21 November 2015 to 31 January 2016 St. Augustine, the USA's oldest city stages Nights of Lights, during which the city's historic district is lit by more than 3 million white lights. Historic buildings, museums, local businesses, the Bridge of Lions, the city's bay front walkway, hotels, bed & breakfast inns and private residences all take par...

Seminole County, in the Orlando-Kissimmee area of the Sunshine State, has long been an option for a budget conscious base by those wanting easy access to the nearby theme parks and the Atlantic coastline around Daytona Beach. In recent years, however, the County has been forging a name for itself as a destination in its own right, and this has led ...

Clearwater Beach is located on a barrier island on the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida. The white sand beach, which stretches for 2.5 miles along the Gulf, is supported by what USA Today readers deemed to be Florida's Best Beach Town 2013. The area, which was once a convenient second destination for visiting the theme parks of Orlando, has w...

Palm Beach County in southeast Florida, also known as the Palm Beaches, is located some 60 miles from Miami and 150 miles from Orlando. The Atlantic Ocean runs along the eastern half of the county, offering 47 miles of beach and sea water warmed by the Gulf Stream. Its northwest part takes in Lake Okeechobee, the second largest freshwater lake in t...

Manisota Key forms part of Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf Islands, an area of Southwest Florida between Tampa and Naples. The Key has four stunning beaches including Englewood Beach, the focus of this feature, and one of the purest stretches of shoreline anywhere. It is a year-round, eco-tourism destination of unspoiled beauty teeming with Florida w...

The City of Sarasota is located around Sarasota Bay in Southwest Florida. With 40 miles of Gulf of Mexico coastline, it also takes in the three keys (islands) of Longboat Key, Lido Key and Siesta Key. Sarasota is the cultural centre of west central Florida with an opera and ballet companies, a symphony orchestra and theatre companies all based here...