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The perfect combination of city life and natural beauty<\/h2>\n
\"Springfield's

Springfield’s Forest Park<\/p><\/div>\n

Western Massachusetts offers great opportunities for the amenities of urban living combined with natural beauty. Springfield is the third largest city in New England and is also a short drive away from Boston, New York City, Providence, Albany and Montreal. Springfield\u2032s 17 diverse neighborhoods offer a great mixture of shopping, eating, and general recreation that can cater to any interest.<\/p>\n

A short distance west is the Berkshire region, with wonderful towns and recreational opportunities as well as world-famous Jacob\u2032s Pillow<\/a>, which offers Dance performances and programs.<\/p>\n

Further north is the 5 college area, composed of University of Massachusetts Amherst<\/a>, Hampshire College<\/a>, Mount Holyoke College<\/a>, Amherst College<\/a>, and Smith College<\/a>. Each college offers arts and entertainment as well as sports performances and are less than a 30 minute drive from Springfield.<\/p>\n

Western Massachusetts offers a great number of year round outdoors recreation including hiking trails, rail trails, skiing, mountain and road biking. The Springfield Paddle Club<\/a> offers many opportunities for those who enjoy recreation on the water at the 11-acre bass pond right in Springfield. For the more adventurous, \"P7130570\"mountains in the Berkshires or in Vermont are both a very short drive from Springfield.<\/p>\n

Unlike other major cities, you do not have to travel far to enjoy city life or natural beauty in Springfield. Even without a car, the Peter Pan Bus Lines service or Amtrak can help you reach many of these attractions and leave from Union Station in the heart of Springfield.<\/p>\n

Bradley International Airport<\/a> located in Windsor Locks, Connecticut is 20 minutes south of Springfield offers flights throughout the country and a new nonstop service to Amsterdam on Northwest Airlines, easily linking Hartford with the rest of the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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