Location: Castine in USA
Nearest Airport:
Bangor, ME at 40
Miles
Nearest Beach:
beach at 0.3
Miles
Car: not necessary
Castine, Maine is one of the most historic and well preserved coastal villages on the entire US East Coast, originally settled in the 1600's.
The Castine area is host to theatre, summer concerts at Kneisel Hall, quality shops, art galleries, antiques, Maine Maritime Academy and fine restaurants. Centrally located between Camden and Bar Harbor (1 hr. to each), the town offers a quiet and convenient place to stay.
In Castine, we have one of the oldest nine hole golf courses in the country, a tennis club (clay courts), yacht club, Dyces Head Lighthouse and many historic walking trails. Working fishing villages, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Camden, and Isle au Haut are all lovely day trips accessible from the town.
The local waters are favorite cruising spots for both yachts and the Maine windjammer fleet. The area offers several excursion boats, hiking, and sea kayaking. There is a rocky beach just across the road, or 1/2 mile away is a sandy public beach.