Central Massachusetts/Sturbridge Region welcomes romantic vacationers

The setting is romance itself: one of New England’s great historic inns. Flowers blooming in the spring and summer, gorgeous colors in the fall, shimmering snow in the winter. Your suite in the main inn is spacious and appointed with period antiques and fine linens. You bring back the Bake Shoppe’s fresh pastries and coffee to your significant other to start your romantic getaway. Go swimming in the outdoor pool, work out together in the fitness room, relax in the spa. Spend the day browsing antiques shops, visiting a brewery, hiking or golfing. Come back to the inn for dinner and a cocktail (try the Irish coffee with creme de menthe) at cozy Ebenezer’s Tavern. Ask about getaway packages for couples that combine lodging, food and activities.

What is your idea of the perfect romantic getaway? Is it booking an elegant room in a bed-and-breakfast with fresh flowers, gourmet chocolates and fresh-baked morning scones? Or going on a private horse-drawn sleigh ride across glistening snow, followed by cocoa around the wood stove? Or dining in a Gothic mansion? All of these activities, and so much more, are part of the romantic scene in the North Central Region of Massachusetts. Snuggle by an exquisite inn’s wood-burning fireplace, take in a concert or enjoy country barbecue at a local brewery, coast on skis along the cross-country trails in a lovely woodland preserve or ski down Wachusett Mountain then go for tapas and your favorite new pinot in the wine bar.