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Wander Bastion Square
Where Fort Victoria stood in the 1840s, now there are heritage brick, café patios, and an artisan market.
Old Town, off View & Government
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Where Fort Victoria stood in the 1840s, now there are heritage brick, café patios, and an artisan market.
Old Town, off View & Government
More infoFort Victoria was founded on this exact patch of ground in the 1840s, which is either inspiring or unsettling, but the brick lanes standing on it now are lovely. In summer an artisan market fills the square, café patios materialise from every direction, and the move is to amble slowly while pretending to browse the makers' stalls with great intention. Free, central, and walkable in every direction from downtown Victoria.
Amble the restored brick lanes where Fort Victoria began, browse the summer artisan stalls, and read the heritage plaques aloud in your worst old-timey accent. It's free, central, and about 45 unhurried minutes, so drift toward the harbour edge as the sky goes pink. Perfect connective tissue: let it bridge a museum visit and dinner, or let the patios reel you in and keep you a while.
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