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Toronto - CANADA

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Toronto City Skyline
The Eaton Centre
Scotiabank Caribanna Festival
 

Toronto is a multicultural cosmopolitan and home to one of the most culturally diverse groups of people in the world.

Home to more than 2.4 million residents its mix of cultural flavors, historic attractions and flamboyant yearly festivals attract thousands of travelers yearly.

Toronto is the capital of Ontario and is rated as one of the world's most livable cities's with the highest quality of life and is home to one of the safest urban environments in the world.

The city is represented by over 100 different languages and dialects providing travelers with a diverse range of cultural activities that almost make you forget what city you're really in.

There's so much to do in Toronto it's hard to know where to start.

Shopping, landmark structures, festivals Toronto is world renowned for having the best in all three categories and that's just to name a few.

The Eaton centre is fashion paradise for all shopaholics. The biggest fashion mall in Eastern Canada, the Eaton Centre attracts over a million shoppers a week and is home to 230 different shops.

Tourists can't say they have been to Canada until they have seen for themselves the CN tower.

The CN Tower is the Southern Hemispheres tallest tower and is the only way you get a unique 360 degree view of this beautiful city.

You can enjoy the panoramic views of this national icon whilst enjoying the fresh local cuisine at the 360 Restaurant perched at the very top of the tower.
Festivals are the heart and soul of Toronto's cultural influence.

Toronto's summer months bring a cultural explosion of music, colour, food, dancing and street side parties.

Toronto's Scotiabank Caribana festival, Pride Week Toronto and The Toronto Film Festival are just a small handful of the fabulous events and people that make up this great city.

Scotibank Caribana festival is an extravagant cocktail of Caribbean culture, tradition, food and performing arts mixed into one giant festival.

Dance to the beat of African drums and sing along to reggae and calypso music, this festival is a testament to Toronto's multicultural society and the welcoming attitude it displays to its visitors.

The summer months of May thru September also play host to the Gay Pride Festival which again lines the streets for a three day party with colour and music to symbolize the acceptance of a diverse range of sexual orientations within Toronto and Canada.

Toronto is a thriving city and a major tourist destination with an undoubtable cultural flair that is forever jam packed with things to see and do.

http://www.seetorontonow.com/Events/event_scotiabank_caribana.aspx

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