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Our Region
Within a 15-mile radius of Maine’s largest metropolitan hub,
you’ll find a variety of landscapes and towns to explore. Both
surrounding and within Portland, parks and preserves allow
access to the tranquil natural beauty Maine is renowned for.
WELCOME TO GREATER PORTLAND
Your attendees can enjoy a stroll on a sandy beach or a
team-building canoe trip through a salt marsh in Scarborough.
Westbrook’s Performing Arts Center is a state-of-the-art venue,
minutes from downtown Portland in a burgeoning arts and tech
riverfront town. Grab an authentic lobster roll and photograph
renowned Portland Head Light while watching surf crash upon
Cape Elizabeth’s rocky coast. The state’s largest retail center
is located in South Portland, near the airport and several hotel
and conference centers. Freeport entices travelers to find
fabulous outlet bargains, but your group can also experience
active adventures with L.L.Bean’s Outdoor Discovery School.
BOTH REFINED AND RELAXED
Portland is perched on a peninsula, jutting out into island-
studded Casco Bay. In Portland, older architecture blends
gracefully with the new as you stroll along the working water-
front or the cobblestone streets of the Old Port section of town.
Portland is easy to navigate by foot, taxi or bus. Small parks
and squares dot the landscape, offering comfortable respite
for urban explorers. Intriguing shops and cozy coffee and tea
houses beckon to passersby. Harbor cruises, historic buildings,
and galleries nestle along the waterfront.
On a stroll through the Old Port, one of the country’s more
successful warehouse revitalization efforts, you’ll hear the
squall of gulls and the low moan of bell buoys as you watch
fishermen unloading their daily catch. Portland’s waterfront
is still very much a working port, an integral part of the local
economy. Underlying the latest tech, fashion, and culinary
scene is a natural authenticity and a deep sense of continuity.
With sophisticated style and artistic sensibilities, Greater
Portland is never-the-less unpretentious and welcoming.
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