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Le Chameau
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The
Louisbourg
Visitor
Information
Centre,
operated
by
Destination
Cape
Breton
Association,
is
located
on the
Main
Street
right
next to
the
Local
Post
Office. Tourism staff will answer all of your travel questions, ensuring you make the most of your visit in Louisbourg.
Town Map
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Louisbourg is located on the southeast coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is easily accessible by road, sea and air. If you are travelling by car, there are two entry points to the Island – the Canso Causeway at Port Hastings and car ferries travelling from Port-aux-Basques and
Argentina, Newfoundland, to the Marine Atlantic terminal in North Sydney. Bus service is also available through Acadian Lines and air travel through the Sydney Airport provides several flights each day.
Road Directions
| Travel through Nova Scotia and cross the Canso Causeway onto Cape Breton Island Travel to Sydney and from the NS Highway 125 take exit 8 onto Route 22 to Louisbourg |
From Sydney - take exit 8 near Sydney. Driving time is 30 minutes. An alternate route is the scenic and coastal Marconi Trail, Route 255, from Glace Bay. Driving time is one hour.
If you're driving from the Canso Causeway, take Route 4, the Fleur-de-Lis Trail, or TransCanada Highway 104 to Sydney. Or follow TransCanada Highway 105 through Baddeck to North Sydney and take Highway 125 to Sydney. Then take Exit 8 near Sydney to Route 22. Driving time for either route is 2.5 hours
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Travel Distances to Louisbourg |
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Cabot Trail (St. Ann’s) – 1 hour and 15 minutes
Canso Causeway – 2 hours
Sydney Airport – 40 minutes
Alexander Graham Bell Museum – 1.5 hours
Miners’ Museum – 50 minutes
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Louisbourg offers two CAP sites with Internet service.
Please phone for hours of operation:
George D. Lewis High School (733-2515)
WW Lewis Memorial Library (733-3608)
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If you
have a
disability,
you can
arrange
for a
pass at
the
Visitor
Reception
Centre
to drive
your own
vehicle
to the
Fortress.
Fortress
streets
are
wheelchair-accessible,
with
assistance.
Portable
ramps
are
available
to
provide
access
to some
buildings.
For
assistance,
ask at
the
Visitor
Reception
Centre.
Wheelchair lifts are available at the Visitor Centre and the Beausèjour House on-site.
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Marine Atlantic
NS Road Report
Destination Cape Breton
Nova Scotia Tourism
Mapquest
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Parks Canada Visitor Services (Fortress of Louisbourg) (902-733-3546)
Burkes Enviro Depot (902-733-2130)
Canadian Coast Guard Government Wharf (902-733-2128)
Post Office (902-733-2270)
Medical Clinic (902-733-3111)
W.W. Lewis Library (902-733-3608)
Tennis Courts
Fire Station (902-733-2393)
Senior Citizen's Club
Police and Ambulance (902-733-2444)
Tourism Information (902-733-2720)
The Royal Bank (902-733-2012)
Main-a-dieu Credit Union (902-733-2555)
Sampson
&
MacDougall
Law Firm
(902-539-2425)
Triple D
Pet
Sitting
Service902)
733-3332
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Please feel free to phone for a service schedule:
Stella Maris Catholic Church (902-733-3690 / 2145)
St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church (902-733-3394 / 2604)
Zion Presbyterian (902-733-2921)
Church of God Pentecostal (902-733-3376)
United Church (902-733-2312)
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