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Cathedral Square


Cathedral Square
Colombo St Central City
Christchurch
New Zealand
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What's Near Cathedral Square

Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Distance in: mi km
Hotel USD* Distance Rating
The Classic Villa $184 0.6 mi 0.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
City Central Motel Apartments $136 0.6 mi 1.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
CentrePoint on Colombo $99 0.7 mi 1.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
The George Christchurch $265 0.8 mi 1.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Salerno Motel Apartments N/A 0.9 mi 1.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Restaurants
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Bensons 0.0 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Nobanno 0.4 mi 0.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
The Bodhi Tree 0.6 mi 0.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Things to Do
Distance in: mi km
Thing to Do Distance Rating
Christchurch Cathedral 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Christchurch Tramway 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
The Arts Centre 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4 of 5 stars
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“City _? Historical Walk” Wcities.com
“Cathedral Square” Wcities.com
“3 days in England of the South Pacific” Honolulu Star-Bulletin
“48 Hours In: Christchurch” Independent.co.uk
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #38 of 142 attractions in Christchurch
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Attraction type: Town center/square/plaza
Address: Colombo St
Central City Christchurch
New Zealand

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“Very nice place.”
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4 of 5 stars
TravelRube 21 contributions
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Mar 25, 2006
5/5 found this review helpful

Everything is close to the cathedral. This is a very walkable city. The table stores were out selling goods and the square was alive with activity the days we were there. Excellent place to people watch. Especally by the life sized chess board. more

“クライストチャーチの中心”
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3 of 5 stars
EriTakamura 36 contributions
Tokyo, Japan
Google Translation
Mar 31, 2009

クライストチャーチを訪れたら、必ず通ることになる場所。大聖堂前の広場では、有名な等身大のチェスボードが設置され、大道芸人... more

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Cathedral Square Address

Colombo St | Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand