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CharlottetownCharlottetown - a city with the lowest in Canada the prices; the prices here more low среднеамериканских on 8,5 %. Charlottetown is known to all Canada as a place where the confederation "was born". In 1864 here, in residence of the government of Prince Edward island, conference of delegates of the English and North American colonies, begun creation of the Canadian federation has taken place. In its Canada name "conference of fathers of Confederation". The building where it passed, is a national historical monument, besides it is an interesting sample of the Victorian architecture.

In Орвелле, in 30 minutes of driving to the east from Charlottetown, there is one of the most interesting museums of a province "Historical village Orvell Конер" (Orwell Corner), opened in 1973. The village and all constructions which were here – a smithy, a sawmill, mail and shop, пресвитерианская church and school, houses and barns – are recreated or restored in that kind in what they existed in the end of ХIV centuries.

In Charlottetown it is possible and to participate in the Celtic dances, to hear set of ancient legends and the Celtic ballads, to visit on traditional Scottish holidays, to try so favourite by Scots хаггис and to estimate an originality of the Scottish humour and beauty of the Celtic music. You even can see sawmill and smithy work. The small community in Орвелле has been based in beginning ХIV of a century by the Scots who have arrived on island with captain John McDonald, and also the families which have arrived here from island Skye and from Ireland. The majority of today's inhabitants Орвела – descendants of the first поселенцев.











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