Destination Greater Victoria Factsheet 2018 Victoria is a timeless capital where you find grand, classic architecture standing alongside a harbour of houseboats and sailing ships. Stately homes feature manicured gardens, but they overlook the clear, untamed waters of the Salish Sea. Victorians savour their way of life, moment by moment. Encounter a city ready for your kind of adventure at a pace that you choose. It is a place to breathe the sea air and enjoy the feeling, nature and culture so different from everyday life. • The start of summer is signified by FUN FACTS the hanging of 1,600 flower baskets PICTURESQUE SPOTS • Victoria is the capital city of British around the city, a tradition that IN GREATER VICTORIA Columbia and is located on the began in 1937. Lower Johnson Street, Fan Tan southern tip of Vancouver Island off CITY: Alley, Government Street, Customs the west coast of Canada. • The Butchart Gardens, a National Historic Site, has over 1 million House, Fernwood Square, Rock Bay • Vancouver Island has an area of bedded plants from over 900 murals, Fisherman’s Wharf. 31,285 km² and is comparable varieties. in size to countries like Belgium, ARCHITECTURE: BC Parliament Moldova and Taiwan. • Victoria has been recognized as the Buildings, Fairmont Empress, Christ Cycling Capital of Canada, with the Church Catherdral, Belfry Theatre, • Victoria resides on the unceded highest proportion of the population Craigdarroch Castle, Hatley Castle, traditional territory of the Lekwungen (at 6.6%) cycling to work. Government House, Gonzales Peoples. Observatory, Victoria Public Market, • Goldstream Provincial Park, 16 Victoria Chinese Public School, Royal km outside of downtown Victoria, • Victoria is surrounded by the Salish BC Museum, Fort Rodd Hill and contains old-growth trees known to Sea, which comprises the Juan de Fisgard Lighthouse. Fuca Strait, Puget Sound and the be over 600-years old. Strait of Georgia. • Beacon Hill Park is home to what NATU RE: Beacon Hill Park, Abkhazi • Victoria’s Chinatown is the oldest in was once the tallest story pole in the Gardens, Horticulture Centre of Canada and second oldest in North world, measuring 127 feet and the Pacific, East Sooke Park, America. Fan Tan Alley is Canada’s 7 inches. Gowlland Todd, Juan de Fuca Trail, narrowest street. Goldstream Provincial Park, Mount • Hatley Castle, part of Royal Douglas, Dallas Road, Ogden Point • Greater Victoria is home to 17 craft Roads University in Colwood, has Breakwater, Avatar Grove, Botanical breweries, including Canada’s oldest appeared in several movies and TV Beach, Kinsol Trestle, Galloping licensed brewpub, Spinnakers shows, including X-Men, Deadpool, Goose Regional Trail, Sandcut Beach. Brewpub, which opened in 1984. Smallville and Arrow, to name a few. 200 – 737 Yates Street • Victoria, B.C. V8W 1L6 • CANADA www.destinationgreatervictoria.com • www.youtube.com/user/TourismVictoriaBC • @TVicBusiness Image Bank: www.barberstock.com/destinationgreatervictoria.