Victoria Vacation Rentals

Victoria, the capital of British Columbia is perfectly nestled into a portion of oceanfront land on southern Vancouver Island and comprises many communities including Saanich, Esquimalt, View Royal, Colwood, Langford, Metchosin, Sidney and Sooke. As one of the oldest cities in the Pacific Northwest the area is rich in both indigenous and new world history. With the first British settlement formed in 1843, the city has retained a very large number of very old and historically important buildings, grand homes and architecture. The downtown core has a wonderful old-world feeling as many of the buildings on Government Street date back to the turn on the 20th century. The oceanfront area known as the Inner Harbour, which includes the Clipper and Blackball Washington State ferry terminals, features 2 spectacular buildings built around 1900; the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, which were finished in 1897, light up the night sky with a beautiful lighting display and the vine covered Empress Hotel, opened in 1908, is one of the most impressive old hotels in the world, thanks to it's old English charm and it's setting on the Victoria waterfront. Victoria BC also has the 2nd oldest Chinatown in North America, a number of grand homes now considered castles, numerous private gardens open for tours including Butchart Gardens, the Hatley Gardens at Hatley Castle at Royal Roads and the Abkhazi Garden, created in 1946 by Prince and Princess Abkhazi as well as so much more including Fisherman's Wharf, Beacon Hill Park, Moss Rocks and the list goes on.

Victoria, known as the "City of Gardens", is truly a worthwhile place to visit. Everyone should add Southern Vancouver Island to their travel bucket list. Just some of the tourism ideas you can enjoy doing include; whale watching, sightseeing, local markets, boating, fishing, diving, surfing, hiking, golfing, swimming, visiting old growth forests,beachcombing and so much more. From anywhere in Victoria you can walk out your front door of your vacation rental and in less than an hour be watching whales swim up to your boat or be hiking in the mountains north of the city or be watching the waves crash on the wild west coast. In just a few minutes you can be visiting world-class museums, enjoying incredible shopping, sightseeing and eating at some of the world's best restaurants and so much more. Victoria BC is well worth the visit, come and enjoy and see for yourself!

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