Annapolis Royal, Canada Summary

With a population of just seven hundred, the township of ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, 40km northeast of Digby and 118km northwest of Liverpool, spreads across a podgy promontory tucked between the Annapolis River and its tributary, the Allain River. The long main drag, St George Street, part of Hwy 8, sweeps through the leafy southern outskirts to reach the end of the promontory, where it turns right to run parallel to the waterfront through the commercial heart of town. Here, restaurants and shops have replaced the merchants and shipwrights of yesteryear and there’s a tourist-oriented boardwalk near the jetty, but it’s all very low-key and the town maintains a relaxed and retiring air that’s hard to resist.