The Haterleigh Heritage Inn The Haterleigh Heritage Inn The Haterleigh Heritage Inn was built in 1901 as a family home by Thomas Hooper, a well known architect from Haterleigh in Devon, England. Today it is a handsomely restored and immaculately kept inn. The breathtakingly beautiful and original leaded and stained glass windows sparkle in the [...]
The Beaconsfield Inn The Beaconsfield Inn The Beaconsfield Inn, a 1905 designated heritage property, is located on a quiet, tree-lined residential street a five minute walk to downtown Victoria, Beacon Hill Park and the waterfront. A stuffed peacock and trickling fountain greet guests in the cheery sunlit conservatory awash with greenery. Stained glass windows abound, [...]
Prior House Bed and Breakfast Inn Prior House The minute you step through the door of Prior House Bed & Breakfast Inn, you are transported to a gracious past of Edwardian luxury. Colonel Edward Prior, who later became the Lieutenant Governor (the English Crown’s representative in British Columbia) and Provincial Premier, built Prior House in [...]
West Coast Fare Fresh from the Sea and Soil CAfe Brio Cafe Brio is a bistro style restaurant whose philosophy is serve it fresh and serve it organic, if possible. And the taste treats that chef Sean Brennan comes up with do more than justice to the ingredients of the West Coast contemporary dishes. The [...]
Canada Customs and Immigration Citizens or permanent residents of the United States require birth or baptismal certificate, voter’s registration card, resident alien card, green card or passport to enter Canada. A driver’s license is not accepted as proof of citizenship. All other international visitors require valid passports, and, in some cases, visas. All persons entering [...]
Officially, Victoria’s climate is “sub-Mediterranean” – it’s supposedly moderate all year-round with eight months frost-free. The saying around here is, if you don’t like the weather, wait half an hour – it’ll change. It’s all due to Victoria’s location, perched on the Pacific and open to the vagaries of the fronts that sweep across the [...]
There’s no doubt about it – Victoria is definitely a tourist town with more than 6,500 rooms to rent. From plush places to budget beds and everything in-between (a mix of 1960′s motels, chain spots and plain unvarnished hotels.) For more accommodation info and reservations, contact Victoria Tourism’s toll-free line, 1-800-663-3883. Plush Places Plush places [...]
Victoria, British Columbia Victoria, Vancouver and Vancouver Island Top Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards Condé Nast Traveler magazine has voted Victoria best city in the Americas, and Vancouver Island top North American Island at an awards ceremony held in New York City. Victoria was awarded the top position for the Americas, followed by Vancouver [...]
Victoria, British Columbia Victoria’s Coming EventsSept-Nov 2003 Sunday September 21: The Feast of Fields, one of Vancouver island’s food and wine events, happens on Sunday September 21 from 2-6pm. The Feast of Fields is a gastronomic picnic. Featuring over fifty of Vancouver Island’s restaurants, inns and resorts paired with British Columbia’s wineries and microbreweries, it’s [...]
Victoria, British Columbia The Feast of Fields One of Vancouver Island’s food and wine events happens on Sunday, September 19 from 2-6pm. The Feast of Fields is a gastronomic picnic. Featuring over fifty of Vancouver Island’s restaurants, inns and resorts paired with British Columbia’s wineries and microbreweries, it’s a celebratory tribute to local food producers. [...]
