"Long live the Queen" Victoria by dinhyen

Victoria Travel Guide: 1,854 reviews and 3,218 photos

Parliament and Victoria's namesake. - Victoria

Victoria can be said to be a corner of the Empire in the Western hemisphere. Certainly afternoon tea at the Empress hotel and the double-deckers, among other things, are a testament to this. Nevertheless the ubiquitous verdure reminds us that this is also a corner of the Pacific Northwest. And so Victoria is a harmonious blend of architecture and green space, of antiquity and modernism, of Old World and New World, of West and.. further West.

A visit to Butchart Gardens is apparently de rigueur for tourists.

The very Victorian Empress Hotel.

Last visit to Victoria: Aug 2002
Intro Written Sep 13, 2002
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Parliament Building Things to Do (3)

This remarkable structure is the most beautiful in town. more travel advice

The Empress Hotel Things to Do (3)

This elegant Victoria landmark looks onto the waterfront and is worth a visit even if you don't plan to stay there. more travel advice

Butchart Gardens Things to Do (3)

There are several similar recommendations already, but I thought I'd add my own to the mix. Butchart Gardens leaves no... more travel advice

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Simonneeddy May 28, 2004 at 9:14 AM Report Abuse

Again we went to the same places. The Butchart Gardens were wonderful. We loved Victoria so much we stayed for 3 days instead of 1. The waterfront was also a nice place to sit and stare at the planes and cruise boats.
mim95 Jan 23, 2004 at 8:30 PM Report Abuse

Stunning photos! Especially those taken in Butchart Gardens.
herzog63 Aug 13, 2003 at 3:15 PM Report Abuse

I love the vines growing up the front of the Empress Hotel!! Victoria is a nice city that I've spent a little time in!
bct341 Jul 10, 2003 at 10:02 AM Report Abuse

Nice pics :) would love to see the gardens!!!
syllybabe Apr 17, 2003 at 3:30 AM Report Abuse

Sigh...my cousins are so lucky to be living in such a beautiful city.
Kristina1701 Oct 18, 2002 at 12:39 PM Report Abuse

what a beautiful city! looks very european somehow.