Calgary is a large city in the province of Alberta, surrounded by the majestic Rocky Mountains and magnificent manicured parks. The international airport of Calgary, located 18 km from the center, accepts many planes with tourists-mountain-skiers. Because only three hours drive separate Calgary from such resorts as Fernier, Kimberley, etc.
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Transport
C-Train (C-Train) - light rail Calgary, currently running two lines. The total length of 48, 8 km, they connect the city center with its north-eastern, north-western and southern regions. Simply put, Sea Train is something between the tram and the subway.
Line 201, which includes 28 stations (36, 3 km), can be reached in 55 minutes. 202 line (19 stations and 14, 5 km) - for half an hour. The fare on the train is ~ 2, 10 CAD (the ticket is valid for 90 minutes). At the same time, at nine stations located in the center of Calgary, along Seventh Avenue, which use both lines - the traffic is free.
- How to get from Edmonton to Calgary
Climate of Calgary
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Cloudy, light snow -9 ° С in the day -7 ° С at night ° С water |
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| Calgary weather forecast for 10 days | ||
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | -3 | + 0 | + 4 | + 11 | + 16 | + 20 | + 23 | + 23 | + 18 | + 12 | + 3 | -1 |
| night | -15 | -12 | -8 | -2 | + 3 | + 7 | + 9 | + 9 | + 4 | -1 | -9 | -13 |
The climate is moderate and dry, there are rare rains in the spring, but snow can be practically at any time of the year, even in late spring and summer, because of the proximity of the mountains. "Chinook" (chinook - translated from the Indian "snow eater") - a warm and dry wind blowing from the Rocky Mountains, which in a few hours raises the temperature of the air by more than +20 ° C, turning the winter into spring. ±$ br >
See also the current weather forecast in Calgary for the next few days.
Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing
It is worth to climb the Calgary Tower, a height of 91 m, from where the beautiful panorama opens. The tower is designed in such a way that it can slightly sway with the wind, maintaining its stability.
Also interesting: Galaway Park - Canada's second largest amusement park; Zoo, which is considered one of the best in Canada; Fort Calgary Historical Park and the famous Olympic Park with sports entertainment.
The city is famous for the annual rodeo Calgary Stampede and Exhibition: parades, performances, competitions take place within 10 days starting from the second week of July. Professionals and amateurs should last at least 8 seconds on the back of an unbroken horse, tame a wild mustang or in 10 seconds throw a lasso on the bull.
Tired of the abundance of attractions, you can stroll in the indoor garden of Devonian Gardens.
Museums of Calgary
Heritage Park - a huge open-air history museum, which presents the history of the city at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries.
The Glenbow Museum is the largest art gallery in Calgary of contemporary Canadian artists and Eskimo art (28,000 exhibits from the 19th and 21st centuries), the Telus Children's Science Museum and the Planetarium, the Royal Paleontological Museum and the Fleet Museum.
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