| The City of Sarasota is a medium-sized community, | | | | they visit Sarasota is joining a host of sports |
| with a relaxing small-town feel, yet it offers the | | | | activities such as baseball, biking, tennis, football, polo, |
| amenities of the big city. In Sarasota, you can have | | | | ice hockey, and most of all, golf. Currently, there are |
| the pleasure of enjoying the wonderful sunsets, | | | | over 60 public and private golf courses in the county, |
| breathtaking pristine beaches, excellent communities | | | | 9 of which have been named in Florida Golf News' |
| and real estate opportunities, wonderful array of | | | | Top 20 courses,making Sarasota a perfect spot for |
| museums and art galleries, operas, ballets, plays, golf | | | | avid golf players, or are plain golf enthusiasts. |
| tournaments, and different types of outdoor | | | | The 60 golf courses should offer a unique array of |
| participant sports activities. | | | | competitive courses for all types of golf players, |
| Sarasota Is Famous For Its Beaches | | | | giving them a variety of playing field choices. There |
| Sarasota and its environs offer a lot of beautiful | | | | are also different arenas and venues where people |
| pristine, white-sand beaches where people can go | | | | can enjoy and perform the other different sports |
| swimming, boating, play water sports or go | | | | that they would like to do aside from golf. |
| sunbathing. The city actually has 35 miles of | | | | Shopping And Leisure Spots Are Within Reach |
| waterfront, including 13 public beaches, all of which | | | | Shopping is also a major leisure activity that people in |
| can be enjoyed by folks, both young and old, for an | | | | Sarasota especially enjoy, since there are a lot of |
| array of water-based activities, from Longboat Key, | | | | different things that people can buy or find in |
| Lido, and Siesta Keys. | | | | Sarasota county, which ranges from antiques, to |
| The Place Is A Perfect retirement Haven | | | | clothes, original artworks and sports or historical |
| With the beaches in close proximity, as well as the | | | | memorabilia. There are around 30 art galleries and |
| city's lively and diverse cultural opportunities and | | | | museums in the county, making art lovers drool over |
| recreational activities, Sarasota is seen by a lot of | | | | the mix of choices ranging from Asian art to classic |
| vacationers, young families and single folk and | | | | circus memorabilia. |
| especially retirees, as an ideal place for both | | | | The City Is The Arts And Culture Haven Of Florida |
| vacationing and permanent residency. Retirees would | | | | For music lovers, whether they crave for classical or |
| be especially satisfied with the conveniences the city | | | | jazz music, the choices are splendid. Music lovers |
| affords, since Sarasota's different scenes are healthy | | | | could choose to see the Florida West Coast |
| and continually growing, offering a little something for | | | | Symphony, Key Chorale, Gloria Musicae, the Jazz Club |
| everyone. | | | | of Sarasota, Sarasota Ballet of Florida, Sarasota Blues |
| The city also offers good service from its roster of | | | | Society, Sarasota Opera Association, or the Sarasota |
| professional doctors, bankers, lawyers, investment | | | | Concert Band. Theater buffs can also have their fill |
| brokers, financial analysts, home lenders and insurance | | | | by watching the Foreign Film Festival, the Asolo |
| agents, who could assist people with their various | | | | Theatre Company, Florida Studio Theatre, Island |
| concerns. | | | | Players, Lemon Bay Playhouse, or Theatre Works, |
| Golf And Sports Facilities Abound | | | | for a start. |
| Another leisure activity that people do whenever | | | | |