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weSt end "Young, hip and happening" aptly describes this urban neighbourhood. english Bay Beach is a popular sunbathing and sunset-watching spot, and denman and Robson streets attract shoppers and diners. davie villaGe Rainbow flags hang from utility posts in this lively West end neighbourhood. Famous for its thriving gay and lesbian community, davie Village is also home to cool bookstores and thumping nightclubs. Robson Street yaletown home-goods stores, art galleries and high-end apparel shops occupy the stalwart former warehouses; in the smaller spots, cosy boutiques sell everything from First nations art to custom diamond bracelets. Charming restaurants and chic nightspots add to the energy. Granville iSland A pedestrian-friendly picturesque peninsula awaits your attendees, just across the bridge. street musicians, aromatic delicacies and artists' studios are set against an amazing cityscape backdrop. Visitors enjoy shops, bookstores and the sprawling Public Market, featuring fresh food and produce and colourful crafts from local artisans. GaStown glimpses of Vancouver's origins are preserved in the Victorian buildings and cobblestone streets of this once-bawdy frontier post. today, it's an official historic area with antique streetlamps, shops and bars, and the famous twotonne gastown steam Clock. chinatown the first wave of Chinese immigrants arrived in Vancouver in the 1800s to build railroads. today, the city has Canada's largest Chinese population and a thriving Chinatown, full of authentic restaurants, shopping, leisure and culture. during summer evenings, shoppers browse the goods and taste the food in the stalls lining the streets of the Chinatown night Market. Gastown South Granville Just south of downtown is a pedestrian-friendly mix of coffee shops, art galleries, boutique clothing stores and interior design shops – an eclectic shopping experience that offers visitors plenty of places to pick up the perfect Vancouver souvenir. Chinatown tVan photos: John sinal; Al harvey; tom Ryan Learn more about Vancouver's neighbourhoods on our blog, inside vancouver things to see & do 115