Victoria's Country Retreat ... serenity near the Butchart Gardens
Victoria calendar of events - summary for 2008.
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February Independent Film & Video Festival
March ChocolateFest
April Harbour Boat Show
May Bastion Square Cycling Festival Victoria Harbour Festival Highland Games Victoria Day Parade Swiftsure Yacht Race
June Jazzfest International Oak Bay Tea Party Elk Lake Triathlon Tall Ships Festival Sidney Summer Market (Thursday evenings)
July Canada Day celebrations: 1st Victoria Flower & Garden Show Butchart Gardens Fireworks (Saturdays) Butchart Gardens Illuminations Shakespeare Festival Folkfest Sidney Days All-Sooke Day Sidney Summer Market (Thursday evenings)
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August Butchart Gardens Fireworks (Saturdays) Butchart Gardens Illuminations Symphony Splash Fringe Theatre Festival Dragon Boat Festival
Classic Boat Festival Sidney Summer Market (Thursday evenings)
September Saanich Fall fair Fringe Theatre Festival Blues Bash Classic Boat Festival Summer in the Square
October Royal Victoria Marathon
November Great Canadian Beer Festival Skate Canada International Christmas craft shows Salmon run - Goldstream Park
December Butchart Gardens Christmas Illuminations Craigdarroch Castle - Victorian Christmas Christmas at Point Ellice House Victorian Christmas Festival Salmon run - Goldstream Park
A more detailed events calendar is at http://www.greatervictoria-bb.com/events.html which concentrates on Victoria events, especially of the arts.
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British Columbia is beautiful and offers many outdoor activities such as whale watching, hiking, kayaking, horseback riding, fishing and golfing. We can recommend tour routes, parks, coast or lake beaches. There are more tourist attractions than you can hope to visit, including museums, heritage sites, tours, shopping and restaurants. Do allow sufficient time to visit these and to relax. We can guide you with B.C. maps and information when you stay at The Gazebo. Since our bed and breakfast is located centrally you can travel easily to everywhere on the following list.
Many good reasons to visit Victoria for several days:
- Spend most of a day at the magnificent Butchart Gardens.
- Stroll around the downtown Inner Harbour and shops.
- Drive along the rugged West coast of Vancouver Island.
- Play golf (15 courses!).
- Have an envigorating massage in your room or in our Spa Cottage.
- Visit Craigdarroch Castle, a Victorian mansion.
- Tour local wineries and sample their wines.
- Relax on lovely beaches and parks.
- Spend some hours at the excellent Royal B.C. Museum.
- Whale watching.
- Have a horse-drawn carriage tour.
- Tour the East coast to Chemainus and Saltspring Island.
- Hike along trails and through parks, on hills or by the ocean.
- Take in a Victoria afternoon tea.
- Go kayaking or fishing, horseback riding or biking.
- Relax in our infra-red sauna.
- Shop in Antique Row, Chinatown or on Government Street.