Welcome to Portland, the city of Blue Like Jazz. Portland is an urban city with a small town feel and considered to be one of the country's most livable cities. Uniquely crisscrossed by rivers, mountains and vineyards, Portland has an effervescent arts community, dozens of urban parks, and a lively open-air plaza downtown that serves as the community's living room. It is well known for its friendliness, rich culture, variety of outdoor pursuits, unique microbreweries, independent coffee bars and world-class restaurants, which focus on fresh local food. With all it has to offer come a day early to have more time to explore Portland!