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Canada’s Musical Coast

Where seaside fairways meet Celtic fiddles and every turn offers a reason to stay a little longer.

Start your day on a championship green, where ocean breezes shape your swing and coastal views steal your focus. Then trade your clubs for dancing shoes as the sun goes down — this is a place with more square dances than stop signs. Along Cape Breton’s western shore, music flows from open doors and local halls, spoons keep time with the fiddles and friendly faces invite you in. Ride beside it all on the Celtic Shores Coastal Trail, a bike-friendly route that hugs the coast from one story-filled village to the next. With world-class golf and a rhythm that runs deep, Canada’s Musical Coast doesn’t just sing, it soars.

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