| Norfolk, Virginia is a medium sized city on the Hampton | | | | the British fleet in the War of 1812. Thefort was |
| Roads harbor, by the mouth of | | | | restored in 1991 and at various times of the year |
| Chesapeake Bay. It is a major seaport and home to | | | | period enactments are held,including soldiers in period |
| the huge Norfolk US Naval Base. | | | | uniforms for the War of 1812 and the Civil War. |
| The redevelopment of the Norfolk waterfront has | | | | Screenwriters, directors and films participate in the |
| created a local attraction around | | | | annual ON Film Festival,hosted by Old Dominion |
| Town Point Park, which is also the location of the | | | | University and the city of Norfolk, March 18-24. |
| annual Harborfest celebration. | | | | Otherattractions in the Ghent neighborhood are the |
| The Norfolk area contains considerable numbers of | | | | Chrysler Museum of Art,which includes paintings by |
| beach resorts, including 3 beachparks in the city of | | | | Peter Paul Rubens and Diego Velazquez, andthe |
| Norfolk itself and more elaborate facilities in nearby | | | | Harrison Opera House. |
| Virginia Beach. | | | | A favorite tourist activity, and also popular on special |
| Norfolk Real Estateis at various price levels, with higher | | | | occasions for local picture areharbor cruises on the |
| prices and rents in thedowntown area near Old | | | | ship, the Spirit of Norfolk, for an afternoon or evening |
| Dominion University. It is also next to the cities of | | | | cruise onthe Elizabeth River. The narrated tour includes |
| Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach and Portsmouth. It is | | | | the Hampton Roads Harbor and views of thehuge |
| connected to Hampton Roads by ahighway through | | | | Norfolk Naval base. Some cruises include dinner, |
| an underwater tunnel. Norfolk is 190 miles SE of | | | | dancing and entertainment. |
| Washington, D.C.,and 93 miles E of Richmond. | | | | Just to the north of Norfolk, across the tunnel is |
| The downtown waterfront is filled with high-rise | | | | Hampton, and north of that is thehistoric site of |
| offices, and a 12,000-seat minorleague baseball park. | | | | Virginia�s colonial capital, the beautifully |
| Also by the waterfront is the MacArthur Center, a | | | | restored Williamsburg. |
| shoppingmall named after General Douglas MacArthur | | | | This restored and reconstructed city contains over |
| and there is also a museum and memorialto this | | | | 500 buildings over 301 acres. It isalso not far from |
| military hero. Popular with the younger affluent set are | | | | Jamestown, the site of the first English colony in the |
| the Norfolk homesand restaurants of the gentrified | | | | New World, and |
| neighborhood known as Ghent. | | | | Yorktown, the site of the final American victory in the |
| The Ghent area has really been gentrified in the best | | | | Revolutionary War, in 1981. |
| sense, with the integrationof old historic structures with | | | | Norfolk has its own international airport which can be |
| the new buildings around the waterfront. Also locatedin | | | | easily reached by all the |
| the Ghent neighborhood is Fort Norfolk on Front St. | | | | Hampton Roads cities, including Norfolk, Virginia Beach |
| and you enter by the Southamptongate. The Fort was | | | | and Hampton and Williamsburgon the Virginia Peninsula. |
| authorized by President George Washington in 1794, | | | | Howard Giske writes about nationwide real estate. |
| and played animportant role in protecting the area from | | | | For more on Norfolk homes also see real estate info . |