The largest city of Canada with its population of about 4 millions, Toronto is also the most American one among all the Canadian cities. It lies on the plain near Ontario Lake where cross water routes to the Great Lakes district. The name "toronto" comes from the local Indians word "meeting point".



Toronto is the capital of Ontario province. This province is divided into the urban southern part and not much populated north, full of natural resources. A lot of attention is paid here to saving the nature and the province is a home to some interesting reserves.

Toronto is an important industrial and financial center of Canada, but unlike the most of big American cities it has no ghettos. The city has a developed transport net, tramways and subway. Toronto is nevertheless a very green city, full of gardens and parks. Toronto isn't Canadian capital, but it could be called its political heart.

Toronto is a multinational city with French, Italian and Portuguese districts. The most of the buildings are low-rise, but the downtown is full of skyscrapers. Narrow Bay street in the center of this district is known as Canadian Wall Street. Here you can find the headquarters of the leading banks, stocks and insurance companies. Here the highest 72-storey Canadian skyscraper is located.

CN Tower with its 553 meters height is also the tallest television tower of the world. It was built in 1975 and since that has been the architectural symbol of Canada. From the top of the tower opens a breathtaking view of the city and even Niagara Falls and American city Buffalo situated 120 kilometers far from Toronto.

Toronto is the cultural center of the English-speaking Canada. It boasts a lot of drama theaters, National Ballet, National Opera, art center, Royal Ontario Museum and others.

SkyDome - a huge covered stadium, with the roof of 9000 tons weight is the fist structure of this kind. It has a height of 86 meters and can house 67 000 people.

Eaton Center is an impressive shopping center with a lot of greenery, fountains and galleries. It's the most popular place for shopping among Toronto citizens and visitors of the city. It has three floors of the shopping arcades, restaurants and cafes.

Toronto Islands is a combination of 17 islands with parks and beautiful views to the city. Ward's Island, Hanlan's Point and Center Island are open all year round, but the best time for visiting it is summer.

Centerville is the large park on the Central Island. Here the way of life in the ancient village is reconstructed. There are also a lot of attractions, such as carousels, mini-golf and big dipper are situated.