Beyond the turnoff for Folly the A4 meanders east of Port Antonio through the coastal villages of Drapers, Frenchman’s Cove and Fairy Hill. This is where most visitors to Port Antonio, and indeed to Portland, will find accommodations and explore the nearby Rio Grande Valley, Nonsuch Caves, Blue Lagoon as well as the luxuriate sands of Frenchman’s Cove, San San Beach and Winnifred Beach.
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Cupping an unruffled bay while backing into the sleepy Rio Grande Valley, Port Antonio is the perfect capital for Portland. The parish’s only sizable town is largely untarnished by the duty-free, tourist orientation of Ocho Rios or Montego Bay, its streets, squares, quayside and market inviting leisurely strolls – invitations freely accepted by the town’s dog and goat populaces. Wandering away from the bustle past the dilapidated houses lining the potholed streets of Titchfield Peninsula, it’s very easy to think you’ve roamed onto the set of some quaint colonial ghost town.
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Wrapped around a small bay with postcard-worthy snugness, Ocho Rios is a former fishing village that the Jamaica Tourist Board earmarked for tourism in the mid-1980s. Whatever character Ocho Rios lost when the local nets were redirected from fish to the tourist dollar, its streets today are lined with interchangeable duty-free shopping plazas and fast-food emporia, persistent higglers (street vendors) and would-be tour guides, and a palpable air of waiting for something.
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The northeast coast is Jamaica’s windward corner, where surf rolls ashore into perfect beach-lined coves and waves chew at rocky headlands. Colonial-era edifices are relatively few, though beautiful pocket-size beaches line the shore. You’ll also find several unspoiled fishing villages where budget travelers can ease into a laid-back local lifestyle.
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Situated on a small hill and nearly encircled by the emerald-green waters of the scenic Martha Brae River, this small village 3km due south of Falmouth is justly famous for rafting. The river rises at Windsor Caves and spills into the sea at Glistening Waters, east of Falmouth.
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Heading east from Boston, the road hugs the coast and passes through 8km of striking scenery. Waves chew at rocky headlands as magnificent frigate birds circle overhead like juvenile pterodactyls. Your destination is Long Bay, in one of the most dramatic settings in all of Jamaica. The 1.5km-wide bay has rose-colored sand, deep turquoise waters and breezes pushing the waves forcefully ashore. Canoes are drawn up on the beach, with fishing nets drying beside them.
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This residential suburb about 8km east of Montego Bay is a center for deluxe resorts and villas, several of which line the shoreline of the scintillating Mahoe Bay.
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At night, Glistening Waters (also known as Luminous Lagoon), a large bay at Rock about 1.6 km east of Falmouth, boasts a singular charm – it glows an eerie green when the water is disturbed. The green glow is due to the presence of microorganisms that produce photochemical reactions when disturbed. The concentrations of microorganisms is so thick that fish swimming by look like green lanterns.
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This wide flask-shaped bay, 8km west of Runaway Bay and 8km east of Rio Bueno, is a popular resort spot for locals drawn to its Puerto Seco Beach. The town itself has only marginal appeal.
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