Les meilleurs hôtels à Victoria

At the heart of Victoria, British Columbia’s capital, is the Inner Harbour. This highly protected harbor gave rise to a bustling, rather proper British colony that was often considered “more English than England.” Today, the Inner Harbour is ringed by landmark buildings, including the regal British Columbia Parliament Building, the Royal British Columbia Museum and the ivy-covered Fairmont Empress, one of Canada’s most beloved hotels. To the south, outstanding views extend across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Olympic Mountains, and a short drive to the north are the Butchart Gardens, with 55 landscaped acres of floral displays.
Oft-described as Canada's most English city (it's named after the 19th century Queen), Victoria is a city of gardens and beautiful vistas. A tourist magnet, action revolves around the inner harbor - in view of the distinctive Parliament Building and the spectacularly lit Empress Hotel. Tours also flock to the highly regarded Royal British Columbia Museum and to lush Butchart Gardens. Victoria has several faces: the tourists and trade; the many Canadian retirees who now live or at least winter here; and the civil servants hard at it in what is B.C.'s capital city. Victoria also draws residents and visitors because it largely escapes Canada's harsh winters (flowers are blooming by February) and its proximity to some of the best sailing, fishing and trail-walking on the planet. In the past decade Victoria has also drawn environmental groups active in the fight to protect the West Coast's fragile rain forests against logging and over-development.