Guidebook for Victoria
Food Scene
The Village Estevan serves breakfast all day (they have lunch dishes too) and the latkes that lie beneath the eggs and hollandaise are fantastic. They have plenty of great options and portion sizes are perfect. The line on weekends is worth it. Read full article here: http://www.mondaymag.com/food/363280871.html
20 locals recommend
The Village
4087 Shelbourne StThe Village Estevan serves breakfast all day (they have lunch dishes too) and the latkes that lie beneath the eggs and hollandaise are fantastic. They have plenty of great options and portion sizes are perfect. The line on weekends is worth it. Read full article here: http://www.mondaymag.com/food/363280871.html
Nestled on the bluff overlooking the idyllic Cordova Bay, the Beach House offers stunning views and an eclectic mix of local and west coast inspired food. Join us for restaurant dining in the lower level or book a private event in the upper level.
61 locals recommend
The Beach House Restaurant
5109 Cordova Bay RdNestled on the bluff overlooking the idyllic Cordova Bay, the Beach House offers stunning views and an eclectic mix of local and west coast inspired food. Join us for restaurant dining in the lower level or book a private event in the upper level.
1550's Pub Style Restaurant
1550 Cedar Hill Cross RdRed Fish Blue Fish
1006 Wharf StPagliacci's
1011 Broad StFerris' Upstairs seafood & Oyster Bar
536 A Yates StII Terrazzo
555 Johnson StCanoe Brewpub
450 Swift StParks & Nature
There are several trails through Mt. Doug Park that suit all levels of walkers/hikers. It is also a great place to trek during the hot weather as the tree canopy provides shade. The various trails are marked according to difficulty, but I have been known to vere onto an unfamiliar trail by accident.
180 locals recommend
Mount Douglas Park
4500 Cedar Hill RoadThere are several trails through Mt. Doug Park that suit all levels of walkers/hikers. It is also a great place to trek during the hot weather as the tree canopy provides shade. The various trails are marked according to difficulty, but I have been known to vere onto an unfamiliar trail by accident.
Enjoy the beach, the playground or a group game in the open field near the beach parking lot. You will find a washroom building open dawn to dusk year-round here too!
10 locals recommend
Mount Douglas Beach
4550 Cordova Bay RdEnjoy the beach, the playground or a group game in the open field near the beach parking lot. You will find a washroom building open dawn to dusk year-round here too!
With a former limestone quarry for her backyard, Jennie Butchart envisioned landscaping a sunken garden in its place, transforming the property for her family—and visitors—for generations to come.
388 locals recommend
The Butchart Gardens
800 Benvenuto AveWith a former limestone quarry for her backyard, Jennie Butchart envisioned landscaping a sunken garden in its place, transforming the property for her family—and visitors—for generations to come.
WildPlay Element Parks Victoria
1767 Island HwyGreat way for the Kids to burn off some energy.
Shopping
Mattick's Farm with over 15 shops to choose from! Be ready for a unique experience when you discover Victoria's premiere shopping destination. Mattick's Farm has shops, a market, mini-golf, garden centre and a renowned tearoom and restaurant known as Adrienne's Tea Garden. The Gallery specializes in local and regional art, and at the Red Barn Market there's fresh produce. Shoppers come to browse for handcrafted pottery, handmade quilts, equestrian accessories, garden ware, kitchenware, BC wines, crafts, gifts and a whole lot more.
40 locals recommend
Mattick's Farm
5325 Cordova Bay RdMattick's Farm with over 15 shops to choose from! Be ready for a unique experience when you discover Victoria's premiere shopping destination. Mattick's Farm has shops, a market, mini-golf, garden centre and a renowned tearoom and restaurant known as Adrienne's Tea Garden. The Gallery specializes in local and regional art, and at the Red Barn Market there's fresh produce. Shoppers come to browse for handcrafted pottery, handmade quilts, equestrian accessories, garden ware, kitchenware, BC wines, crafts, gifts and a whole lot more.
Tuscany Village Shopping Centre is one of the busiest shopping centres serving UVic's campus community (student body of over 20,000 students) with high exposure and easy access to major thoroughfares and major transit routes.
Tuscany Village
McKenzie AvenueTuscany Village Shopping Centre is one of the busiest shopping centres serving UVic's campus community (student body of over 20,000 students) with high exposure and easy access to major thoroughfares and major transit routes.
The Root Cellar Village Green Grocer
1286 McKenzie AveArts & Culture
The Royal BC Museum includes three permanent galleries: natural history, modern history, and local First Nations’ history. The museum’s collections comprise approximately 7 million objects, including natural history specimens, artifacts, and archival records.[3] The natural history collections have 750,000 records of specimens almost exclusively from BC and neighbouring states, provinces, or territories. The collections are divided into eight disciplines: Entomology, Botany, Palaeontology, Ichthyology, Invertebrate Zoology, Herpetology, Mammalogy, and Ornithology.
534 locals recommend
Royal BC Museum
675 Belleville StThe Royal BC Museum includes three permanent galleries: natural history, modern history, and local First Nations’ history. The museum’s collections comprise approximately 7 million objects, including natural history specimens, artifacts, and archival records.[3] The natural history collections have 750,000 records of specimens almost exclusively from BC and neighbouring states, provinces, or territories. The collections are divided into eight disciplines: Entomology, Botany, Palaeontology, Ichthyology, Invertebrate Zoology, Herpetology, Mammalogy, and Ornithology.
Deluge Contemporary Art
636 Yates StreetSightseeing
Fisherman's Wharf Park
12 Erie StLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
501 Belleville StVictoria's Chinatown
500 Fisgard St