Placentia (Newfoundland) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
About Placentia (Newfoundland)
Placentia is the core of a group of small villages (Placentia, Jerseyside, Townside, Freshwater, Dunville and Argentia). The community is primarily a fishing village and has declined rapidly in population since the depletion of Atlantic cod stocks in the 1990s. Fort Plaisance (1662), Fort Royal (1687) and Fort Saint-Louis (1690) were earlyFrenchmilitary fortifications in the area; the hilltop bastion Fort Royal served as home for the French governor. After the French abandoned Newfoundland in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, the British built the redoubt Fort Frederick. While much of the original fortification is in ruins, what remains is preserved as Castle Hill National Historic Site. Argentia was a small fishing village established by the French in the 1630s as Petit Plaisance (Little Placen
Top Attractions in Placentia (Newfoundland)
Explore the best things to see and do in Placentia (Newfoundland):
- ★Angels Cove
- ★Cape Saint Mary's Ecological Reserve
- ★Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve
- ★Castle Hill Historic Site
- ★Gooseberry Cove Provincial Park
- ★O'Reilly House Museum
- ★Placentia Bay Lookout
- ★The Cape Shore Drive
Where to Eat in Placentia (Newfoundland)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Hoi Pun Restaurant
- 🍴Philip's Café
Where to Stay in Placentia (Newfoundland)
- 🏨Bridgeway Hotel
- 🏨Castle Landing Guest Home
- 🏨Cochrane's Corner Guest House
- 🏨Rosedale Manor Inn
Placentia (Newfoundland) Travel Guide Sections
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