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almost empty beaches, where The Old City Quarter has
sightings of eagles and turkey many 19th-century buildings,
vultures are common. There are including the Nanaimo Court
fishing charters for visitors, and House, designed by Francis STAY
kayaking tours offering stops Rattenbury in 1895. The
on isolated shores to view Nanaimo Museum includes a
otters, seals, and marine birds. re-creation of an old school- Tigh Na Mara
Salt Spring is the most- room, a First Nations exhibit, Seaside Spa Resort
populated Gulf island, with and a Sports Hall of Fame, as Choose between rustic
about 10,500 inhabitants. In well as aboriginal artifacts in log cabins and luxury
the summer, visitors come to a village diorama. suites –all with cozy
wander around the pretty fireplaces – at this
village of Ganges, where a busy Nanaimo Museum large resort.
marina surrounds the wooden "' ⌂ 100 Museum Way ⌂ 1155 Resort Dr,
pier. The village offers stores, § (250) 753 1821 # 10am– Parksville ∑ tigh-na-
cafés, galleries, and colorful 5pm Mon–Sat (summer: daily) mara.com
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enjoy listening to live music 12 Crystal Cove
while browsing the stalls, Beach Resort
which offer an array of fresh Comox Valley
produce, homemade goods, n 101–3607 Small Rd, A friendly resort with
and arts and crafts. modern log cabins and
Cumberland; www. RV sites. Many cabins
discovercomox valley.com have private hot tubs.
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Rd; www.tourismnanaimo. town of Comox, and the artsy
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with other smaller settle ments
Originally the site of five including Denman Island and
villages of the indigenous Hornby Island. Besides the snowpacks in North America.
Coast Salish peoples, Nanaimo numerous hiking, paddling, Down in the valley there are
was established as a coal- and biking trails, the highlight also colorful festivals, wineries,
mining town in the 1850s. here is Mount Washington oyster tastings, and farmers’
As the second-largest city on Alpine Resort, which offers markets with produce from
Vancouver Island, Nanaimo has year-round outdoor activities over 400 local farms, which
plenty of malls and businesses and one of the deepest ensure visitors are kept busy.
along the Island Highway, but it
is the Old City Quarter on the
waterfront, located right in the
heart of downtown Nanaimo,
that visitors enjoy the most.

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