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With almost 10 miles of white sandy beaches, and upscale boutiques, galleries and restaurants, Naples is one of the trendiest and most beautiful places in Florida. A trip to the splendid Caribbean Gardens is a must-see experience. For lovers of nature, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida focuses on the local wildlife and has a wildlife rehabilitation center. Above all, however, Naples is a wonderful place to relax, swim and enjoy magnificent sunsets.
A luxury resort with its own wilderness trail. An Irish pub shipped straight from Dublin. The world's first Street Concierge. A museum devoted strictly to teddy bears. And more golf holes per capita than any other place. Where else but in Naples?
Whether your fantasies focus on sunshine and sand, history and museums, theater and art galleries, or shopping, golfing, fishing, playing in the sun, fine dining or dazzling sunsets, bank on Naples to stockpile a wealth of vacation opportunities.
The town that progressed from an auction-block debt default to one of America's richest resorts in little over a century, counts its assets in the currency of beauty, serenity and culture. Between debt and debutante, "Naples on the Gulf" was promoted as a place where "roses bloom in December," "the sea bathing is unequaled," and "the resident population... is refined and intelligent."
Today, the region is proudest of its multi-textured heritage, both natural and historic. The last interstate exit before the Everglades, Naples provides a transition between beachside languor and back-to-nature vigor, between wildlife and the good life. Everglades ecology prevails even within city limits, where parks, nature centers, a 1,500-acre lake, cypress swamps, gardens, aquariums and a zoological park preserve intrinsic riches.
Back in Naples' early days, Gloria Swanson, Gary Cooper, Lillian Hellman and Rose Cleveland (President Grover Cleveland's sister) reveled in its wild beauty. Today, front-page celebrities and captains of industry repeat history in Naples, which discreetly safeguards their identity and privacy. Besides celebrities, Seminole Indians, traders, farmers, fishermen and visionaries have called Naples home through the years. Naples, Collier County's seat, remembers its adventuresome past in fascinating museums and festivals throughout the year. Look for the story of Naples in the faces of its stand-out architecture, from regal resorts and mansions to historic tin-roofed cottages and authentic Seminole-crafted, thatched chickee huts.
Naples has become known for its plush beaches, world-class resorts, abundant golf courses, vital cultural scene, top-notch restaurants and unique shopping. Add great year-round weather and more outdoor recreational options than you can deplete in a month, and you'll begin to compute the value of this destination so distinctive and diverse.
Naples, and its communities of Golden Gate and Immokalee, offers a secure, natural and energetic environment filled with opportunity, enrichment and the warmth of sunshine and smiles.
All this amounts to why we say Naples is "rich in pleasures." And why the friendly, outgoing residents known as Neapolitans are pleased to share the wealth of their surroundings with visitors.
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