Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village – Made of Stories – Experiential Tour

June 1, 2023 - October 14, 2023

15 adult, $12 senior, $40 family

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4119 NS-223, Iona

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Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village – Made of Stories – Experiential Tour 1

Three people in period clothing walk outside with the ocean in the background

A large church with a tall steeple at sunset

Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village – Made of Stories – Experiential Tour 2

Highlights

Have you ever had to leave home? What if you couldn’t return and had to begin a new life somewhere else? Follow the story of Nova Scotia’s Gaels through generations at Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village.

Overview

Your visit to our living history site overlooking the Bras d’Or Lake will take you through period buildings and four distinct eras. Our costumed animators invite you to experience a piece of Gaelic history, language and culture first-hand. Tha sinn an dòchas gun tig sibh air chéilidh! We hope you come for a visit!

Tha sinn an dòchas gun tig sibh air chéilidh! We hope you come for a visit!

Open daily, June to mid-October, 10am-4:30pm

Highland Village Museum/Baile nan Gàidheal

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Region: Bras d’Or Lake

Community: Iona & Area

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