Tropical Sun Beach Resort

Sarasota, The Gem
of Florida's West Coast

Few places on earth are gifted with the magnetism of Sarasota on Florida’s Gulf Coast. It is a city of culture and fun, and like Camelot, it is endowed with sunny climate, clean air, and is rife with activities that entice visitors to return, time and again. The challenge lies in where to begin the list.

The game of golf was introduced to the USA in May 1886 when John Hamilton Gillespie, a Scotsman, laid out Sarasota’s first golf course, 2 greens at opposite ends of one long fairway. Today, there are more than 45 carefully manicured golf courses in the area, most of which have never seen snow.

Saltwater and freshwater fishermen, (ladies, too) send photos from Sarasota of the ‘big ones’ that didn’t get away --- until released, that is.

The month of March is spring training camp time for baseball’s Cincinnati Reds in Sarasota, and nearby are the training camps of the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Boston Red Sox. Whose hot dogs are best?.

Sarasota’s Dining Directory list begins with ‘After Dinner and end with Wine and Spirits.’ Between these "book ends" are 16 ethnic headings from Cajun to Vietnamese. Not included in the above are New York style delis, seafood restaurants and sizzling steakhouses. You can dine at waterfront restaurants and be entertained by leaping dolphins, and cruising boats, or dine al fresco, watching pedestrians saunter by. There is a bakery on Main Street that specializes in producing hand made doggy treats from all natural, organic ingredients. Could you ask for more? Oh yes, the Annual Winefest and Auction is held in April at the Ritz Carlton. It’s heady!

The Suncoast Grand Prix Festival is held every year from late June with car shows, boat races, golf and fishing tournaments, parties galore, and ending with a parade, and a spectacular fireworks display on July 4th

During Sarasota’s Film Festival (April) screenings of Academy Award Masterpieces of cinema will be presented at the historic Asolo Theater. Each season from November through June, theatergoers can attend 4 different plays in a single weekend in this 500-seat facility built in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1902.

For the music lover there are performances by the Florida West Coast Symphony, Sarasota Concert Band, Sarasota Opera Association, Jazz Cub of Sarasota, and Sarasota Ballet. Evening performances at the Golden Apple Dinner Theater frequently offer bouncy musicales. Enjoy it!

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall has many scheduled Broadway productions for presentation during their annual season.

If world class shopping is your "thing", Sarasota is the city and the Circle on St. Armand’s Key is the place for you to demonstrate your expertise. It’s also delightful dining and window shopping "par exellence."

Circus Sarasota puts on a show with their "in the tent" performances.

And don't forget, there are:
• Lectures to attend at libraries and Universities,
• Royal Lipizzaner Stallions training sessions to amaze you,
• Polo matches to watch, and
• Museums and historical sites to visit.

You won’t be able to do it all in one visit.

Tropical Shores Beach Resort
6717 SaraSea Circle
Siesta Key, Sarasota, Florida 34242
Telephone: 941-349-3330
Reservations: 1-800-235-3493
Fax: 941-346-0025
E-mail: info@tropicalsunresort.com

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