Vancouver & Victoria - Victoria (PDF Chapter)
This is the Victoria chapter from Lonely Planet’s Vancouver & Victoria guide-book.
Victoria has long traded on its British affiliations. But in Victoria 2.0, the food culture embrac-es fusion rather than fish and chips, the beer leans toward craft brews and the abundance of bi-cycles seems to have more in common with Holland than England.
- go full pelt or amble slowly on a bike through leafy woodland on Galloping Goose Trail, running to and from Victoria’s urban core.
- maps
- pay homage to Canada’s westernmost province and enjoy world-class temporary exhibi-tions in BC’s most prestigious museum, the Royal BC Museum
- transport
- reevaluate the decadent, sometimes squabbling lifestyles of Victoria’s Victorian pioneers at Craigdarroch Castle
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Sports & Activities, Sleeping.
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