The Most Romantic Places in Canada

Romantic places in Canada range from cosmopolitan cities to tiny, out-of-the-way towns. The following list comprises the most romantic places in Canada.

Niagara Falls, Canada, is probably best known as a honeymoon destination, attracting millions of honeymooning or just plain romantic couples every year. Historically, this town has been a bit of a shabby tourist town, but its reputation has improved.

Quebec City is about as romantic a place as you'll find anywhere in the world. This provincial capital is steeped in history and European in flavour, with cobblestone streets, intimate cafes, and architecture dating back to the 17th century. Of course, the fact that people speak French only adds to the romance of the town.

In the same way that New York City or Chicago offers romance to vacationing couples, so too does Toronto. A large, bustling, metropolitan city, Toronto boasts romantic restaurants, luxury hotels, a waterside location, and is right up there with London and NYC in terms of top-notch theatre and live shows.

Escaping the busy life of the city inspires romance, and Cape Breton's laid back way of life and dramatic landscape will have you and your partner forgetting to check your messages. Although Cape Breton is part of Nova Scotia, it has a distinct identity and is famous for its Celtic heritage, which visitors may enjoy through the music, food and charm of the people. Cape Breton is also home to one of the world's most beautiful drives: the Cabot Trail - particularly stunning in autumn. Lobster may be eaten in abundance and at reasonable prices year-round.

Montreal is a thriving, metropolitan city with culture, fine dining, romantic hotels and restaurants. Add to that the charm of waterside Old Montreal, where the architecture dates as far back as the 17th century and the streets are cobblestone, and you have a city ripe for romance.

Whether you're cosied up in the Banff hot springs overlooking alpine scenery, hitting the slopes, or snuggled under a blanket being towed in a dogsled, Banff serves up romance year-round. This Alberta destination is a charming town nestled in the Canadian Rockies, less than an hour from Calgary. 

Sitting off the coast of British Columbia, Vancouver Island is home to the province's capital city of Victoria, and features dozens of romantic inlets, coves, harbours and bays with incredible vistas of the Pacific Ocean and romantic lodges, resorts and rentals. The island is home to one of Canada's most famously romantic inns.

For as much as Niagara Falls is touristy and tacky, Niagara-on-the-Lake is charming and quaint. This historic town is a 15 min drive from Niagara Falls and is famous for the annual Shaw Festival - one of the world's premiere theater festivals. Much of the town's architecture has been restored and Niagara-on-the-Lake has a plethora of charming bed and breakfasts and boutique hotels.

The Eastern Townships is a swish southeastern Quebec region that many U.S. travellers have come to appreciate along with weekending Montrealers. Apart from stunning fall colour, this region of Quebec offers visitors a glimpse back into the 18th and 19th centuries with well-preserved, picturesque towns boasting traditional architecture, such as churches, homes, round barns, covered bridges and more.

Whistler is consistently hailed as one of the world's best ski destinations, and fine choice couples, adventure seeking or not. This resort town is about a two hour drive away from Vancouver along one of the most scenic drives you'll ever take - the Sea to Sky Highway. Year-round, Whistler offers visitors fine food, spas, and plenty of opportunity for activity, all in a breathtaking, majestic locale.

Canadian Culture

In the past, Canada had to fight for their cultural identity, the influence of its southern neighbor was just overwhelming. Over the last three decades of this struggle grew a whole galaxy of great writers, including Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, Michael Ondaate, Mordecai Richler and Regina Ducharme, as well as a wave of world-renowned musicians such as Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell , Neil Young, "Coubeaux Yankees and Diana Krall.

English and French - 2 official languages in Canada, although only New Brunswick is officially bilingual, all the maps, tourist brochures and labels on the products in 2 languages. French spoken in Canada, is slightly different from the language spoken in France. In Quebec, whose population is mostly of French origin, the local dialect called Quebec. Almost all residents understand the literary French. The differences between Quebec and the rest of the English-speaking Canada is not only in language. French influence in Quebec is manifested in architecture, music, cuisine and religion. Given the existence of cultural differences, it is clear why the relationship between French Quebec and English Canada often are, to put it mildly, problematic.

The official religion is Catholicism in Canada, which professes a large proportion of the population, but in addition there is a lot of Protestants, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, and indigenous Indians and their traditional beliefs. In fact, going to church is not an obligation for members of all faiths. Recipes in English Canada has always been based on the rule, the thinner the better ", and although there is no any specific national dishes or unique culinary finds, you will always find a lot of delicious food. Almost all major cities have excellent Greek, Italian, East Indian and Chinese restaurants. In Quebec, on the contrary, there are a few typical national dishes that are worth a try: French onion soup, tourtieres (meat pies) and poutine (fries with sauce, baked with cheese). In the Atlantic provinces are preparing a special pie (pate a la rapure), something like a meat pie (meat, chicken or oysters), covered on top with ground paste to the potato state, from which all the starch is removed. Quebec is also known worldwide as the largest producer of maple syrup, made from the boiled sap of sugar maple. In Canada, produces some very good cheeses, particularly cheddar cheese. On that note, on the other coast rich in fish and seafood, which are very tasty. There are numerous laws and regulations governing the sale of alcohol in Canada: as a rule, you need to buy exclusively in the state shops (except Alberta, where there is a private trading firm, and Quebec, where beer and wine may be sold in local shops, called dipaneury that sometimes closed in the evenings, on Sundays (except Ontario), and always on holidays.

Interesting facts about the Great Lakes

Great Lakes, known around the world, form the largest reserves of fresh water worldwide. The volume of fresh water, which is "stored" in the Great Lakes, is one-fifth of the total volume of fresh water of the planet. The origins of the beautiful Great Lakes beginning in the mid-continent, over 3 800 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean, the river Seen Lawrence. Ecological system of the Great Lakes region supports one of the richest and most exclusive areas of the world. However, the man got here and, therefore, a change in the environment affected and this unique ecological system. That's why - because of the fact that the Great Lakes - is the largest repository of fresh water on the planet, but also because of the Great Lakes greatest threat looming on the governmental level between 2 countries - the United States and Canada, it was decided to adopt measures to reduce human impact on this segment of the environment. One of the paragraphs of the decision was the fact that you must change the way in which we live, and also consider other ways to trade, rather, delivery of goods for further trade.

In the "magnificent five" five most important lakes are lakes such as Lake Superior, Lake Erie, Michigan, Huron and Lake Ontario.

We are accustomed with the fact that most shipwrecks occur in the ocean. The causes of the catastrophe are as a rule, storms, icebergs and coral reefs. However, those who live near the Great Lakes region, not hearsay and are familiar with storms, and with the mysterious waves, and even ... with its own "version of" Flying Dutchman.


Storms on the Great Lakes -is a phenomenon of the same order as the storms in small seas. But they are much less frequently reported in the newspapers, and only some of the most famous disaster in the fall with breaking news, major newspapers. According to latest figures provided by American divers at the bottom of the Great Lakes region lies between six and ten thousand shipwrecked vessels. Every year this list is replenished found a dozen ships. It is possible to identify about one in 5 - water and time are not spared logbooks or buildings.

In September 18, 1679 in Niagara Falls (New York) had to come the ship "Griffon", belonging to the French traveler Rene Robert, the Chevalier de La Salle. This ship was built here, and it was well aware of the local residents. When it became clear that the "Griffon" is delayed, at first no one gave it special attention - the ships often got out of the schedule for several hours. But because the ship hasn't appeared either in a day or a week later, it became clear that there was another shipwreck. Witness the tragedy on the "Griffon" is not found, he simply disappeared. Its wreckage was found and identified only in 1955. But this is not the strangest thing. Many unfamiliar with each other people say that in foggy night "Griffon" is often seen quietly sailing on Lake Huron. At night it is impossible to discern all the details of its equipment, but the outlines of the vessel is easily recognizable.

With similar ghost ship on the Great Lakes have become accustomed. References to them can be found in the chronicles relating to the middle of XVII century. For example, in New Haven (Conn.) in 1648, many people at once saw ghost ship. And it is not just sailed past, and showed the astonished spectators shipwreck scene. This outstanding event has been interpreted as a sign sent down by God, throws light on the mystery of the death of one of the missing ships. However, those who faced the ghost ship, noted that they often depict scenes of his collapse, repeating them at each meeting with the observers.

Jay Gouli, who wrote a book about the mysteries of the Great Lakes region, described the disaster that has occurred with the cargo vessel «Sames E. Davidson» displacement of six thousand tons. If the disappearance of ships plied the waters of the Great Lakes region in the XVII century. Can be explained by their technical deficiencies and lack of meteorological stations, the loss of a modern cargo ship seems inexplicable. Wave effortlessly destroyed vessel capable of withstanding an ocean storm. Its power must be enormous!

Even more puzzling is that over the Great Lakes are missing aircrafts. Above the lake are more crashes than tabove he rest of the surrounding area. This area is gradually becoming the glory of the anomalous zone, no less famous than the Bermuda Triangle.

Immigration in Canada

Each year about 200 000 people from around the world is moving to permanent residence in Canada.  Potential immigrants annually submit documents to the Canadian embassies around the world trying to get the right to move to the country of the maple leaf. What causes them to immigrate to Canada?

Life quality in Canada, its economic health, the rapid growth of modern industries, advances in human rights protection in combination with the amazing beauty of nature, clean air and friendly people from around the world attract millions of people. Canada - a country that was being built by immigrants. Attracting immigrants is a policy of the state.

For many years, Canada is recognized as one of the best countries in the world for quality of life. The health, education and social protection in this country provides you a peaceful and stable life. Free medical care and education, special public subsidies automatically covered by each student up to 80% of the cost of education in colleges and universities, numerous, from subsidized housing to the reduced fare on public transport, programs for seniors and the disabled, a widely developed system of financial support for people who temporarily left without income (velfer) and many other things, allow yourself to feel every person in Canada with confidence and calm. Economic growth in Canada, the opportunity to develop your own business in Canada, little inflation and unemployment, low crime, open, multicultural society ensures great prospects for those who lead immigration to Canada. Life expectancy - one of the most important indicators of the state of society - the average was equal to 78.29 years for men - 74.93, for women - 81.81 per year (according to June 1995 data). This is a very high rate, allowing Canada to take 4 th place in the world after Japan, Iceland and Switzerland, overtaking the U.S. by an average of 1.2 years.

The living standard of Canada stands in 6 th place in the world: it overtake the United States, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany and Japan. Canada overtake the United States for life expectancy, and Japan - on the level of education.

Canadian immigration legislation designed to attract highly skilled professionals, businessmen and investors.

The Niagara Falls

The Niagara Falls are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The falls are 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.


Historically, the Niagara Region is one of the richest areas in all of Canada and much of that history has been preserved and is available to the visitor.
While not exceptionally high, the Niagara Falls are very wide. More than six million cubic feet (168,000 m³) of water falls over the crest line every minute in high flow, and almost 4 million cubic feet (110,000 m³) on average. It is the most powerful waterfall in North America.

The Niagara Falls are renowned both for their beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. Managing the balance between recreational, commercial, and industrial uses has been a challenge for the stewards of the falls since the 1800s.

The mighty river plunges over a cliff of dolostone and shale. Niagara Falls is the second largest  falls on the globe next to Victoria Falls in southern Africa.

One fifth of all the fresh water in the world lies in the four Upper Great Lakes-Michigan, Huron, Superior and Erie. All the outflow empties into the Niagara river and eventually cascades over  the falls. The water flow on the American side of the falls is much less in strength because of Goat Island,  whereas Horseshoe Falls has no obstruction to divert it. It should be noted that a third much narrower falls exists. Over the years these falls have been  called at different times; Luna Falls, Iris Falls and is currently named Bridal Veil Falls.

The tremendous volume of water never stops flowing,  However, the falling water and mist create ice formations along the banks of the falls and river. This can result in mounds of ice as thick as fifty feet. If the Winter is cold for long enough, the ice will completely stretch across the river and form what is known as the "ice bridge".  This ice bridge can extend for several miles down river until it reaches the area known as the lower rapids.  Until 1912,visitors were allowed to actually walk out on the ice bridge and  view the Falls from below. February 24th of 1888 the local newspaper reported that at least 20,000 people watched or tobogganed on the ice. Shanties selling liquor, photographs and curiosities abounded. On February 4th 1912 the ice bridge broke up and 3 tourists lives were lost.