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    Placentia

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    Placentia was first settled by 16th-century Basque fishermen and was Newfoundland's French capital in the 1600s. The remains of an old fort built on a hill look out over Placentia and beyond, to the placid waters and wooded, steep hillsides of the inlet.

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    Rosedale Manor Bed & Breakfast

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    40 Orcan Dr., Placentia, A0B 2Y0, Canada

    Harold Hotel

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    16 Blockhouse Rd., Placentia, A0B 2Y0, Canada

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    Castle Hill National Historic Site

    1 Old Castle Hill Rd., Placentia, A0B 2G0, Canada

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