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This tranquil location is easy to reach from Florida's main airports - Orlando 2.5 hours, Tampa 1.5 hours, and Fort Myers 1 hour. Other Florida attractions and activities are within easy reach - Tarpon Deep Sea Fishing at Boca Grande is 20 minutes away while the Myakka Nature Reserve and Babcock Country Park are less than an hour away. Rotonda is a golfer’s paradise - there are four well-maintained 18-hole par 72 courses right on your doorstep… see our website for detailed information. Beautiful Florida wild life can be experienced both at the villa and within easy reach and the wonderful sandy beaches of the Gulf of Mexico are within 10 to 15 minutes by car. The theme parks of Central Florida are within easy reach for a day out. For the serious shopper, the mall at Port Charlotte is 20 minutes drive from the villa. The villa is ideally placed for visiting the fashionable districts of Venice, Siesta & Longboat Keys, Naples and the islands of Captiva, Sanibel & Marco which are also well known for the popular hobby of shell collecting. All of these resorts lay on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, offer numerous shopping malls, museums, first class restaurants, state parks etc and are within reasonable driving distance. Further to the north are the theme parks and tourist attractions at Tampa (2 hours) and Orlando (3 hours) whilst to the south there is the Everglades National Park (2 hours) near Naples. (Approximate and respective driving times in brackets). Other activities (on site or nearby) include biking, fishing, wildlife viewing, tennis, swimming, snorkelling and diving, water-skiing, boating, nearby jet-skiing, deep sea and fishing. There is really something for everybody – see our website for more things to do! |