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Colourful
Capital by Robert Forbes. Courtesy Tourism Victoria ©
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Victoria,
BC
Victoria,
perched on the southernmost tip of Vancouver
Island, is the capital city of British
Columbia.
Made
up of the city of Victoria and the municipalities of Oak Bay,
Saanich, View Royal and Esquimalt, Greater Victoria boasts a population
of almost 290,000, making it Vancouver Island's largest metropolitan
area.
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Spring
in Beacon Hill Park by Mike Clausen. Tourism Victoria ©
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Victoria,
BC, is also known as Canada's 'Best Blooming City'! Springtime
finds streets lined with blossoming trees, and during the summer,
baskets brimming with flowers are hung on the city's 19th century
style street lamps. Each March, while the rest of the country
is still shivering through winter, local gardeners and flower
enthusiasts join the 'flower count' to tally the blossoms all
over town. Four million blooms is not an unusual total.
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What
Once Was by Rob Bukta. Tourism Victoria. © All rights
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First
established as a Hudson's Bay Company fort, Victoria preserves
its interesting past and rich native culture in a number of BC
museums and historic buildings throughout the area. With the fur
trade a thing of the past, the area is now a centre for shipping,
commerce, tourism, culture, and sport. It is also boasts one of
British Columbia's main universities, the University of Victoria.
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East
Sooke Park Beach Walk. Tourism Victoria Image Bank ©
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Victoria
is also home to numerous parks, complete with hiking
trails, picnic areas, ball parks, petting farms, tennis courts,
flower gardens and more.
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Cherry
Blossoms & Carriage. Tourism Victoria Image Bank ©
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Whether
you are a history buff, enjoy sightseeing, shopping or engaging
in recreational activities, Victoria, British Columbia, has much
to offer.
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Inner
Harbour at Dusk. Tourism Victoria Image Bank. © All
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Access:
Located at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is Mile
0 of the Trans Canada Highway and can be reached only by ferry
from the BC mainland. Commercial
airline and bus service is available as is the urban bus line.
Various cruise operations are based in Victoria to give people
access to a variety of areas around Vancouver Island and the Gulf
Islands.
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Tallships
Festival by Gary Webster. Tourism Victoria © All rights
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Accommodations:
Victoria accommodations can range from scenic campgrounds and
cozy bed and breakfast homes to econony motels and fine hotels
and first class resorts. Many accommodations are within easy walking
distance to the inner harbour, downtown, attractions, parks and
beaches.
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Victoria
Golf Course - Tourism Victoria Image Bank © All rights
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Recreation
Facilities & Activities:
golf courses,
fitness centres, aquatic centres, racquet courts, whale watching,
eco-tours, beachcombing, fishing,
boating, swimming,
hiking, shopping
and horse drawn carriage rides.
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Fisherman's
Wharf by Sheila Matheson. Tourism Victoria © All rights
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Local
Attractions:
Art Gallery, Beacon Hill Park, Costume Museum, Craigdarroch Castle,
Hatley Castle, Government House, Maritime Museum, Miniature World,
Pacific Undersea Gardens, Provincial Government Buildings, Wax
Museum, BC Museum, Astrophysical Observatory, China Town, Olde
Towne, Fisherman's Wharf, numerous theatres for plays, opera and
the symphony, arts & craft fairs.
View the Points of
Interest of Vancouver Island.
View
the Tourism
Victoria Events Calendar.
Population:
287,897.
Elevation: 23 metres (75 ft.)
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Humpback
Whale Watching by Jo-Anne Lacroix. Tourism Victoria ©
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For
Information:
Tourism
Victoria Visitor Centre
812 Wharf Street Victoria, BC Canada V8W 1T3
Email Inquiries: Click
here to email the Visitor Centre Visitor
Centre Hours 9:00am to 5:00pm
Call Centre 1-800-663-3883 or 250-953-2033
Fax: 250-382-6539
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