Newport News

Newport, Rhode Island with its colonial cobblestone streets, quaint shops, great restaurants, 19th c. beautiful beach cottages, a scenic rocky shoreline and loads of American history is the perfect July 4th getaway. The famous Newport "cottages" were in reality the summer mansions for the Astors, the Bouviers and the Vanderbilts...

the town...

sailors love it here...

then there's nearby Little Compton, the most charming coastal rural village you will ever set eyes on complete with orchards and vineyards...we are heading here tomorrow, staying in this private tiny beach "cottage" located on a point surrounded by water...