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About Sarasota

Fine dining, beaches, golf, shopping, or theatre -- there's always something to engage the senses in Sarasota. The area's silk and sandals approach offers casual or sophisticated, upscale or economical, with an abundance of activities to choose from year-round.

The regions offers it's own uniqueness to visitors and residents alike. A small town, with big-city amenities, our world class leisure activities and enviable lifestyle are unmatched. Spend days on the green, on the water, or explore the chic shops, galleries and restaurants of St. Armands Circle. Exceptional accommodations throughout the area include beach resorts on manicured Longboat Key and the exclusivity of the Ritz Carlton Sarasota.

The world famous beaches of Siesta Key, with the official designation of "the whitest, finest beach sand in the world" along with the tropical island ambiance, keep visitors and residents enthralled year round. Downtown Sarasota offers an active art environment, with theatres, galleries, performing arts and some of the finest artisans in the world.

Excellent schools, a progressive employment base and abundant leisure time activities attract creative entrepreneurs and professionals to this thriving community offering the ultimate in Florida living. Once primarily a winter retreat, today's Sarasota and her surrounding communities offer a diversity and quality of life unrivaled.