| Calgary is located in Canada at the foot | | | | can be found in the Night Gallery club. Jazz |
| hills of Albertas Rocky Mountains. Home to | | | | and Blues fans will be delighted by the |
| much of the Canadian oil and gas industry, | | | | Calgary Jazz Festival, held every year in |
| Calgary is a vibrant modern city filled with | | | | July. |
| modern amenities and skyscrapers. | | | | |
| | | | Stephen Avenue Walk is a pedestrian zone |
| The city has taken care to ensure that | | | | lined with shops leading to a five block |
| numerous green areas are easily accessible. | | | | shopping complex. The city is a shoppers |
| The city runs from the foothills of the | | | | paradise. Local gemstones, handmade arts and |
| Rockies in the north west to the rolling | | | | crafts, antiques, Inuit art, designer Western |
| hills and farm country of the south east. It | | | | wear and stylish fashions are to be found |
| is divided into four quadrants intersecting | | | | here. The shops at Eau Claire are unique, and |
| at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers | | | | you will not find them at other malls around |
| | | | the city |
| In 1991, The City adopted the Red Pasque | | | | |
| Flower as its official floral emblem | | | | In 1988, Calgary became the first Canadian |
| | | | city to host the Olympic Winter Games and one |
| 17 Avenue is the place to be during the | | | | of the fastest ice skating rinks in the world |
| evening hours. 17 Ave offers many shops and | | | | was built to accommodate these games. Canada |
| restaurants that suits every one's tastes. | | | | Olympic Park, site of many of the events in |
| There are no shortage of bars, pubs and dance | | | | the 1988 Olympics, is located about five |
| floors either. 4 Street SW is mostly known as | | | | minutes from downtown and features several |
| a dining district, 4 St has a fine selection | | | | lifts and lots of artificial snow. |
| of restaurant lounges. A pedestrian friendly | | | | |
| street with a lively after work scene. | | | | For a real adrenaline rush, watch the Nordic |
| | | | ski jumpers as they launch themselves off the |
| The Palace and Outlaws night clubs also | | | | 90 meter ski jump and float hundreds of feet |
| feature classic and up and coming rock | | | | through the air. |
| performers, while alternative and rave music | | | | |