Peggy's Cove

Peggy’s Cove Morning Light Tour

• Guided tour of the lighthouse and 206-year-old fishing village, transportation included
• Customized, guided hike through the dramatic coastal barrens and glacial-scarred landscape
• Photography instruction and insights from Picture Perfect Tours‘ professional photographers during “golden hour” sunrise

Guided Hikes with Great Earth Expeditions

• Venture through a landscape transformed some 12,000 years ago by glaciers
• Hike through coastal barrens, learning about the unique vegetation in this area and the wildlife that calls the barrens their home
• 4 km length, moderate difficulty, 6 hours in duration

Peggy's Cove Fishing Village

You may come for the famous lighthouse, but there’s lots more here to see… and to the sea. Waves exploding around ocean-swept rocks (don’t get too close!), wooden houses perched along the narrow inlet, the famous gingerbread at the Sou’Wester Restaurant, the artisan studios and craft stores scattered among the fishing shacks.

William E. deGarthe Memorial Monument

• Finnish artist William E. deGarthe carved this “lasting monument to Nova Scotian fishermen” on a 30-metre (100-feet) long granite outcropping behind his house in Peggy’s Cove.
• The sculpture depicts 32 fishermen, their wives and children, St. Elmo with wings spread, and the legendary Peggy of Peggy’s Cove.
• Today, his house is home to the deGarthe Gallery (open seasonally).