ARLE CLARKE HOUSE
ARLE CLARKE HOUSE
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How
to Get to Victoria
Getting there is half the fun. Use this link to make your trip planning easier. |
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Wining
& Dining
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Zambri's
Our favourite restaurant. The essence of what northern Italian Slow Food is all about. |
White
Heather Tea Room
Absolute adorable. "Behind the Tweed Curtain" in terribly English Oak Bay. |
Brasserie
L'Ecole
An intimate little French brasserie in Chinatown. Award winning. |
Canoe Club
Great building on the waterfront. Brew pub with better than pub food. Open late. |
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Island Wineries
The Wine Island Vintners Association's web site. Maps, information and calendar of events. |
Church
& State Estate Winery
Award winning wines and good food. |
Zanatta Winery
A beautiful 45-minute drive away. The most relaxing place on earth. Reserve for lunch and drink their superb champagne. |
Barbs Place
Fish and Chips
Pinic tables on the dock at Fisherman's Wharf. For fun, take the harbour ferry there. |
| Ottavio's
Bakery & Deli Exotic cheeses, imported deli items and gelato to die for. |
ReBar
Modern Food Without doubt one of the world's great vegetarian restaurants. Innovative and fun. |
Paprika
Bistro Off the beaten track, but worth it. |
Cafe Brio
Great ambiance and open Sunday nights. |
| Travel with Taste Tours Amazing culinary and wine tours of Victoria and the Saanich Peninsula. |
Ferris'
Oyster Bar A long time local favourite. Fabulous sweet potato fries cooked in peanut oil. |
The
Noodle Box Cheap, fast, fiery and fantastic. |
Sooke Harbour
House Multiple award-winning cuisine and one of the world's best wine lists. Not cheap but very special. |
| EAT Magazine Covers Vancouver Island, the lower mainland, and Seattle. Read it and see why Southern Vancouver Island has become a culinary destination. |
Spinnaker's Restaurant Great brew pub--a Victoria institution. |
The Superior Cafe Eccentric decor, live entertainment and ecclectic cuisine. Lots of fun! |
Slow Food International An international movement revolutionizing the world one great locally grown meal at a time! |
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Arts
& Culture
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| Belfry Theatre One of Canada's leading professional theatres--just a block from our house. |
Phoenix
Theatre University of Victoria's theatre. Professional productions on the gorgeous UVic campus. |
Intrepid Theatre Victoria Fringe Festival, Uno Festival and more. |
Pacific Opera Victoria Short season but first rate productions. |
| Art Gallery A short walk away. Contenporary art, block buster exhibitions, terrific oriental collection. |
Suddenly Dance Innovative dance theatre that's thought-provoking, yet accessible. |
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Attractions
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| Victoria Bug Zoo Sounds gross but it is fascinating and intense! |
Butchart Gardens Canada's #2 tourist attraction. Beautiful year round. |
Royal BC Museum One of our favourite museums in the world! |
Whale Watching Great fun! In peak season you have a 95% chance of seeing our resident orcas (killer whales). |
| Centre
of the Universe It really is here --at the Dominion Observatory |
Craigdarroch
Castle See how coal barons and their servants lived. |
Galloping
Goose Trail & other Regional Parks Take our tandem bike on this exceptionally scenic 55 km-long trail. |
Victoria Harbour
Ferries Cute little water taxis that scoot around the Inner Harbour and environs. |
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Weddings
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| How
to get married in BC Don't worry it's easy. Note: same sex marriage is legal here. |
Flowers
on Top Our innovative supplier of wedding flowers. |
Feys and Hobbs Catered
Arts Inc. Victoria's premiere caterer. Exquisite presentation. |
Truffles Catering The most popular caterer in Victoria. |
| Western TuxxVictoria's finest tuxedo rentals and sales. | Pederson's Rentals | F8-Photographic Arts - Wedding Photographer | |
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Shopping
Therapy
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| Silk Road
Teas & Aromatherapy Unbelievably fresh, clean-smelling bath oils and salts and rare teas. Yummy! |
Freedom Kilts Hip, sexy and fun. Our favorite shop in the neighborhood. |
Kilshaw
Auctioneers Lunds Auction House From the ridiculous to the sublime. Weekly auctions. |
Charles
Rupert Designs Heritage home owners will go wild here. Gorgeous Arts & Crafts objets d'art and Victorian fabrics, wall papers and reproductions. |
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Things
in General
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Real Estate
Once you visit Victoria you won't want to leave. |
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Shameless
self-promotion
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| Globe & Mail review of Peter's latest novel | Now Magazine review of Peter's latest novel | LesbianLife.com Married at Earl Clarke House. |
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| Purple
Roofs Article Read all about us. |
Planet
Out Website Read more about us. |
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