Discover powerful Acadian stories within a picturesque landscape. Successes and struggles are illuminated through multimedia presentation and engaging displays, a splendid Victorian garden and a Memorial Church. The site is a monument to Acadian culture and deportation.
HISTORY: The Landscape of the Grand Pré was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site on two accounts: firstly, because of its approach to agricultural farming in a maritime location with some of the highest tides in the world. The community-based management system of dykes and sluices is still used today. Secondly, the site was recognized as testimony to the history of the Acadians in the 17th and 18th centuries, and their deportation starting in 1755. The archeological area and marshland cover 1,300 hectares of the southern Minas Basin of Nova Scotia.
VISIT: The Grand Pré National Historic Site, located within the UNESCO World Heritage site, features a Victorian garden perfect for picnicking and a nearby Memorial Church. Or, venture up to View Park on Old Post Road for a splendid vista over the farm-fields, marshes and dykelands that make up the landscape. For a small fee, take a guided walking tour, or explore it yourself.