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Shopping
Halifax has some truly quirky shops to discover in the city center between Spring Garden
Rd and Duke St.
Halifax Seaport Farmers
Market
MARKET
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.halifaxfarmersmarket.com
;
Marginal Rd; 10am-5pm Tue-Sun)
The old Halifax Brewery
Farmers Market was so popular this larger edifice was built to expand the fun. Find over
250 vendors selling everything from artisanal soaps to fresh carrots and baked goods.
The market is biggest on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but it's a great lunch stop anytime
it's open.
Halifax Farmers Brewery
Market
MARKET
( 902-492-4043; 1496 Lower Water St; 7am-1pm Sat)
North America's oldest farmers
market, in the 1820s Keith's Brewery Building, has been overshadowed by the Seaport
Market, but it's still worth checking this place out for the beautiful old building and long-
time artisan vendors.
Nova Scotian Crystal
ARTS & CRAFTS
OFFLINE MAP
( 888-977-2797; 5080 George St; 9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat & Sun)
It's as much of
a show as a place to shop. Watch glass blowers form beautiful crystal glasses and vases,
then pick the ones you want in the classy adjacent shop.
Orientation
The downtown area, three universities and older residential neighborhoods are contained
on a compact peninsula cut off from mainland Halifax by an inlet called the North West
Arm. Almost all sights of interest to visitors are concentrated in this area, making walk-
ing the best way to get around. Point Pleasant Park is at the extreme southern end of the
peninsula, and the lively North End neighborhood - home to African Nova Scotians, art-
school students and most of Halifax' gay bars - stretches from the midpoint to the north-
ern extreme.
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