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Tales of the Avalon

Welcome to the far east.

It’s where the sun rises first, at Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic
Site – the most easterly point in North America. And just a few kilometres
away is St. John’s, a vibrant, historic, yet contemporary capital – 500 years
young. You’ll find a rainbow of clapboard houses that crowd hilly streets,
where there are more artists than anywhere else in the country. And if you’re
looking to dance the night away, the infamous George Street is chock-a-
block with pubs and restaurants. Overlooking it all is Signal Hill, where in
1901 Marconi received the first wireless transatlantic signal at Cabot Tower.

Outside St. John’s, the landscape is not only scenically stunning, but also
full of natural wonders: dazzling icebergs, whales including humpbacks
and minkes, migratory seabirds, and roaming caribou.

The Avalon is full of legends, lore, and history. It’s home to Cupids –
the oldest English settlement in Canada. And to outports like Placentia,
Harbour Grace, and Heart’s Content – a transatlantic telegraph hub before
satellites took over. The Avalon is also the Irish heartland, home of the
East Coast Trail and, a little further along, Cape St. Mary’s and its famous
northern gannet colony.

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