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A Guide to the Paradise Coast 
 Sophisticates will enjoy the fine shopping and dining found in Naples.
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You've chosen the Paradise Coast as your next holiday destination, but you need to choose a home base. Which most appeals to you? Naples, Marco Island, the Everglades or Immokalee? If you're still making up your mind, here's a quick overview of what makes each area unique.
Naples
If a sophisticated enclave bursting with fine art, symphonic concerts and high-end shopping is your cup of tea, book a room at an inn or a resort in Naples. A charming city on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, Naples exudes stylishness. Stroll beautiful pedestrian walks with shops, art galleries and restaurants. See row after row of palatial homes surrounded by tropical landscaping. 
Marco Island seems made for a family beach holiday.
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The area is famous for its beautiful white sand beaches, golf courses, fishing, boating, water sports and spectacular sunsets. The most recent addition to the Naples area is the new town of Ave Maria.
Marco Island
Families love Marco Island, the largest of the Ten Thousand Islands. A beachfront paradise located north of the Gulf Coast entrance to Everglades National Park, the island is surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico on one side and pristine wilderness on the other. You'll find some of the world's most beautiful beaches, shopping and dining here. Water lovers will relish immediate access to both the Gulf and mangrove-lined estuaries for shelling, fishing, boating, bird and wildlife 
The Everglades, with its parks, preserves and refuges, appeals to nature lovers.
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watching, kayaking and canoeing.
The Everglades
Surrounded by Everglades National Park, the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier-Seminole State Park and the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Everglades City is content to remain a small village on the edge of the Florida wilderness. It and Chokoloskee Island provide a glimpse into Southwest Florida's past with several notable museums and quaint small-town charm.
Immokalee
The growing town of Immokalee, Seminole for "my home," is an intriguing combination of historic sites and agricultural lands. The Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch depicts the area's cattle ranching past and present, while agricultural workers stage impromptu produce markets during prime growing season (November-May) near the old State Farmers' Market building. Lake Trafford and Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary encourage outdoor activities.
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