Located on the Gulf of Mexico in the
heart of Southwest Florida’s Paradise Coast, the City of Naples is famous for
spectacular sun-drenched beaches, proximity to the unspoiled, lush Everglades
and everything in between. Home to some of the most challenging golf courses in
the world, Naples also is known for chic and trendy shopping, outstanding
dining, a vibrant arts scene, unique family attractions and for an abundance of
water sports and other activities guaranteed to please the most rigorous
recreationalists.
Water-sports enthusiasts will find the
full gamut in Naples, including sailing, jet skiing, windsurfing and fishing.
City Dock at Crayton Cove is home to the Naples’ largest fishing fleet where residents
and visitors can charter a boat or for deep-sea fishing, shelling or excursions
to one of the outer islands. Residents also can fish from the Naples Pier or
stroll along the 1,000-foot boardwalk. Here, anglers cast lines year-round for
grouper, pompano, cobia and sea trout, while during the spring and summer
tarpon is the catch of the day.
Naples has hosted nine major,
professional national and state golf tournaments for several decades. The LG
Championship Seniors Tour has been held at different area courses for years,
drawing golf enthusiasts from all over. There are more than 90 golf courses in
Naples and even some of the private courses allow non-members to play between
May and December. Many of the area developments were designed specifically as
golf course communities and residents like to tell an important golf history
story to anyone who will listen. Apparently, soon after the Naples Beach Hotel
golf course was built in 1929, the pilot of a small-engine plane would land on
the course, play nine holes and depart. When a new course superintendent came
on board, he chased the pilot from the fairways and thus Mr. Lindbergh never
landed on the golf course again.
Just as its Italian namesake, Naples
offers some of the finest Italian cuisine in Southwest Florida. Not limited to
Italian, diners can choose from Caribbean, Floribbean, Thai, Irish, French,
American and fusion styles. Seafood restaurants optimize the plentiful ocean
fresh catches, including stone crab, and there are a wealth of sidewalk cafés,
bistros and other casual dining establishments lining Naples’ fashionable Fifth
Avenue South, Third Street South and the Bayfront.
Also along Fifth Avenue South and Third
Street South are Naples’ ultra chic and pedestrian-friendly shopping districts. Charming
historic architecture adds to the full array of boutiques and restaurants and
both streets are lined with art galleries. The Baker Museum is home to 15
galleries and rounding out the arts in Naples, residents enjoy the Philharmonic
Center for the Arts, Naples Playhouse and Collier Museum, to name a few.
Family attractions include the Naples
Zoo at Caribbean Gardens, Everglades National Park, Big Cypress Preserve, the Florida
Panther National Wildlife Refuge and the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary,
which features the only remaining old-growth bald cypress forest in the U.S. A
magnet for a myriad of wildlife and birds, the Sanctuary’s 2.25-mile boardwalk
winds through a variety of the most beautiful natural habitats in the country.
Naples is home to some of the most
luxurious waterfront estates and condominiums in the world and residents also
enjoy picturesque communities that offer a complete lifestyle for families,
singles and homeowners of all ages. GL Homes has created several of the
most-popular communities in Naples, including Riverstone, which features two
collections of elegant single-family residences, priced from the $420,000s.
Located just west of the popular Livingston Corridor, Marbella Isles is GL
Homes’ newest community and offers stunning villas and one - and two-story
residences priced from the $390,000s.
Come enjoy the good life on Florida’s
southwest coast where residents are steps away from the bustling scene or the
call of the wilderness and where balmy weather and exquisite sunsets are the
norm.
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