VANCOUVER ★★★ Nestled Between the Pacific Ocean and the Majestic Coast Mountain Range, Vancouver Is a Vibrant Metropolis of Unrivalled Beauty

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VANCOUVER ★★★ Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the majestic Coast Mountain Range, Vancouver is a vibrant metropolis of unrivalled beauty. It is a cosmopolitan city perched on the edge of nature, with unlimited opportunities for outdoor recreation and a great cultural diversity with its European, Asian and First Nations heritages. Vancouver has it all, for seasoned travellers and the less adventurous seeking a peaceful, reassuring destination. There is no need for a car in Vancouver. This is a city that is best explored on foot or by bike, at your own pace.

CITY OF VANCOUVER © AdobeStock Photo, rabbit75_fot WHAT TO DO — STANLEY PARK ★★★ Open daily from 9:30 a.m. to GRANVILLE In fact, two well-known Stanley Park is such a vast 6 p.m. (10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in ISLAND ★★ Canadian brands originated natural environment that it is low season). In peak season, Granville Island is not actually in these areas of Vancouver a easy to forget that one is in the best time to visit is an island, but a large peninsula number of years ago: Mountain the middle of the city. This lush before 11 a.m. or after 4 p.m connected to the mainland by Equipment Co-op (MEC), jewel has so much to offer: the 845, AVISON WAY (STANLEY PARK) the magnificent metal spans Canada’s largest supplier scenic Seawall walking path, VANCOUVER of the Granville Island Bridge. of outdoor equipment, and biking, beaches, swimming, 604-659-3474 Removed from the hustle and Aritzia, an innovative women’s and much more. The park also WWW.VANAQUA.ORG bustle of downtown, it is a fashion boutique. offers a number of activities great place to spend a quiet for kids, including pony rides, MUSEUM OF afternoon. Granville Island is FLYOVER CANADA ★ water games and a miniature ANTHROPOLOGY ★ very lively on weekends, with Take an exhilarating 6,000- train. Older visitors will want Widely considered to be its street performers and fish km journey across Canada, to tour the spectacular flower one of Vancouver’s finest & chips vendors! The island from east to west, discovering gardens. Stanley Park teems museums, the UBC Museum boasts many restaurants, bars, some of the country’s most with an amazing variety of of Anthropology houses theatres, artists’ studios and spectacular and iconic wildlife. At least 500 species a number of permanent craft boutiques. With its wide locations without ever are known to live in the and temporary exhibitions. range of local produce and leaving Vancouver! The film park. Some of the must-see The permanent collection products, the Granville Island is projected on a 20-metre landmarks: Lost Lagoon, features a magnificent Public Market is the perfect spherical screen. Special Hollow Tree and Siwash Rock. collection of First Nations art place to prepare your picnic effects, including wind, mist WWW.VANCOUVER.CA/PARKS- and objects, including totem lunch! Open daily from 9 a.m. and scents, combine with RECREATION-CULTURE/STANLEY- poles and traditional houses. to 7 p.m the ride’s motion to create PARK.ASPX The cutting-edge temporary WWW.GRANVILLEISLAND.COM an unique, unforgettable exhibitions focus on arts experience. GASTOWN ★ and culture from around ROBSON STREET Open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 This is the birthplace of the world. Allow at least AND BROADWAY p.m., with projections every Vancouver, with historic two hours for a good look at AVENUE ★ 15-20 minutes. cobblestone streets and everything on offer! In the mood for some 201-999 CANADA PLACE Victorian buildings. The Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 shopping? Robson Street, in VANCOUVER epicenter of independent p.m. (to 9 p.m. on Thursdays). the West End, and Broadway 604-620-8455 design, culture, food and Closed Mondays in low Avenue, in Kitsilano, are two WWW.FLYOVERCANADA.COM fashion, Gastown delivers season. shopping destinations that are one-of-a-kind experiences 6393 NW MARINE DRIVE popular with locals and tourists to visitors and locals alike. In VANCOUVER alike, offering fashion and other words, Gastown is the 604-827-5932 more for everyone and every trendiest neighbourhood in WWW.MOA.UBC.CA budget. Vancouver! A must-see for art and culture lovers. VANCOUVER AQUARIUM ★★ The Vancouver Aquarium is not just an aquarium: it is a unique non-profit marine science centre dedicated to the conservation of aquatic life. It is Canada’s largest aquarium, with 11 different exhibits and galleries presenting different aquatic ecosystems. Adults and kids alike will love the entertaining and educational ‘‘encounters’’ program, which allows visitors to go behind the scenes and get up close and personal with the animals and GASTOWN STEAM CLOCK the people who train them. © DollarPhotoClub, Sinidex

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NEARBY — CAPILANO Sept. 4-Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to from one pool to the next. Vancouver, has something SUSPENSION 6 p.m. (opens later and closes From July to November, for everyone: helicopter BRIDGE ★★ earlier in low season). it is possible to see adult rides, paragliding, ascent to Just outside of Vancouver 3735 CAPILANO ROAD coho, chinook or steelhead the top of a wind turbine, floats the Capilano Suspension NORTH VANCOUVER salmon. This free activity is gondola rides, a lumberjack Bridge, built in 1889! The 137m 604-985-7474 educational and very popular show, a demonstration of long, 70m high bridge offers WWW.CAPBRIDGE.COM with the kids. Open in May and free-flying birds of prey and a stunning view of the oh- September from 8 a.m. to 7 a tour of a wildlife refuge so-green forest of Capilano CAPILANO RIVER p.m. and June-August from 8 (home to bears, wolves, owls River Regional Park. Within HATCHERY ★ a.m. to 8 p.m. (closes earlier and other small animals). this park, Treetops Adventure Capilano River Hatchery, a in low season). Not to mention the gruelling takes guests of all ages more government-run fish farm, is 4500 CAPILANO PARK ROAD 2.9-kilometre Grouse Grind than 30 feet above the forest located a few minutes from NORTH VANCOUVER Trail, an invigorating workout floor on seven suspension the Capilano Suspension 604-666-1790 for seasoned hikers! bridges attached to old- Bridge. Juvenile salmon are The mountain is accessible growth Douglas fir trees! released into the river in the GROUSE daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Open April 21-May 18 from 9 spring. Mature fish return in MOUNTAIN ★ WWW.GROUSEMOUNTAIN.COM a.m. to 7 p.m., May 19-Sept. the fall to spawn, climbing Grouse Mountain, located less 3 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the fish ladders by jumping than 15 minutes from North

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★ Noteworthy ★★ Worth the detour ★★★ Must see FESTIVALS — Dragon Boat Festival There are many free outdoor Pride Vancouver culminates in a flamboyant Dates: June 21 to 23, 2019 concerts in addition to paying Dates: August 4, 2019 parade stretching along two Dragon boating is quickly concerts. (Pride Parade) kilometres of city streets and becoming a favourite pastime www.coastaljazz.ca Like Montreal, Toronto and attracting close to half a million in Vancouver, a city that is a many other big cities across the spectators and participants. natural haven for water sports. Vancouver Folk Festival globe, Vancouver celebrates www.vancouverpride.ca The annual Dragon Boat Festival Dates: July 19 to 21, 2019 diversity. A week of festivities attracts over 100,000 people This annual three-day festi- and close to 180 dragon boat val features folk music from teams from the area and around around the globe, performed the globe. in a beautiful outdoor venue. www.vancouverdragonboatfestival.ca One of Canada’s most popular folk music festivals, it attracts Festival d’été francophone some 30,000 folk music fans Dates: June 13 to 22, 2019 every year and features 30 to Founded in 1990, the Festival 40 concerts on eight outdoor d’été francophone is one of the stages. most important cultural and www.thefestival.bc.ca musical francophone events in Western Canada. Celebration of Light Fireworks www.lecentreculturel.com/en/ Festival festival-ete-francophone-de-vancouver Dates : July 27 to August 3, 2019 Vancouver International Jazz Celebration of Light is an Festival international musical fireworks Dates: June 21 to July 1, 2019 competition. Competing Vancouver comes alive to the countries light up the sky with sound of jazz music of all kinds spectacular fireworks, carefully during this internationally synchronized to music. Whether renowned music festival as the you watch it from the shore or world’s best jazz, funk, Latin, from a boat out on the water, fusion, & world music artists this festival is a delight for all perform at venues across the ages. INUKSHUK IN ENGLISH BAY

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