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ABOUT SARASOTA

Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of Florida. It's current official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

There are several islands that are part of Sarasota County. They are separated from the mainland Sarasota city by Sarasota Bay. These islands that are commonly known as keys include Siesta Key and Lido Key. And also the longest and most famous, Longboat Key, who's northern most point stretches into Manatee County. These keys are famous worldwide for the quality of their sandy beaches.

Sarasota is a widely known cultural mecca. It offers opera, plays, international cuisine restaurants and an active downtown, that has frequent, streetside art shows and musicians.

It has beautiful, warm, florida sunshine weather with spectacular water views.  

Where is Bradenton?

Beautiful Bradenton and Manatee County Florida

The jewel of southwest Florida's gulf coast, Manatee County lies along the Gulf of Mexico between Sarasota and Tampa. Here, residents enjoy an incomparable quality of life defined by 150 miles of shoreline along the Gulf, Sarasota and Tampa Bays, and the Manatee River.

 Manatee County has six major population centers. The two largest incorporated communities, Bradenton and Palmetto, are on the mainland. The next largest encompasses the island of Longboat Key. Anna Maria Island at the entrance to Tampa Bay is the site of the other three communities: Anna Maria at the northern tip, Holmes Beach near the center, and Bradenton Beach to the south. (read more)