlottetown.

Capital of Prince Edward Island, where in 1864 the conference that led to the creation of Canada was held. The center, small and tree-lined, has Victorian houses, Province House, where the conference met, St. Dunstan’s Basilica, the Confederation Centre of the Arts, and the waterfront with Victoria Park. The Point Prim lighthouse is about 35 km away.

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What to see in Charlottetown

Confederation Centre of the Arts
Cultural centre

Confederation Centre of the Arts

Cultural centre in the heart of Charlottetown, opened in 1964 as a national memorial to Confederation, with an art gallery, theatres and the summer musical festival.

Province House
Historic site

Province House

Neoclassical sandstone building from 1847, seat of Prince Edward Island’s legislature, where in 1864 the conference that led to the creation of Canada met.

St. Dunstan's Basilica
Church

St. Dunstan's Basilica

Neogothic stone Catholic cathedral in downtown Charlottetown, with two tall towers, an interior of carved wood and stained glass.

Victoria Park
Park

Victoria Park

A park of about 16 hectares at the southern tip of Charlottetown, on the harbourfront, with a boardwalk, woodland, fields and views over the bay.

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Point Prim Lighthouse
Lighthouse

Point Prim Lighthouse

A round brick lighthouse from 1845, the oldest on Prince Edward Island, on the tip of a peninsula of fields and red cliffs about 35 km from Charlottetown.

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