Florida - a major worldwide tourist destination

Commonly called: the Sunshine State
Capital: Tallahassee
Population: 17,789,864 (estimated 2005)
Size: 58,560 square miles
  
Florida, also called the Sunshine State, is a large state offering a large variety of activities and point of interests for travelers. Florida is a popular destination due to its gracious weather all year long, it attracts tourist from all over the world, they all come for different reasons but they all love it. Florida tourism season is all year long attracting residents of the Northern states during the winter and from all over the world basically all the time.

The average temperature in winter is in the mid 60's to the high 70's (20 C to 25 C, a light sweater might be needed during the early mornings and evenings). "Winter" lasts from end of November to end of February. The rest of the year the weather is warm getting hot and humid from end of May to mid October. From June to mid October the temperature climbs from the mid 80's to mid to high 90's (30-35 C), with a high level of humidity and some showers usually lasting a short period of time usually early morning or early evening. Lets be frank, most tourist come to Florida to enjoy the sun and mostly its pristine beaches. The question is which of those florida beaches will they choose, and they have plenty to choose from.

The hospitality structure is very developed throughout the state offering all type of Florida accommodations. Florida hotels are diverse ranging from cheap motels to the most luxurious hotels in the world. Every budget will find just the right Florida hotel. Other type of accommodations are also very developed: Florida vacation rentals, those are numerous and can be found throughout the state. Vacationers can decide to rent a Florida vacation apartment or condo to spend a few days or for larger families they could also go for a Florida vacation home.

The Florida vacation rentals market is very well organized with established companies offering quality vacation rentals homes. Travelers could also browse through thousands of Florida vacation rental condos and homes offered directly by owners. The fantastic factor in Florida tourism is the extreme variety of things to do, from going to the beach, sun bathing, fishing, trekking, boating,  golfing, canoeing, visiting natural reserves, visiting our famous recreation parks, touring exceptional and historical cities to dining, clubbing and of course shopping. The menu is long, it offers a guarantee that everybody in the family will find its point of interest.

Additionally, this variety of areas and activities are at short drive so that it is very easy to organize a circuit going through those several points of attractions. We have selected for you what we consider are the must see locations in Florida: SOUTH OF FLORIDA: The Keys - SOUTHEAST OF FLORIDA: Miami, Miami Beach, South Beach, Fort Lauderdale - SOUTHWEST OF FLORIDA: Naples, Sanibel Island, Marco Island - CENTRAL FLORIDA: Orlando, Kissimmee, Cape Canaveral, Tampa, St. Petesburg.

Find vacation rentals, apartments, villas and condos on our Florida Vacation Rentals page. Great rentals choices. Click on the pictures or the names of the properties below to get more information.

NORTHEAST FLORIDA
Atlantic Beach, Clermont, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Ormond Beach, Ormond by the Sea, St. Augustine, Winter Garden

NORTHWEST FLORIDA
Cape San Blas, Crawfordville, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Mexico Beach, Navarre Beach, Panama City Beach, Seagrove Beach, St. George Island, Wesley Chapel

CENTRAL FLORIDA
Anna Maria Island, Belleair Beach, Clearwater, Cocoa Beach, Davenport, Disney/Kissimmee, Ft. Pierce, Haines City , Holmes Beach, Hutchinson Island, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Shores, Madeira Beach, New Port Richey, North Redington Beach, Orlando, Redington Shores, Sarasota, St. Pete Beach, St.Petersburg, Tavares, The Villages, Treasure Island, Vero Beach