July 2019 Issue #31 July 2019 Issue #31 4Guys | Page 179

1. English Bay Beach
English Bay Beach also plays a major role in one
of Vancouver’s biggest summer events: the an-
nual Celebration of Light International Fireworks
Competition. This beach is the top spot for view-
ing the fireworks; it’s so popular that it is abso-
lutely packed with people during the three-night
event.
Our version of Venice Beach, Kitsilano Beach
— known as Kits Beach to locals — is the most
“glamorous” of Vancouver’s beaches. While
it boasts scenery as gorgeous as the other
beaches on this list, the real eye candy here
is on the sand: the beach-goers themselves,
pretty young people who come here to see and
be seen.
2. Kitsilano Beach
Kits​ Beach is family friendly, too, and great
for swimmers: the waves are calm, and the
beach’s park includes the awesome Kits Pool,
the longest outdoor pool in Canada.
3. Spanish Banks
Located in the West End on the edge of Stanley
Park (and along the Seawall), English Bay Beach
is the epitome of an urban beach: luscious sand
and sunbathers on one side of the street, restau-
rants, and shops (along Denman) on the other.
It’s also one of the best beaches for swimmers.
English Bay Beach also plays a major role in one
of Vancouver’s biggest summer events: the an-
nual Celebration of Light International Fireworks
Competition. This beach is the top spot for view-
ing the fireworks; it’s so popular that it is abso-
lutely packed with people during the three-night
event.
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