Why People Choose Sarasota Florida

Posted January 17, 2010

    Why, you may ask, do people of all ages choose to move to Sarasota Florida ? Well, for starters, Sarasota is known as Florida's Cultural Coast, home to the renowned Florida West Coast Symphony, the Sarasota Ballet, and the Asolo Theater for the Performing Arts as well as many more theater venues and art galleries. In downtown Sarasota, Main Street offers dozens of shops, restaurants and nightclubs. Throughout the year, there are many special events including live music, art festivals, various shows and parades.

    For sun and beach lovers, there are 35 miles of beaches including world-famous Siesta Key, voted the "Top Beach in the U.S." in 2011, with the aoftest, whitest quartz sand in the world. And nowhere in the world will you find more gorgeous sunsets than on Florida's West Coast jewel of Sarasota.

    For golfers, metro Sarasota Florida including Manatee and Sarasota County offers over 80 golf courses ranging from public courses to the most challenging public and private courses. There are golf courses to challenge every level of player.  Many of the golf courses are surrounded by golf course communities with a wide choice of homes, villas, and condominiums to choose from.

    Boaters, day-sailors, scuba divers and fishermen love the offerings in Sarasota FL of every conceivable water sport, deep water marinas and yacht clubs.

    Sarasota also offers the widest possible variety of residential properties from downtown high-rise condos and penthouses to golf course communities and waterfront homes in every price range and to meet every imaginable desire you may have. The island communities of Siesta key, Lido Key, Longboat key and Casey Key each offer their own unique lifestyles. St. Armands Circle, with its upscale shops and boutiques, offers some of the most elegant shopping in Florida.

    While some may think of Orlando when they think of Florida attractions, many more people choose to live in the Sarasota FL area attracted by its lower level of congestion, more leisurely lifestyle and its eclectic and diverse arts, cultural, dining and sports amenities, including, of course, 80 of the best golf courses in Florida..

    And, if relatives come to visit and they want to visit Disney World and other Orlando attractions, they are less than a 2 hour drive away from Sarasota. In addition, the Tampa Bay area including St. Petersburg is just one-hour drive away.

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