Packed into a small area, Victoria offers a wealth of diverse regional areas and attractions, from sweeping coastline and pristine beaches to national parks and forests teeming with wildlife to wineries, lakes and mountains offering skiing, climbing and hiking. Today, Victoria is home to people of many different origins, cultural traditions, languages and religions and the city experiences a taste of the world right in its own backyard. Victoria’s melting pot of cultures is reflected in its array of restaurants, cafes, bistros and bars. The past is always present in Victoria and everywhere you look, you’ll discover evidence of the place’s proud and fascinating history, from elegant Victorian-era buildings and beautifully preserved ancient artifacts. As far as lodging is concerned, whatever your preference, Victoria has an accommodation option to suit your budget and travelling style. Victoria is a city with something for everyone, from chic fashion stores to buzzing laneway cafés and trendy bars, botanic gardens to sports stadiums, elegant Victorian-era streetscapes to Manhattan-style skyscrapers. Visit world-class arts and cultural heritage institutions, and dynamic festivals and community events – it’s all here in this city.

In Victoria, it can be easy to forget you’re in a city of three and a half million people, with its lavish parks, gardens and waterways providing pockets of calm and tranquility in the middle of the bustling city. Whatever your preference or budget, in Victoria you find the perfect facility in which to hold your meeting, convention or event, from sophisticated urban settings, elegant coastal resorts, rustic lakeside cabins or romantic bed & breakfasts.