Newport Beach, California is a world-renowned
coastal resort area with miles of picture-postcard beaches and a 10,000-slip
harbor that is one of the world's premier yacht moorages.
The city is home to more than 70,000 permanent residents and the population
swells to more than 100,000 in the summer. The temperate climate,
with average highs in the 80s in the summer an and the 60s in the
winter, makes outdoor recreation like golf, tennis an deep sea fishing
available year-round.
Located on the Orange county Coast, Newport Beach is 50 miles south
of Los Angeles and 14 miles from Disneyland. Huntington Beach borders
the city on the north and a stretch of pristine coastline separates
it form Laguna Beach to the south.
Beaches as picturesque as their names- Pirate's Cove, China, Cove,
Little Corona and The Wedge--abound. They offer something for everyone:
from secluded coves and tide pools to monster shore breaks. From the
grassy greenbelt on the Avenue, you can sit and watch the boats sail
by. Families gather for evening cookouts at beach fire pits at the
state beach and along the famed Balboa Peninsula strand.
With two piers, several manmade islands--some home to millionaire
industrialists and developers---a working ferry, a nautical museum,
an arcade-era amusement park, and a fleet or dory fisherman who market
each morning's catch in open-air stalls, the area has it all.
But it's not all play. Newport is also a Mecca for technology. When
the business day is over, there is no lack entertainment. Picking
a restaurant can be a major chore--there are more than 300 of them
in the city and hundreds more surround it. They range from casual
beach fare to five-star gourmet dining. Shopping, with the open-air
Fashion Island in Newport Center, and the sprawling South Coast Plaza
in nearby Costa Mesa, is an industry in itself.
Newport hosts the Christmas Boat Parade, where more than 100 decorated
boats circle the harbor nightly, and is the start of the Newport to
Ensenada International Yacht Race.
Culturally, Newport Beach boasts the Orange boasts the Orange County
Art Museum with its collection of cutting edge art. The Orange County
Performing Arts Center, with ballet opera and symphony, is only a
few minutes away in Costa Mesa.
Newport Beach got its start when enterprising developers built the
landmark Balboa Pavilion as a bathhouse in 1906 greet those arriving
on the Pacific Electric Railroad's Big Red Car. The Victorian-style
building still stands, a visual connection between dreamers past and
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secluded coves and tide pools....
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casual beach fare to five star
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several manmade islands...
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| Newport Pier.. Dorman Fish Market |
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