Sarasota is the place designated as the ultimate of Florida destination. It is a tropical paradise and a extraordinary area to live and vacation. There is a big cultural presence, very low crime and some of the most marvellous white beaches in the world.

Sarasota is place to the world's most impressive beaches, inviting climate, exciting cultural happenings, world class sporting events, elegant restaurants and shops, a noted art museum, a nationally accepted college & art school and exceptional community living. Many a traveller goes back year after year to the Sun Coast to vacation and eventually purchase a Second Home for future retirement in Sarasota.

It may not be a big-name Florida city as Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg or Orlando, but Sarasota, on southwest coast of Florida, is the area to move for all the conveniences of a large city in a miniature package. Situated about 40 miles south of the Tampa Bay area, Sarasota possesses a diversity of attractions and events that attract the arts-minded tourist who's concerned in more than just riding some gussied-up roller coasters. Sarasota also provides 35 miles of sand and various famous keys on the Gulf of Mexico that are well-known to sun-and-fun lovers. There is so much for every visitor to observe and make in Sarasota.

52 miles south of Tampa, 150 miles southwest of Orlando, 225 miles northwest of Miami. Far enough away from Tampa Bay to possess an identity very much its own, Sarasota is, amazingly, one of cultural centers of Florida. In reality, many retirees pass their winters here because there's so much to keep them diverted and stimulated, containing the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, place of the annual Asolo Theatre Festival. Sarasota also possesses a great array of first-class resorts, restaurants, and upscale boutiques.

Offshore, more than 40 miles of wonderfully white beaches fringe a chain of long, narrow barrier islands stretching from Tampa Bay to Sarasota.

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