Super Nova: Surf and soak in East Coast Canadas wet n wild Nordic spa capital

Nova Scotia is going Nordic — at least in the spa department.And no wonder, with a booming adventure travel industry fueled by a seafood-focused culinary scene, people need somewhere to blow off steam …or just to steam. The province now has four splashy spots to dip into. We’re partial to the Hydrothermal Spa at Oceanstone Resort, in Indian Harbour, for the $61 three-hour hydrothermal circuit (rooms from $140 per night, oceanfront cottages from $260 a night).

It combines hot and cold therapy set to the ocean’s mellifluous gurgle.In Chester, a $43 day pass grants you access to Sensea Nordic Spa, where saunas, hot baths, cold plunges, waterfalls, ice fountains and more await in a gorgeous forest setting beside Stanford Lake.Another great option is Saltair Nordic Spa & Wellness in Baxters Harbour, where the pools gaze over the Bay of Fundy with cinematic views.Inhale the invigorating salty air as you go through the sauna, steam and cold plunge circuit.

The Feel-Good Friday special is $57 per person for three-hours of Nordic free flow hot-and-cold therapy and an included beverage. And there’s more coming.Slated for 2027, the Wellness Spa at the Links at Brunello in Timberlea will be outfitted with saunas, steam rooms, mud and salt scrubs with six pools of varying temperatures in the middle of an 18-hole golf course.But where, you ask? This pint-sized Canadian province northeast of Maine — pop.

roughly 1 million — is your last stop between North America and its Old World namesake.From NYC, it’s a daunting 840-mile drive, so book a flight with Delta or American Airlines, which both offer direct seasonal service from LaGuardia to Halifax Stanfield International Airport.

Air Canada-United Airlines also offers daily year-round service from Newark to Halifax Stanfield.People come here for more than soaking — they get out into the great outdoors first.Thanks to the Gulf Stream flowing along its coastline, Nova Scotia’s winters are milde...