There's more to Sarasota than award-winning, white-sand beaches.  This sophisticated European-style city has perfected the art of living well.  View the renowned collection of Baroque paintings at the Ringling Museum of Art, the state museum of Florida.  See rare exotic orchids at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, or watch the dolphins cavort in the Bay aboard a sunset dinner boat. 

From world-class shopping and dining to boating, golf and tennis, Sarasota has it all. Numerous parks offer hiking, biking, bird-watching and eco-activities.  Gulf and Bay waters invite boating, fishing, canoeing, swimming and a variety of other water sports.  There are more than 60 golf courses and hundreds of tennis facilities.  

Sporting activities include major-league baseball spring training games, polo, professional volleyball and ice hockey.

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