5 Vancouver Cosmo-Wilderness Guides - download!

With a population around 600,000 people, Vancouver is a great place to spend a weekend, or even a few weeks with a perfect mix of cosmopolitan city with easy access to the wilderness. One of the top 8 world cities to live, you can visit this exciting Canadian city any time of the year and have a great time. One of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country, the world's best cuisine is available here with amazing sea food top on the menu.

5 Vancouver Cosmo-Wilderness Guides - download!


1. Vancouver - North Shore (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

The mountain-shadowed North Shore is centered on the communities of West Vancouver and North Vancouver. Here you’ll find the regions closest ski resorts as well as some of its best outdoor attractions and activities.


2. Vancouver - Kitsilano & University of British Columbia (UBC) (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Vancouver’s West Side includes two major highlights: Kitsilano, with its wooden heritage homes, expansive beaches and 4th Ave shopping strip; and UBC, a verdant campus with museums, galleries and myriad other attractions.


3. Vancouver - Fairview & South Granville (Chapter) Lonely Planet

This area combines rows of clapboard residential avenues radiating from Fairview’s Cambie St with, a few blocks west, the store- and gallery-lined South Granville, one of Vancouver’s best walkable shopping strips.


4. Vancouver - Main Street (Chapter) Lonely Planet

The skinny-jeaned hear of the hipster scene, Main has transformed into the city’s coolest ’hood in recent years, boasting Vancouver’s newest gallery district and its best independent cafes, shops, bars & restaurants.


5. Vancouver - Downtown & West End (Chapter) Lonely Planet

The heart of Vancouver occupies an ocean-fringed peninsula that’s easily divided into three: the grid-pattern of urban streets radiating from Granville and West Georgia Sts; the 1950s towers and dense residential side streets of the West End; and Stanley Park.