Warming sips will awaken your appetite for a city-meets-country meal to remember at Arethusa al tavolo: the restaurant famously owned by Manolo Blahnik executives and Arethusa Farm proprietors George Malkemus and Anthony Yurgaitis. Take a tour and tasting at Litchfield Distillery to expand your knowledge of spirits and sample Connecticut-made whiskey and gin. Live animals and exhibits inside the museum celebrate Litchfield’s natural diversity, and the gift shop showcases local artisans’ creations. Snowshoeing is as simple as walking, and cross-country skiing’s an option, too, if you bring your own gear. Winter is a season of reinvention, and alluring Litchfield is the perfect place to stretch your limbs and your mind.įuel up on artisan baked goods at Bantam Bread (you have to try the Dirt Bombs), rent snowshoes at Sportsmen’s, and head to the 4,000-acre White Memorial Conservation Center for a calorie-burning crunch through the woods. You’ll drift off with only one nagging to-do: waking in time for your appointment at the hotel’s Sounds of the Sea Spa. Retire to the Madison Beach Hotel and open that book or bottle you bought-or both-by the light of the fireplace in your king room. Currently, they are offering curbside pick-up and online offers.ĭinner at Bar Bouchée is an opportunity to savor fine French cuisine without dressing up. On most winter Wednesdays, certified sommelier Joe Dolce leads themed tastings featuring entertaining commentary on six wines. Stop into Madison Wine Exchange for advice on pairing a book with an equally enthralling red or white. Interact with authors and book lovers at one of more than 300 events held here each year. Julia Booksellers, an example of an endangered species: the independent bookstore. This is the only time of year your leashed dog can join you on Connecticut’s biggest beach. Dress for the weather, and you can hunt for seashells while the surf whispers reminders about what’s important in life. When summertime crowds disappear, so does the parking fee at Hammonasset Beach State Park. Soul-soothing experiences await in Madison: a coastal community that never shutters.
#Romantic winter scenery series
MoCA Wesport has been offering for more than 50 years diverse and innovative exhibitions and features a concert series and family art days.It's held indoors on Thursdays all winter. Then dine at the inn’s La Plage restaurant overlooking Long Island Sound sunsets.įor a breath of spring, dine at Westport’s Terrain Garden Café, a locavore gem hidden inside a picture-perfect garden shop.īring tastes of Westport home with a visit to the Westport Winter Farmers’ Market. While it’s closed from January through February, you can golf at winter rates in November, December, and March as conditions allow. You'll also find a historic golf course that celebrities once played. Stay at the Inn at Longshore, where rooms are bargain-priced off-season. Its wildlife sanctuary trails are open to the public year-round for free. Hike Earthplace, where you can search for animal tracks on an invigorating trek. It's near enough that you can spy Manhattan’s skyline from the shore, yet adequately distant to melt the city’s frenetic pace away. Westport is a great place to dip a toe into winter.
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