Top 10 Reasons to Come to Penticton & Wine Country
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There are an infinite number of reasons to visit Penticton & Wine Country, one of the most desirable vacation spots in British Columbia. Here are just 10 of them. |
| Sunshine. Over 2,000 hours of it annually, to be exact. | |
| More than 50 wineries within a 20 minute drive of Penticton (Hiccup.) | |
| Penticton's small town charm. Please do not be alarmed if a stranger says, "Hello." | |
| The Penticton Farmers' Market and fruit stands. Eat local. Really local. | |
| Penticton has two big, beautiful lakes with a bevy of beaches. (Voted #2 Beaches in Canada by TripAdvisor users for 2011!) | |
| The Naramata Bench--home of BC's best wines--in Penticton's backyard. | |
| Five days of fun at The Penticton Peach Festival. | |
| The Okanagan River Channel. Grab an inner tube and let your cares drift away in Penticton. | |
| Massive, majestic vistas from atop the Skaha Bluffs around Penticton. | |
| And finally, hot weather attracts hot athletes--from pro-hockey players teaching at the world's most well-known hockey school (right here in Penticton!) to Iron men and women, the eye candy in Penticton is delicious. |














