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Banffshire Club (Restaurants) Search City around Fairmont within: Short Walk (2 mi) Short Drive (5 mi) Longer Drive (10 mi) Short Trip (15 mi) Day Trip (25 mi) All Categories Attractions & Activities Nightlife Restaurants Shopping				Cityguide created for The Fairmont Banff Springs 405 Spray Avenue Banff, Alberta T1L 1J4 Events Best of the City "10Best Businesses" 10 Overall Closest Attractions & Activities 10 Overall Closest Great Views Museums Parks Sightseeing Skiing Tours and Excursions Nightlife 10 Overall Closest Bars Pub Restaurants 10 Overall Closest American Asian Breakfast Canadian Continental Italian Japanese Lunch Regional Steakhouse Sushi Vegetarian Shopping 10 Overall Closest Art Galleries Clothing Stores Gift Stores Shopping Centers Activities Dining Golf Hotel Shops Local Shopping Spa About Banff, AB It is largely serendipitous that Banff exists at all today. In 1883, prospecting railway workers happened upon a heated mineral spring that became known as the Cave and Basin. Promoted as therapeutic, the spring began to draw visitors, and the area around it was named a nature reserve. It was later to become Banff National Park. To attract and accommodate tourists, the Canadian Pacific Railway erected a train station and the spectacular Banff Springs Hotel, and the town mushroomed. Nowadays, the spring is secondary to the area's ski slopes, art galleries and stylish hotels. The charming village caters to an upscale clientele with terrific restaurants, fashionable shopping, and cultural opportunities. Its natural beauty draws tourists throughout the year, and the village is close enough to Calgary to be a wonderful getaway for the city's residents. Banff, AB Factoid Located some 20 kilometers from the nearest road, Castleguard Caves, Canada's longest cave system, is situated just northwest of Banff. The 16-kilometer long cave is also Canada's second deepest. Unfortunately, the cave isn't open to the public due to unpredictable flooding in the spring and summer months – only specially approved expeditions are permitted, and only in the winter. More Factoids Learn More About Banff. . . Traveler Tools  Currency Converter Friday More sun than clouds. Pleasantly warm. 76/54 °F 25/13°C Saturday Sunny. Pleasantly warm. 77/52 °F 25/11°C Sunday More sun than clouds. Pleasantly warm. 68/48 °F 20/9°C

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