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Our new luxury townhome with 5 bedrooms & 4 bathrooms (2x Masters with en-suites) will sleep 10 people in superb comfort. There is a well-equipped kitchen located adjacent to the dining area, with seating for 10. Flat screen TVs in every room, a multi-region DVD player and an Xbox are provided for your home entertainment. Free WiFi is also available. The property has its own private heated pool and patio area with a covered Lanai.

Located in one of Florida’s premier resorts, Paradise Palms is a gated community offering all the amenities you’d expect in a 5-star facility, including a pool, game room, fitness room and movie theatre. The grounds are beautifully landscaped and there is a poolside Tiki Bar and shop. The resort also offers a shuttle service to many of Orlando’s attractions at an additional fee.

Paradise Palms resort is just minutes away from Orlando’s main attractions. Walt Disney World is just a 10 minute drive and Universal Studios, Seaworld, Wet ‘n Wild, Legoland and other attractions are easily accessible. Highway 192 is just a couple of minutes away and here you will find an amazing range of grocery stores, other retailers, restaurants and bars.

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Florida Villas - Beaches – The East Coast

This is the first in a series of articles looking at the Floridian beaches. This article will focus on the beaches on the East Coast.

Starting on the Northeast coast is the attractive island of Amelia. Amelia has nearly 15 miles of beautiful beaches, with Victorian Fernandina Beach and Fort Clinch State Park , being the most prominent. Further down the coast we encounter Jacksonville, which has a number of family friendly areas, and further on St Augustine, an historic town in its own right but which also hosts a number of beaches, perhaps the standout being Anastasia State Park. Anastasia State Park is an outstandingly beautiful area, and visitors can enjoy the many nature trails, sand dunes and partake in the fishing from a base at one of the numerous campsites. Further on down the coast we come to the world famous Daytona Beach, a magnet for motor-racing enthusiasts, which sports over 20 miles of sand, some portions of which visitors are allowed to drive on. If you feel the need to get away from the undoubtedly crowded boardwalk you could do worse than head for the more sedate option of Ponce Inlet, located towards the south of Daytona. The water on the East Coast is very pleasant for swimming during the summer months, but taking a dip during the autumn and winter months is for the hardier swimmer.

Working our way towards the southern section of the East Coast we encounter a number of the most popular beaches in Florida. The rich enclave of Vero Beach has excellent surfing, and Fort Pierce provides a lovely beach area. Moving down, we then reach Florida’s Gold Coast, which comprises Palm beach, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter and Boca Raton, in total over 60 miles of mostly great shoreline. The Gold Coast is beautiful and clean, which unfortunately leads to overcrowding at certain times of the year. Carrying on we reach the Miami area, boasting a large number of beaches including the ever popular South Beach, catering for the trendy end of the market.

Look in our article What is there to do in Florida? to find other ideas for things to do in the Sunshine State

Florida Villas - Beaches – Panhandle

This is the second in a series of articles looking at the Floridian beaches. This article will focus on the beaches in the Panhandle.

Compared to the East and West coasts, the Panhandle is a lot less crowded, although that is starting to change over time. Panama City is probably the most popular and comes closest to beaches elsewhere in Florida, but the majority of the rest are much quieter, while still maintaining their beauty. Due to its location, the Panhandle is very popular with holiday makers from the Midwest, as driving to it is less daunting than to other parts of Florida. Similarly visitors from Canada can be found there in substantial number.

The Emerald Coast – which is made up of Destin and the Fort Walton region. Instead of the large villas and townhomes favoured in other parts of Florida, it is common to find small cottages here. The Victorian style community, Seaside, attracts many visitors due to its quaint, old-fashioned style while in reality only being a few decades old. Grayton Beach State Park is a point of local interest impressing with its natural beauty.

Pensacola – a tourist hotspot (in Panhandle terms at least), Pensacola can be found on Santa Rosa Island and contains a buzzing centre packed with bars, clubs, shops and restaurants. A quiet alternative to Pensacola can be found in the Gulf Islands Natural Seashore, in total made up of over 140 miles of shoreline, home to a vast array of bird species.

Panama City – as mentioned above, this is one the busiest of the Panhandle beaches, with fantastic beaches and a renowned diving scene. Be warned, during peak holiday times this place can get very busy!

There is more to Florida than just beaches try our article What is there to do in Florida?

Florida Wildlife - Sea Turtles

Florida’s coastal waters play host, at various times of the year to five different species of sea turtle all of which are endangered or on the brink of being classified as such. The five species are;

Loggerhead Turtle – the most common of the sea turtle species which visit Florida’s shores (around 70, 000 nests found each year), the loggerhead is currently considered threatened rather than endangered. Taking its name from its wide head the loggerhead has powerful jaws to enable it to crush the crabs, clams and similar creatures upon which it feeds

Hawksbill Turtle – sports a beautiful shell which has contributed to it almost being hunted to extinction, when once it was commonly found on these coasts.

Green Turtle – again endangered in Florida, this turtle has been hunted for its meat which is turned into a much sought after soup. More common in the Caribbean, this turtle has been known to travel over one thousand miles to islands in mid-atlantic to mate.

Kemp’s Ridley – very rare and very small and once again endangered, this turtles Florida habitat is limited to a tiny beach on the Gulf of Mexico coastline.

Leatherback Turtle – by far the largest of the turtles that visit us, growing up to 8 feet in length, there have been around 200 recorded nests per year. They have a far greater range than other turtles, having been known to swim thousands of miles venturing into much colder waters.

Nesting

Turtle nesting is a sight many of us will be familiar with from watching wildlife programmes, but is none the less still awe-inspiring. Nesting begins in May, with individual nests hatching until October. A female will only nest every few years, but may nest several times in a single season. Each nest will contain around 100 eggs, the female turtle having made its tortuous journey up the beach, digging a hole for the eggs then covering the hole with sand. The female turtle then returns to the sea, leaving the future hatchlings to their fate. After two months of incubation, those hatchlings escape from their shells, wriggle out of the nest and make a dash for the sea, all the while a target for waiting predators. Those that make it to the relative safety of the water will spend several years living on offshore seaweed beds before returning to the coast to begin the cycle all over again.

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