Kelowna: vineyards on Lake Okanagan

The Okanagan Lake, stretching over one hundred kilometres, according to local legend is the home of the aquatic monster Ogopogo, sighted by dozens of witnesses over the decades.

A few minutes away, the Naramata Bench wineries, overlooking hills above the lake, produce some of Canada's best white wines thanks to the valley's semi-desert climate.

Continuing along the lake you visit Myra Canyon, with its eighteen wooden railway bridges built at the turn of the twentieth century, now passable by bicycle.

As evening approaches, Kelowna's waterfront comes alive with restaurants and venues with views of the sunset over the surrounding mountains.

The Okanagan Valley, thanks to its unusual semi-arid climate for Canada, produces over eighty percent of British Columbia's wine on a relatively small surface area.

The Myra Canyon, with its restored railway bridges after a devastating fire in 2003, remains today one of the most celebrated panoramic cycling routes in western Canada.