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Newport County: Seaside resorts without the attitude |
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 |
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Newport County, long a tourist hub of the state, includes the glittering City-by-the-Sea, Newport, and picturesque towns Middletown, Portsmouth, Jamestown, Tiverton and Little Compton. Newport is both an exciting resort community and a quaint New England town, a bustling place where sailboat masts and church steeples form the skyline.
Newport County, long a tourist hub of the state, includes the glittering City-by-the-Sea, Newport, and picturesque towns Middletown, Portsmouth, Jamestown, Tiverton and Little Compton. Newport is both an exciting resort community and a quaint New England town, a bustling place where sailboat masts and church steeples form the skyline.
Newport is perhaps best known for its Gilded-Age posh mansions. Six of the mansions are currently owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and available for tours. Touro Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in the country, and the International Tennis Hall of Fame, home of oldest grass courts in the United States, are also located in this world-famous seaport.
The famous Ocean Drive and Cliff Walk provide spectacular views of the ocean, beaches, and the harbor, where luxury yachts and fishing boats are moored side-by-side.
Shops and galleries along fashionable Bellevue Avenue and Brick Marketplace are filled with everything from hand-crafted wooden toys to imported crystal. Worldclass restaurants, many with waterfront views, feature a plethora of dining cuisine.
Of course, other scenic areas abound in Newport County. The Norman Bird Sanctuary, Prescott Farm and Purgatory Chasm, all in Middletown, and Glen Farm, in Portsmouth, provide idyllic displays of beauty.
Newport County truly is a place that has something to offer for everyone. But each of the county’s six towns and city has one thing in common: a flair for hospitality. |
