Canada Sights

Ottawa (old name - "Bayton") became the capital of Canada in 1857. This is extremely quiet, clean and quiet town, even by Canadian standards. The main attractions of Ottawa - Parliament (you can even attend the meetings of the legislative body in Canada), Tower of the World with 53 bells on it, a picturesque quarter around the covered market Bayvord, Rideau Canal (in winter becomes the longest skating rink in the world - 8 km), the Royal Stables of Police , Canadian Museum of Nature, the Museum of Science and Technology with the largest telescope of the country, the Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Museum of Laurier, the Museum of Numismatics in the building of the Bank of Canada, National Center for the Arts, National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Civilization with a unique exhibition on the history of this land, the Canadian War Museum National Aeronautics Museum, Nature Museum, Museum of Caricature and others Showrooms Ottawa - Bayvord-Market, La-du-Mason Citoe, Le Malun-des-Arts and Arts-Court, known far outside the country. National art lovers can visit the Civic Center for the Ottawa Congress Center and Nepin Sportspleks, selling and exposed many wonderful things and art objects. Music lovers are waiting for a pleasant meeting with the National Arts Center Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of Ottawa and many other ensembles. Straight line is proud to spread beautiful parks, the most famous of which is the Gatineau Park (35 hectares). In the vicinity of the city interested in the beautiful fortified town of Kingston, which is a famous Irish Festival, Fort Henry (1812), the famous Thousand Islands, Lake Ontario, Thunder Bay on Lake Superior (the third largest river port in the world) Fort William on the river Kaministikia, the 300-meter high mountain Nanibizhu ( "Sleeping Dzhaynt), Reserve Pukaskua, a lovely town of Sainte-Marie with a historical museum in the old house" Ermatindzher ", a beautiful area of canyons Agave and, of course, the famous Niagara Falls.

Ontario - the largest by number of inhabitants of the province of the country, famous for its vineyards that produce the lion's share of Canadian wines, as well as its "Big Horseshoe" Niagara Falls, attracts a huge number of tourists. Ontario - more than thirty national parks, wild uninhabited northern areas, around 50 thousand cleanest lakes and many rivers with total length of 55 thousand km. And all that - next to one of the most populous and most economically developed in the areas of the country - the so-called "Peninsula, Ontario, limited lakes Ontario, Erie and Huron. Here are the capital of Canada - Ottawa, as well as the unofficial capital of the English-speaking population of the country - Toronto, in which, however, the number of ethnic groups simply can not be account.

Toronto (in the language of the Huron - "meeting place") - the largest Canadian city, leading cultural and commercial center of English-speaking Canada, the international standard of cleanliness and order. This great metropolis has a recognizable appearance - huge skyscrapers, banks and offices are surrounded by dozens of green parks for free squirrels and other small forest dwellers, neat gardens and lawns flank the major highways and numerous national quarters kaleidoscope replace each other. The most interesting places of the city - pile and entertainment complex on the area of Ontario, Hyde Park and Queen Elizabeth, a scenic island-Toronto Islands Park on Lake Ontario, stretching for 15 kilometers. rock Scarborough, gilded tower building of a large bank, Royal Bank Plaza, Concert Hall Roy-Thomson-Hall, a symbol of the city - 553-meter tower, CN Tower, sports and hotel complex, Sky-Dome, Art Gallery of Ontario, home Government, the famous shopping complex Eaton Center, etc.

Operate in the city theaters, the National Ballet, National Opera, Center for the Arts, the Conservatory, the Royal Ontario Museum, etc. It is interesting to a whole constellation of first-class museums - the Royal Ontario Museum (the largest museum in Canada), the Henry Moore to the world's largest collection of works master Ceramics Museum, the Museum of Mac-Michael (45 min. drive from Toronto, the Canadian art), Museum of footwear, the Ontario Science Center and the famous Toronto Zoo.

In addition, the city is famous for its four professional sports clubs and sports arenas - the famous Sky Dome represents a huge indoor stadium (the area of 8 acres, 31 tier, designed for 56 thousand spectators), "Hockey Hall off Fame End Myuzeum - hockey stadium and Museum, which holds the most prestigious cups of world championships, including the Stanley Cup. The city has many bars and restaurants, are concentrated in the streets Jonge, Blur and Yunivesiti, as well as in the quarter and Yorkvil Bichez. Attract attention of Casa Loma - eccentric house-castle of 96 rooms, built by banker Henry Pellatom in 1914, Old Fort York was built in 1793 to defend the Gulf of Toronto, Spedina castle, built in 1866 for the founder of the Dominion Bank, James Austin, Fort George (1812), Algonquin Park area of 7.6 thousand square meters. km. Museum of maple syrup and, again, the famous Niagara Falls, which is only 100 km. south of Toronto.

Province of Quebec - the largest and is considered the most beautiful province in Canada. Three times larger than France and seven times larger than Great Britain, this territory covers the most scenic areas of the country - mountain-lake country Lavrentid, Estrie and Charlevoix, the plains and lower reaches of the magnificent forests of the St. Lawrence (St. Lawrence), a coastal district Gaspezi, Saguenay and Lake Saint-Jean, the edge of seafarers and fishermen - Madeleine Islands, as well as the oldest city in Canada - Quebec and Montreal. In Quebec, there are several universities, led by the oldest in Canada, Laval University, thousands of tourists attracted by the famous waterfalls of Montmorency and low ridges of northern Appalachia, as well as open hundreds of beautiful tourist destinations, ski resorts, sandy beaches and protected areas. Landscapes of southern Quebec are so diverse and enchantingly that he had received in Canada, the informal name of "The Beautiful Province".

In Quebec City (Köbök "in an Indian dialect means" place where the narrow waters ") - the capital of the province (and once and all of Canada), remained the only city in North America, the citadel wall, known as the American Gibraltar, as well as the entire neighborhood of medieval buildings - the Latin Quarter (recognized as UNESCO World Heritage) with the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the monasteries of the Jesuits and Franciscans, the Parliament (XIX cent.) Artillery Park and others now in the narrow streets are usually filled with tourists, are numerous shops, shops, restaurants and bars. Situated on a cliff, with its steep and narrow streets, old Quebec City and is famous for its old buildings, among which the most interesting church of Notre-Dame de Victoire (1688), the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (1793), Basilique Notre-Dame de Quebec (1650), Frontenac castle at Cape Diamond, the National Assembly building, restored in its original form, the ancient village in the quarter, Petit-Champlain, a huge shopping malls on the Boulevard Laurier, numerous terraces of cafes and restaurants on Grand Terrace, and Ala-Dufresne, the oldest in North America, lift, connecting the Upper and Lower Town, the oldest area of North America - the Royal, where there are several museums, the Museum of Ursulines (XVII-XIX cc.) Museum and the Saint Mary's on the Rue-Donnakona , Fort Museum, Wax Museum on the Rue Saint-Anne, mansion house Chevalier "(XVIII cent.), the Museum of the Quebec Seminary, Park battles, the Museum of Quebec at the monument to the British General Wolf, the picturesque streets of St. Paul Maguire and Tresor, Art Galleries Les Trois-Colombier and Geleri d `Art-le-Portal, and others no less interesting city aquarium on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, the Zoo, a huge ice rink on the square Deauville," Indian Village "Onohua Shetek, Jacques Cartier Park, as well as suburban parks Shyut Monmoransi "with a huge (over Niagara) eponymous waterfall and Shyut-de-la-Shaude" with no less remarkable waterfall height of 120 m.

Montreal - Quebec's largest city and one of the oldest cities in Canada. The city is situated on a river island, around which rises in the center of Mont-Ruayyal ( "Mount Royal"), which depart from the picturesque streets, the names of the majority of which are given in honor of Catholic saints, for the city and earned the nickname "City of Saints." Modern Montreal - a city of skyscrapers, highways, huge international transport hub, sea and air gates of the country, but it is also an important historic and cultural center.

Acquaintance with the city a better place to start is with its famous bridge, Jacques Cartier, Old Town Hall with view lying behind her the remnants of a stone wall (it had cleared for the celebration of 350 anniversary of the city in 1992) and the column of the Nelson (1890), the church Notre Dame (1824-1829 gg.) with the Chapel of Sacre-Coeur, the area of Des Arm (Royal Square, the first area of Montreal) with a monument to the city's founder, Paul Mezonnevu, courthouse, parks, Dominion and La Fontaine, with numerous sculptural monument, the chapel St. Joseph's Church of Notre-Dame-de-Bonskur Street St. Paul, St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Anglican Church of Saint-Georges with wonderful wooden sculptures, the castle Ramsey (1705, now - a historical museum) and the pearl palace architecture -- House Meredith Avenue Peng.

Museum Pointe-à-Calleri, Archaeological Museum and Historical Center wishing to acquaint with the history of the city and interesting archaeological finds. It is worth visiting the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Archeology and History (located on the landing of the first settlers), the Museum of humor, visit the Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Indian Art Mc Cord Memorial Museum Marc-Aurelius Fortin Museum, Pointe-à-Calleri (history and archeology), Memorial Museum Margaret Yuvil, Canadian Center for Architecture, Art Gallery Concordia University, etc.

In the island park on the islands of Notre Dame and the Sainte-Hélène is a park attractions, many restaurants, Olympic swimming pool, a large ring road Grand Prix Formula 1 ", the magnificent gardens Floral, excellent beach and the famous Casino. Attractive areas of the Old Port with its Clock Tower, offering views of the old city of skyscrapers in the background, area of the Olympic Stadium and Olympic Park in Park mesons on the north-east (here is the world's third Botanical Garden), Fort Chamblain the thresholds of the river Richelieu , Kahnawake Indian Reservation and Research Center for Space Research Kosmodom.

Business and commercial life of the city is concentrated in the western part, around Dominion Square. Huge skyscrapers in the area des-Ar (Arts Square), Palace of Congresses, complexes Desjardins, CIBC, and San-Life, or the futuristic building of the Radio-Canada, in contrast here with the old buildings at Windsor station, the Cathedral of Marie-Ren-du-Monde ( exact miniature version of the Roman Cathedral of St. Peter), or the Anglican Church of Christ Church. In the quarter of the Plateau Mont-Royal interesting "school Shere" (1931) with magnificent decorative elements of Art Nouveau and the former National Gymnasium, which now houses the School of Contemporary Dance, the Church of the Infant Jesus Christ, as well as one of the most beautiful streets - Boulevard Saint Joseph, built up with luxurious mansions beginning of XX century. Quarter Utremon also full of rich mansions and beautiful parks, among which the most interesting building of the Academy of Fine Arts, Church of Saint-Viater with a unique facade and domed board of Saint-Nom-de-Marie. The most interesting building block Co-o-Rekola - Church Vizitason with rich interiors. Conversely, on the island Vizitason, the ruins of old mills, built by monks in the XVIII century. (The latter of which operated until 1960). Now the island turned into a park where you can see a few wooden houses of the past century. Quarter Lashin, who grew up around the eponymous canal and lock system, known Lashin estate (now a museum), women's nuns of St. Anne (1862-1864 gg.) And a magnificent park, the spectacular panorama of the Kahnawake Indian Reservation, Lake Saint Louis and old part of town.

Located just ten minutes drive from Montreal Mount Lawrence (plateau Lavrentidy) and Laurentian national park known as a great ski resort, especially popular famous ski station and a magnificent garden in Bronmonte, as well as ski slopes in Saint-Sauveur and Saint-Adele. Of interest in this area and the Indian settlements in the area of Oka, "Reptile Farm in Saint-Yustash known place of pilgrimage and the world's cultural heritage - the cathedral of Saint-Anne-de-Bopre, Cascade Falls of St. Anne (74 m), Saint-Ferreol -les-Neiges (100 m) and Wilson (in a city park of Saint-Jérôme), a water park of Mont-Saint-Sauveur, a beautiful lake country around Lac de BMS-Il ( "lake of sixteen islands"), summer resorts in the area Notre-Dame-du-Portage and Lake Temiskuata, village and park on the island Beek, Canyon Gate of Hell "and the Oceanographic Institute in the region of Rimouski, the famous gardens methylene" English-style near the Grand-methylene, superb beaches and lakes Sabers St. Jean, the beautiful landscapes of Estrie, Sherbrooke, Charlevoix (part of the area in 1988 was declared a UNESCO reserve of global importance), "Whale pastures, Center for the Study of the Marine Environment of Saguenay Fjord (about Be-Saint-Catherine) and the Center for the Study of Marine mammalian Tadusake, unique landscapes, park Foriyon and Mountain Preserve Schick-Shock in Gaspezi, the country's highest lighthouse on Cape Rosier, "the eighth wonder of the world" - a giant rock Percy, a unique paleontological Miguasa Park, the spectacular scenery Capes Trinity and Eternity, and much more .

One of the most beautiful provinces in Canada - Nova Scotia, surrounded on three sides by the ocean. Tourist attractions are the provinces are extensive beaches and fishing villages along the coastal Roads of the Rising Sun ", a national park from the Ter-island Cape Breton Island, Indian Reservation Vikokomag famous yachting center of Yarmouth, the park of the French colonists of Port Royal in Annapolis, Reserve Kedzhimkudzhik and many convenient bays and beaches. Sea fishing in these parts - one of the best in the northern hemisphere. The provincial capital - Halifax, interested in its churches - Saint-Pierre (the oldest Baptist church in Canada), Old Datch-Church (the first Lutheran church in the country), Saint-Georges, Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Duler (1874 ), etc., as well as museums, among which the most interesting museum in Nova Scotia, The Citadel, the Museum of Art, the Art Gallery of Heritage Mi'kmaq and other noteworthy Fort Anne in Annapolis, Luisburg fortress on the island of Cape Breton, historical village Kings Landing, New Brunswick, the historical park of Franklin D. Roosevelt on Campobello Island and the Museum of Samuel de Champlain in the open air on the island of St. Croix, Museum of the Canadian scientist AG Bellalo on the island of Cape Breton and many more.

Manitoba is diverse - the prairie and mixed forests, lakes and rivers, Arctic tundra and rocky inselbergs - all this gives him the nature of a special color. The capital of the province - Winnipeg ( "abundance of water"), is famous for its museums. Here are the Museum of man and nature, the Museum of St. Boniface in the old building of the city (1846), Winnipeg Art Gallery, Dean of the first "skyscrapers" Winnipeg - The building of the Confederacy and other city's cultural life is extremely rich - and it shows the famous Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and concerts of symphonic music, and theater performances at the highest level. Winnipeg is located in the vicinity of many historical and natural attractions - Razvilka "(a historical place, where he once met an Indian chief), Fort Garry - one of the most important items on the fur trade in the Red River, the famous capital of the polar bears" - the city of Churchill (here is the southernmost in the world population of these animals), Curran Park and Princess Park in Brandon, as well as many nature reserves and lakes, the largest of which - Winnipeg - is the fifth largest lake of Canada and Ontario more.

Saskatchewan - steppe and lake country with a fairly harsh climate. This is the "breadbasket of Canada" (here is two-thirds of Canadian grain), and at the same time, the edge of more than 100 thousand rivers and majestic lakes and impassable swamps. This is the only province in Canada, where most residents are not descended from English or French - are living Germans, Ukrainians, Scandinavians, Danes, Poles and Russian, so the external appearance of the cities is easily visible national impact of these very ethnic groups. Regina and Saskatoon - the two largest cities of the province, home to almost one third of the total population of Saskatchewan. Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan - the hospitable quiet town, comes to life only at the end of the week, when many shops, restaurants and pubs filled with people. From organized hikes of all kinds in the northern province, to the picturesque lake at the edge of Lake Athabasca. Places of interest and two fairly good museum - Museum of Natural History with a huge collection devoted to the natural resources in Saskatchewan, and the Museum of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which originated in these regions.

Alberta - a major oil-producing region (Calgary is the oil capital of Canada) and the edge of beautiful landscapes. Rocky mountains on the west and the vast expanses of prairie in the east are creating excellent conditions for tourism.

The capital of Alberta, Edmonton city, known as one of the largest shopping centers of the North American continent, so the whole "tourist life" revolves around the area of the West Edmonton Mall, which includes 800 shops and a wonderful amusement park.

Calgary is worth a visit for the famous Rodeo (July), Art Gallery of the museum Glenbou with an extensive collection of weapons, the Olympic Park, rich old houses of Heritage Park, as well as watch Zoo (the largest in Canada) and the symbol of the city - Tower Calgary Tower. Portage la Prairie interesting historic Indian village and museum exploration of Canada in an old fort, and the Hall - Canadian Museum of Civilization. Around the town are concentrated many winter resorts.

Canadian Cordillera - a real treasure house of wildlife: the Fraser River canyon, pass Yellouhed, the highest point of the Canadian Rocky Mountains - city Robson (3954 m), Colombia's famous ice fields - ideal for leisure and tourism. But the real attraction of Alberta - its national reserves Jasper (the largest reserve in the Rocky Mountains - the area of 10,8 thousand sq. km.), Banff (the first nature reserve in Canada), Wood Buffalo and Waterton Lakes, as well as beautiful areas of the Rocky Mountains with rich nature - Whistler, Lake Medsin (the largest lake in the reserve Jasper, fully shrinking every year), Lake Meylin, waterfalls Athabasca (32 km south of Jasper), Columbia Glacier (area of 325 sq. km.), Johnston Canyon, waterfalls Lower and Upper Falls, Lake Louise, Mount Victoria, and many resort towns with the highest level of service around the reserves. Here in Alberta, was discovered the largest concentration of remains of dinosaurs, and fishing on local rivers is considered one of the best in the country.

British Columbia - the most western and mountainous provinces. This is the area of marine landscapes, mountains, lakes, rivers, pine forests, green valleys with vineyards and orchards, the area of beautiful nature and friendly people. Vancouver - one of the nicest cities in Canada, the third highest number of inhabitants and the second most important port in North America. The central part of Vancouver is located at the foot of the two peaks - Mount Seymour and Hollibern, altitude about 1300 meters, and on the banks of a grand English Bay. In many rivers of Vancouver laid 20 bridges and three drawbridges - Byurard Bridge, Kembo Bridge and the Granville Bridge - connect downtown with other areas of Vancouver and is a fairly interesting tourist sites.

Very popular among tourists Stanley Park (400 hectares of pine forests) and its seafront promenade, the oldest quarter of the city - Gestaun, the largest in Canada, Chinatown, Botanic Park Queen Elizabeth and the university botanical garden, garden Wang Dusena, Japanese Nitobe Gardens at Marina Drive , Christ Church Cathedral (the oldest church in Vancouver) with beautiful stained glass windows and a magnificent wooden ceiling, Ford's Theater, an entertainment complex "Commodore", Museum of Art, the Museum of Vancouver with a planetarium, the House Science of the cinema "Omnimaks, Anthropological Museum, the Museum of the century and Maritime Museum. Three Beach Stanley Park, the beaches of Kitsilano, Jericho, Rec Beach and Locarno, in spite of the cool water, attracting thousands of holidaymakers. Vancouver is surrounded by thick forests and high mountains, so the most popular tourist routes pass through the picturesque surroundings of the city. The most interesting Whistler ski station, with huge rocks Skuomish Stavamus-GIF, a waterfall of Shannon Falls, town of Nanaimo on the ocean, the archipelago of the Queen Charlotte, as well as the old railway line that connects the most beautiful places around the city.

In the provincial capital - Victoria, be sure to visit the museum of classic cars and historic Fort Rodd Park, the Museum of British Columbia Recreation Park Batchart Gardens, Wax Museum, Maritime Museum, the largest city park - Beacon Hill Park, Parliament House and Art Gallery Emily Carr. At Thunderbird Park, you can see the objects of worship and life of local Indians. And the rest - a typical English town of the Victorian era, with its architecture, outdoor sculptures, well-planned gardens, trimmed lawns and gardens. From Victoria, you can freely get to the famous sanctuaries Pacific-Rome, Yoho (under protection of UNESCO), Koutny, as well as to accomplish a journey on a comfortable boat for an amazing route as the ocean and river type (all are 25 directions).

Yukon - District legendary "gold rush" of the century. Virtually untouched wild lands stretch to the Yukon area of 500 thousand square meters. km north of British Columbia, between Alaska and the Northwest Territories of Canada. Most of the territory occupied by the Yukon Cordillera, and in the far north, on the coast of the Arctic tundra stretches. Whitehorse - Yukon's capital, administrative and tourist center. Every year in February, held "a meeting of miners," during which you can stroll along the river on an old paddle steamer "Klondike" and imagine those early years, when the Yukon was in turmoil "gold rush". Worth visiting Museum McBride in Whitehorse, Miles Canyon, "sung" in many Westerns Dawson or fishing on the rivers Yukon - almost ideal for sport fishing.