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described Siesta Key, where you can enjoy water sports, picnics and many other activities. Siesta Key is one of many spectacular beaches in the Sarasota area and all are different with their own special attraction, such as collecting shells on Turtle Beach. Sophisticated Sarasota has
art and culture to attract visitors looking for something away from the sand dunes and the area is ripe for exploration. Just up the coast at
Bradenton, you will find
the Village of the Arts, where artists live and work and display their jewellery, fashion and paintings in local galleries.
VENICE The Italian city of Venice may have a longer history than its Florida namesake but what it doesn’t have is the natural beauty and gorgeous beaches…and the world’s largest collection of sharks’ teeth! Gathering teeth washed up on the shore has become a popular local sport. Venice has grown over the years into a city
FORT MYERS & SANIBEL Fort Myers and Sanibel are renowned for beautiful beaches, many with pure white sand and others thick with shells. It’s a common sight on Sanibel Island or Captiva Island to see hundreds of people bending over in ‘The Sanibel Stoop’ or ‘The Captiva Crouch’ collecting shells of many types and sizes from conch to cockles. The area is known for its
“Siesta Key is one of many spectacular beaches in the Sarasota area and all are different”
admired for its beach area, shopping and breathtaking scenery along the Myakka River. The Myakka River State Park is one of Florida’s
oldest and attracts hikers, fishermen and wildlife watchers. One of the most popular ways of seeing the park’s creatures is 25ft high along the Canopy Walkway that loops around. The area around Charlotte Harbor and Port
Charlotte is ideal for art lovers and for nature fans with dozens of parks and sporting activities, world-class fishing, canoeing and kayaking. Concerts, theatres, delicious restaurants and restful hotels…they are all there to greet you.
laid-back lifestyle, wonderful restaurants and natural environment. Thomas Edison planted the first of the 2,000 palms stretching along McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. He made his home here and would most certainly approve of Imaginarium, a hands-on science centre, museum and aquarium. The 6,400-acre JN ‘Ding’ Darling National Wildlife
Refuge is home to 238 species of birds, 51 types of reptiles, 32 different mammal types and you’ll have to take the four-mile drive to see them all! Like so many of the
nature parks around Florida, you can also enjoy cycling, boat tours, fishing charters and kayaking.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE Covering 730 square miles (1,174 sq km), Lake Okeechobee is the largest freshwater
Florida’s South is a great destination for holidaymakers who love wildlife and the natural world, not least some outstanding beaches, which includes Amercia’s best
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