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Stratford, Ontario, is a small town nestled in the countryside of Southwestern Ontario, about an hour-and-a-half drive southwest from Toronto Pearson International Airport. The best time to visit Stratford, is during the months of April through November.
Why travel to Stratford, Ontario?
First, Stratford is the gastronomic capital of Canada, with many of the best seasonal restaurants operating in North America located here, as well as interesting pubs, bars, and coffee houses of note, you cannot find gastronomy this good anywhere else. Stratford is an agricultural and arts-focussed small community, where food and drink are really important to all citizens and visitors alike. (In fact, the top-rated professional cookery school in Canada is located here, the Stratford Chefs School, where the brightest and most talented aspiring Canadian chefs study and train each winter. Regularly, the School attracts some of the world's most famous restaurant chefs and cookbook authors to visit and teach cookery and/or give lectures.)
Secondly, Stratford is home to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, one of the best classical theatre companies in the world (F.Y.I.: Des McAnuff, i.e., famous producer of the huge Broadway and West End hit, 'Jersey Boys', is the Artistic Director at the Festival here in Stratford.) It's not just Shakespeare's works being staged here either: great musicals are always produced, as well as modern Canadian and International plays each season.
Thirdly, seasonal Stratford is a resort-like oasis to escape to, where you can rest, relax, and unwind, whilst actually hearing the sound of silence throughout the night, and where you can breath fresh country air. Stratford is a safe, sound, sleepy and totally walkable place where you can leave your rental car parked!
With interesting shopping in the downtown core best done on foot, and world-class parks to stroll through, you'll enjoy the human scale of Stratford, as well as the architecture found here. If you're looking to get out of a big city, and leave all the urban-related stress behind for a week or two, well, Stratford is the place in Canada for you!
Lastly, Stratford is close enough to Toronto, as well as the world famous Niagara Falls (two-hours drive), and the majestic Great Lakes, that you really can see a lot of Canada by using Stratford as your base.
Savour Stratford!