Downtown VICTORIA The Capital City of British Columbia Canada, Driving in Vancouver Island Dec 2021

Victoria, capital of British Columbia, sits on the craggy southern end of Vancouver Island. The city&British colonial past shows in its Victorian architecture, including stately Craigdarroch Castle mansion. Named for Queen Victoria, the city is one of the oldest in the Pacific Northwest, with British settlement beginning in 1843. The city has retained a large number of its historic buildings, in particular its two most famous landmarks, the Parliament Buildings (finished in 1897 and home of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia) and the Empress hotel (opened in 1908). Note: Vancouver is the biggest city in the Province but Victoria is the Capital