Pensacola •
Panama City Beach
• Apalachicola & Port
St.Joe • • Steinhatchee & Cedar Key • • Gainesville • Beach •
Amelia Island • St. Augustine •
Tallahassee & Marianna Live Oak & White Springs Jacksonville •
Ponte Vedra Palm Coast & Flagler F
Locals tell visitors North Florida is the way the Sunshine State used to be…miles and miles of unspoiled beaches, friendly residents, a naturalist’s dream and a sporting paradise
Nothing has changed here. This region has the same pristine beaches and friendly welcome it has always had, plus nature at its most stunning, and top-class sport – with just a bit more excitement in the cities. Tucked away in the northeast, on the banks of the beautiful St. Johns River, is Jacksonville, the 'River City by the Sea'. Jacksonville is the prime example of how a city can combine a big business hub with wonderful attractions for tourists. It is a major military and civilian deep-water port with a huge diversity of culture, museums, sports venues and shopping centres, but also offers 22 miles of wide sand beaches and one of the largest urban park systems in America spread over some 80,000 acres. There are 10 state and national parks as well as many city parks in Jacksonville. Just minutes from the city centre are wetlands,
marshes and untouched woodlands for campers, hikers and cyclists to explore. Go fishing, canoeing and kayaking or bird watching. Jacksonville is placed at the northeast gateway to The Great Florida Birding Trail and there are hundreds of species to spot. Downtown Jacksonville is bursting with super shopping options, great dining
experiences, historic buildings and museums. The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens on Riverside Avenue has nearly 5,000 works and is a renowned centre for education in the arts for adults and children.
The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is held annually over Memorial Day weekend and the Springing the Blues Festival swings along over three days in April.
Just 45 minutes north of the city by car, at the tip of the Florida border, are Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach, known as the Isle of Eight Flags because of its multiple countries of occupation since 1562.
People travel hundreds of miles to the annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival in May and for a small island – it's just 13 miles
The many sides of Amelia Island with, facing page, St. Augustine (top) and the Pensacola Lighthouse
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