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Forteau Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

About Forteau

Forteau offers services to travellers using Route 510, which more or less runs along the southeastern coast of Labrador: accommodation, restaurants, gas station, convenience stores, sports shops, recreational and tourist activities (e.g. hiking, sea excursion, museum, lighthouse, guided salmon fishing tour, iceberg sightings on the Strait of Belle Isle). Forteau is the southernmost municipality in Labrador. This village sits on the north shore of the Strait of Belle Isle. Its western limit is backed by the town of Blanc-Sablon in Quebec. Its population amounts to 377 inhabitants in 2021 (mostly English-speaking), compared to Blanc-Sablon whose population amounts to 1122 inhabitants (including a French-speaking part). Forteau and the rural hamlets of the Labrador coast depend on the service

Top Attractions in Forteau

Explore the best things to see and do in Forteau:

  • Bakeapple Folk Festival
  • Labrador Straits Museum
  • Overfall Brook Trail
  • Point Amour Lighthouse
  • Tour Labrador

Where to Eat in Forteau

Must-try local food and restaurants:

  • 🍴Dot's Bakery and Coffee Shop
  • 🍴Fast Freddies
  • 🍴Robin's Donuts
  • 🍴Seaview Restaurant

Where to Stay in Forteau

  • 🏨Forteau Bay Cottages
  • 🏨Grenfell Hall B&B
  • 🏨Northern Light Inn
  • 🏨The Florian Hotel

Forteau Travel Guide Sections

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