Parksville. The Salish Sea

Tigh-Na-Mara Resort & Conference Center is a four-star hotel in Parksville, Canada, built on the seashore of Salish. A panoramic camera is installed on site, near the beach. On the screen, we can see the Strait of Georgia and several islands — Lasqueti, Ballenas and Texada.

The Salish Sea is a notional name for an aquatic system that includes the straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, as well as some coastal parts of the Pacific Ocean. The sea appeared on geographic maps quite recently, in the late 1980s. The name itself goes back to the language group of Indians, who have lived in these places since time immemorial.

Parksville Resort is located in a picturesque forest area. Next to the Tigh-Na-Mara Hotel is the Rattwor Beach Park. Several resort hotels are built right on the seashore of Salish, so you can literally live on the beach in Parksville.

The nearest natural attractions, Milner Gardens and Horn Lake Caves Park, are an hour’s drive away from the hotel.