Ten things to know about the best beaches in Canada

Canada is bordered by beautiful beaches on all sides: a paradise for water sports, picnics and relaxation.


by Suzanne Morphet
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When you think of Canada, you think of course of the winter, but Canada has no shortage of corners in which to enjoy the summer, starting with its beaches. Wonderful stretches of sand and waves, here are our top 10 beaches to have fun or just relax.

1) Long Beach, British Columbia: Stretching for 16 km on the west coast of Vancouver Island, in laréserve Pacific Rim National Park, this beach is hard sand by waves roaring and lined impenetrable rainforest. In short, the ideal place from which to shell hunting or biking.

2) The range Rathtrevor, British Columbia: She also on Vancouver Island, but on the east coast, this beach is as quiet as Long Beach is wild. The tide goes out for about a kilometer, leaving behind pools of warm water and giving way to a huge beach ideal for a picnic or fly a kite.

3) The range of Manitou Beach, Saskatchewan: This beach does not look like much, but the water is so rich in salt and other minerals that you can read quietly while floating on their backs. The Canadian version of the Dead Sea!

4) The Grand Beach, Manitoba: This sandy beach and dunes of white background (12 meters high) was featured in the top 10 beaches in the world established by Playboy. Get out your bikinis for the beach west still plugged in or playing with the kids in the soft sand of the beach.

5) The Beach Wasaga Beach, Ontario: This 14 km beach of fine sand divided into eight areas of beach is the longest in the world's freshwater. You're in paradise for water sports, but also the perfect place to just people watch!

6) Sugar Beach, Ontario: Who said a beach would be natural to look beautiful? This old converted parking at the waterfront in Toronto, is unrecognizable with its 8500 m2 of sand, pretty pink parasols and 150 Muskoka chairs.

7) The range of the Great Échouerie, Quebec, eight and a half kilometers of perfect sand at the Magdalen Islands. This is the preferred range of the Magdalen Islands, and 300 km of beaches formidable to them, they know something!

8) The sandy beach singing, PEI, Prince Edward Island: As the name suggests, sand emits soft music under your feet when you walk on this beach Provincial Park Basin Head. Moreover, water is one of the hottest on the east coast of Canada and can reach 21 degrees Celsius.

9) Parlee Beach, New Brunswick: This beach attracts those who appreciate its warm waters, supervised swimming area and daily activities program including volleyball and football. It is a bonus in Shediac, the lobster capital of the world!

10) Carters Beach, Nova Scotia: The soft white sand between your toes will give the impression of being in the tropics. It is a beach in the wild, which means no toilets or changing rooms, but what beach!

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