Trésors cachés à Canterbury

Hidden Gems

Explore Canterbury’s diverse landscape through these distinct sites. Mount Sunday in the Rangitata Valley served as the filming location for Edoras in The Lord of the Rings, while the Elephant Rocks near Duntroon feature weathered limestone formations. In Akaroa, The Giant's House displays intricate mosaic art and sculpture gardens. The Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum houses significant taonga and early settler artifacts. At Lake Tekapo, the Church of the Good Shepherd offers a stone-built example of early 20th-century architecture set against a glacial lake.