Gonzales Observatory |
The tiny 2-hectare Gonzales Hill Regional Park is the smallest park in Victoria's CRD Park system. The main feature of the park is the Gonzales Observatory, built in 1914. The old observatory was a weather station for 75 years, and has now been declared a heritage building.
Visitors who divert from the scenic route along Victoria's Beach Drive are rewarded with magnificent views from the elevated site of the observatory, including a panorama of the Juan de Fuca Strait and the Olympic Mountains in Washington state.
The island seen offshore from McNeill Bay is the provincial ecological reserve of Trial Island, which protects numerous rare and endangered species of plants and wildflowers.
Gonzales Hill Regional Park is located on Gonzales Hill on Denison Road, off Beach Road in Victoria.
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Oak Bay Marina, Oak Bay |
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The Oak Bay Marina is located on the Scenic Marine drive in Oak Bay, Victoria. Facilities and services include a Chandlery, tackle shop, gift shot, the Marina Restaurant, Marina Coffee House, permanent moorage and overnight slips, customs, haul outs and service, water, 15 and 30 amp power, laundry, showers, washrooms, security gate, fuel dock, and nearby launch ramp. |
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Prior House Bed and Breakfast Inn, Victoria |
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This historic 1912 manor home was built as a private residence for the English Crown's representative in British Columbia. This Five Star Luxury Bed and Breakfast Inn has all the amenities of the finest European Inns, featuring rooms with fireplaces, marble whirlpool baths, ocean and mountain views, sumptuous breakfasts, afternoon tea and beautiful estate gardens. |
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is a Regional Park, Municipal Park, or proposed park, and does not fall under the jurisdiction
of Parks Canada (National Parks) or the BC Ministry of Environment (BC Parks). |
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