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1st July 2010

3 Of The Best Places To Go When You’re In Canada

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Calgary, Alberta

Calgary is set by the banks of the Bow River; it is also near to Alberta’s amazing Rocky Mountains. 1 of Calgary’s most popular tourist attractions is the Calgary stampede. It’s an event with an enormous parade and rodeo, this top-class show brings in over 1 million people per year. In the late 80’s, Calgary Alberta housed the Winter Olympics, in Canada Olympic Park. Canada Olympic Park is an events centre made especially for snowboarding, luge, skiing, Bobsleigh, and also mountain biking (not in the winter though!)

The Pengrowth Saddledome is the home of the Calgary Flames and also for many concerts and events in Alberta, Canada. Other excellent places to see include: Calgary Tower, Eau Claire Market, and GlenBow Museum.

Ontario

Ontario is one of Canada’s highly populated areas ; Ontario is also one of the top tourist destinations within Canada. The Capital of Canada, Ottawa housing Parliament Hill and lots of other cultural landmarks . Toronto is home to many venues , as well as the stock market place, the CN tower and is also a multi-racial society.

Toronto is the most picturesque of all places in Canada; the famous Niagara Falls should be visited if ever in Ontario. There are endless amounts of other amazing things to do in Ontario such as: the Stratford Festival, Oktoberfest, Thunder Bay, Muskoka and Parry Sound. If you are a big fan of the outdoors then Algonquin Park has a massive variety of camping, hiking, canoeing and other exciting wilderness activities to do

Quebec

Quebec is a province in Canada with a strong tradition and history . Formerly, Quebec was a French colony which has been able to build upon and keep its strong ties to the history of France , also their lifestyle and culture . Quebec is also known as one of the top places for Canadian Genealogy.

The front of shops and street signs let people know who are passing by in the French language first, and then secondly, in English . This is what gives Quebec a unique edge that the remainder of Canada does not have.

Montreal is the 2nd largest city in Canada and houses an enormous amount of worldwide and international festivals and events . The nightlife in Quebec is like no other . Montreal is very well known for it’s River Cruises. Make sure you visit this amazing province if ever in Canada.

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