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Four Shining Examples Why Victoria is Called "The Garden City"

Four Shining Examples Why Victoria is Called "T...

From manicured lawns to wild riverbanks, Victoria earns its title as the City of Gardens every single day...

Four Shining Examples Why Victoria is Called "T...

From manicured lawns to wild riverbanks, Victoria earns its title as the City of Gardens every single day...

Beacon Hill Park: The City of Gardens “Crown Jewel”

Beacon Hill Park: The City of Gardens “Crown Je...

But nowhere does Victoria’s garden spirit shine more brilliantly than in Beacon Hill Park, the city’s crown jewel. Officially designated as a public park in 1882, Beacon Hill covers over...

Beacon Hill Park: The City of Gardens “Crown Je...

But nowhere does Victoria’s garden spirit shine more brilliantly than in Beacon Hill Park, the city’s crown jewel. Officially designated as a public park in 1882, Beacon Hill covers over...

Garden City Tourism: A Year Round Affair, and Much More Than Just Cruise Ships

Garden City Tourism: A Year Round Affair, and M...

The real story of Victoria’s tourism success, though, comes from its year-round appeal. Travellers arriving by car, ferry, seaplane or airplane may only make up about 30% of annual arrivals,...

Garden City Tourism: A Year Round Affair, and M...

The real story of Victoria’s tourism success, though, comes from its year-round appeal. Travellers arriving by car, ferry, seaplane or airplane may only make up about 30% of annual arrivals,...

Finding Victoria’s 12 “Hands of Time”: A Truly Victorian Scavenger Hunt

Finding Victoria’s 12 “Hands of Time”: A Truly ...

Scattered across downtown and the harbour front, each piece depicts a pair of hands engaged in activities that symbolize moments in Victoria’s past. They’re not big, flashy statues, but life-sized...

Finding Victoria’s 12 “Hands of Time”: A Truly ...

Scattered across downtown and the harbour front, each piece depicts a pair of hands engaged in activities that symbolize moments in Victoria’s past. They’re not big, flashy statues, but life-sized...

Petals and Past: The Story of Victoria’s Cherry Blossoms

Petals and Past: The Story of Victoria’s Cherry...

Based on the thousands of cherry trees that Victoria has, you’d think they were native to the island, but they aren’t - Victoria’s Japanese (Canadian) community, who wanted to bring...

Petals and Past: The Story of Victoria’s Cherry...

Based on the thousands of cherry trees that Victoria has, you’d think they were native to the island, but they aren’t - Victoria’s Japanese (Canadian) community, who wanted to bring...

From Seaplanes to Water Taxis to Orcas: Victoria’s Inner Harbour Never Sleeps

From Seaplanes to Water Taxis to Orcas: Victori...

With its many comings and goings each day, Victoria’s busy Inner Harbour can appear to an untrained eye to be a haphazard, chaotic jumble of activity; but nothing could be...

From Seaplanes to Water Taxis to Orcas: Victori...

With its many comings and goings each day, Victoria’s busy Inner Harbour can appear to an untrained eye to be a haphazard, chaotic jumble of activity; but nothing could be...