Victoria | |
Butchart Gardens | |
Information | |
Country | Canada |
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Region | British Columbia |
Altitude | Between 0 and m |
Area | 19,68 km² |
Population | 80 017 hab. (2011) |
Density | 4 065,9 inhab./km² |
Postal code | V0S, V8N-V8Z, V9A-V9E |
Spindle | pacific time |
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Victoria is the provincial capital of British Columbia and lies at the southern tip of theVancouver Island off the west coast of Canada.
Understand
To go
By plane
- 1 Victoria International Airport (IATA : YYJ, Victoria International Airport) North Saanich (22 km north of Victoria)
On a boat
By train
By bus
By car
By ferry from Vancouver
- 2 Tsawwassen Terminal Route 17 – Pier south of Vancouver for Vancouver Island.
- 3 Swartz Bay Terminal Route 17 – Pier north of Victoria for the mainland and in particular to Vancouver.
Circulate
To see
- 1 Victoria Harbor – With views of the James Baye quays, the Parliament, the Empress Hotel, the Royal BC Muséum and sometimes accompanied by some street musicians.
- 2 The parliament 501 Belleville St, Victoria
- 3 Royal British Columbia Museum (Royal BC Museum) 675 Belleville St, Victoria
Do
To buy
Eat
Cheap
Average price
Luxury
- Empress Hotel
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Cheap
- HI-Victoria Hostel 516 Yates Street, 1 250 385-4511, fax : 1 250 385-3232 room available from 12 h, to be released before 11 h. Dorms from 20 /24 $ C for members / non-members, private rooms from 57.75 /65,75 $ C for members / non-members. – Network youth hostel Hostelling International standard without any particular charm but well located in the city center. 24 or 44 people per dormitory. Private rooms available. Internet, free Wi-Fi, washing machines, luggage storage and lockers.
Average price
Luxury
- 1 Empress Hotel 721 Government St (Facing the port, next to the Parliament), 1 250 384 8111, e-mail : [email protected] room available from 16 h, to be released before 11 h. From 300 $ C. – One of Victoria's oldest and most famous hotels that has become one of the city's symbols with its castle-style architecture Edwardian like most Canadian Pacific hotels including the Château Frontenac in Quebec. Gastronomic restaurant.
Communicate
Manage the day-to-day
Security
Around
- 4 Butchart Gardens 800 Benvenuto Ave, Brentwood Bay, 1 250-652-4422 – Unmissable, magnificent and original floral park bringing together several exhibition gardens with different themes.