With the eastern face of the Rocky Mountains as the backdrop, we find Calgary. Local people, railroads, cowboys, cattle, and oil have come together to create a modern city with a very deep background. traditional. The city enjoys its professional football matches and its hockey teams, but during the month of July the essential protagonist is the rodeo.
Calgary hosted the Winter Olympic Games from 1988. Its kilometer-long snow slopes with great drops are in Kananaskis, less than 90 minutes west of the city. If what you want is to be an intrepid adventurer, you cannot miss visiting the Dinosaur Provincial Park. There you can find all kinds of fossils that will let your imagination run wild like a child's.
There's others museums not to be missed in the city: the Drumheller Tyrell Royal Museum, the Glenbow Museum (it is one of Canada's leading museums), and the EPCOR (Center for the Performing Arts, Theater and Musicals). From June to September it is very likely that you can enjoy a lot of festivals and you will also find a larger number of open accommodation. Spring and autumn offer more days quiet And in September it can be a particularly rewarding trip as you will come across a perfect combination of warm weather and fall foliage.
Although the winter It can be very cold, it is also one of the best times to visit the city. The abundant fluffy snow mixed with the clear and starry sky at night will allow you to see the most beautiful Aurora borealis. Winter is also ideal for practicing outdoor sports such as ski.
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