Lunenburg is a most attractive port town on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada.
According to NovaScotia.com, Lunenburg Old Town is one of only two urban communities in North America designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
UNESCO describes Lunenburg as the best surviving example of a planned British colonial settlement in North America. Established in 1753, it has retained its original layout and overall appearance, based on a rectangular grid pattern drawn up in the home country.
The residents have managed to safeguard the city’s identity throughout the centuries by preserving the wooden architecture of the houses. Seventy percent of the original colonial buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries continue to greet visitors with their colourful façades.
And it was the colours that caught my eye. These pictures illustrate just a few of them. They include the Lunenburg Academy (above), a National Historic Site that operated as a public school from 1895 until 2012 and remains the only 19th-century academy building in Nova Scotia still intact; and by way of contrast, the Gothic-style St John’s Anglican Church (below), the first church established in Lunenburg, in 1753.
