“Perched at the edge of the moors, with unparalleled views of sand, sea, and sky...”
— Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket: An Explorer's Guide
— Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket: An Explorer's Guide
Accommodations
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Our beach cottage style rooms have comfortable beds, cube refrigerators, flat screen TV, tiled baths, individual temperature controls and expert housekeeping service — including a heated pool and free, at-your-door, parking.
No hunting for a parking space when you return to the inn; there's no hiking from your car to your room. Stay with us and start your morning with a tasty, complimentary, continental breakfast. Relax by the heated pool, or, in the cooler season, hang out by the roaring fireplace in our cozy lobby. A Hidden Treasure One particularly fine and remote beach, the sandbar tip of Provincetown known as Long Point, is accessible by walking out across the nearby breakwater (challenging rock to rock steps only done in calm seas). (You can also reach it via a short water taxi across the harbor.) Long Point Lighthouse Beach has warmer water, softer sand, and fewer people than Race Point or Herring Cove. Furthermore, it has something no other beaches offer: a classic panorama of Provincetown harbor. Long Point also claims Wood End Lighthouse, part of our fabulous view from the Inn at The Moors. |
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Provincetown conjures up strong associations and images: the first landing place of the Pilgrims; an early fishing industry capital; second home to famous writers and artists; miles and miles of beaches; antique colonial homes and Cape Cod architecture; abundant summertime flower gardens; sunrises and sunsets over the Atlantic Ocean; long nature walks in the cool Beech Forest; eight miles of paved bicycle trails from Herring Cove Beach through the Province Lands. For water enthusiasts there is schooner sailing and wind surfing, fishing and whale watching. The renowned "Cape light," most brilliant in Provincetown, draws painters and photographers.
Our vibrant community is comprised of a truly unique mixture of native and city slicker, artist and tourist, straight and gay. And we all get along brilliantly. Our small town of 3,000 year-rounders happily welcomes 30,000 day-trippers, vacationers, and part-time residents. It would be selfish of us to keep all this magnificence to ourselves. Cape Code National Seashore Beaches Provincetown's beautiful beaches are a big attraction. The beloved Herring Cove Beach, within the Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS), is just a fifteen-minute walk or a short shuttle ride from the Inn at The Moors--you will save 15$ on daily parking fees. At peak times, you will see hundreds of bikes parked at the side of the road half way to Herring Cove Beach. This is a pathway through the moors to a more secluded end of the beach. Race Point Beach, also part of the CCNS, is an open ocean beach, and it's especially dramatic for summertime sunsets and when the whales are playing offshore. |
Shopping
Shopping, along two miles of Commercial Street, might as well be theater, as pedestrians have a clear advantage over snail-paced traffic. As you meander in and out of shops, galleries, and cafes, you can't help but appreciate the street entertainment that runs non-stop day and night. Dancing is a big draw and several clubs cater to a raw explosion of energy. Don't miss afternoon tea dances and nighttime frenzies; they're an integral part of the summertime magic. Dining You could spend two weeks in Provincetown, make a reservation at a different restaurant every night, and still have places that you didn't have time to sample. Local seafood, prepared in sophisticated nouvelle and traditional Portuguese or New England styles, is a major raison d'etre. Art Provincetown also boasts more than 50 art galleries and museums. On the short list not to be missed: the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (East End), for original works by Hawthorne, Motherwell, Hofmann and others who had put Ptown firmly on the world stage by the 1920s as a famous art colony. Arrive in time for Friday night gallery openings and meet the artists over a glass of wine. Live theater has been alive and well in Provincetown since 1915 when Eugene O'Neill's Bound East for Cardiff was staged here. It wasn't until 2004, though, that the Provincetown Theater Company finally had a home of its own. You might also drop into the Unitarian Universalist Church (a Christopher Wren Architectural beauty) for Sunday afternoon classical and operatic series and for performances by the Outer Cape Chorale. |