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HISTORIC LANDSCAPE

With unwavering attention to landmark preservation,

Portland has maintained an historic urban landscape

with a modern sensibility. Contemporary buildings mix

carefully with an array of 19th century structures built

in fireproof red brick after the devastating fire of 1866

once again leveled the city. History is also kept alive

with museum homes and maritime museums chronicling

the emergence of the area from a trading and fishing

settlement into one of the nation’s most active seaports.

On a stroll through the Old Port, one of the country’s most

successful warehouse revitalization efforts, you’ll hear the

squall of gulls and the low moan of bell buoys while you

smell the salt brine that wafts off the bay.

CUISINE

Visitors are now coming to Maine from around the world

for its great food and fantastic restaurant scene, as much

as for the unspoiled landscape and beautiful scenery

that have long been the mainstay of the region’s appeal.

Portland, which Bon Appétit magazine once dubbed

“America’s Foodiest Small Town” and The Food Network

named one of the top five “Most Delicious Destinations”,

“Excellent hotels, restaurants,

and attractions also provide

a great vacation value”

– Top 10 Destinations on the Rise,

TripAdvisor