Sarasota Downtown Expert
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Renown for abundant art, culture, shopping and fine dining opportunities, Sarasota is recognized for endless residential choices for permanent and vacation lifestyles. Offering exceptional water and cityscape views, downtown Sarasota, Florida has been described by national publications as a glistening, cultured city.
Sarasota Resources
Culture
Downtown Sarasota is the heart of the city well known as Florida’s “Cultural Coast”. Here, you can take advantage of the excitement, entertainment, and culture that would flatter even the finest of big cities. It is downtown in Sarasota that you’ll discover its professional symphony, its opera, and its ballet, as well as over 10 theatres, 30 art galleries, and, of course, 35 miles of beaches on the Gulf of Mexico.
Social Activities
Sarasota’s downtown is a charming, Mediterranean-styled cultural hub lined with swaying palm trees and picturesque shopping avenues. Every step, and every turn brings you to the window of an intriguing gallery, unique sculptures and jewelry, fine antiques, and paintings from artists both American and European, spanning the 19th and 20th centuries.
Quality of Living
If culture is your thing, then you’ll be certain to make a bee-line towards the Towles Court Artists Colony, many live theatres, Historic Burns Square, and the farmers’ market of every Saturday morning.
Affiliated with Florida State University is the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Take a day to peruse the largest museum/university complex in the United States.
Furthermore, on the first Friday of every month, Palm Avenue and Main Streets keep the doors open to their restaurants, boutiques, and galleries, to create a festive air in which you can shop as much as you please. Meanwhile, live entertainment, area vendors, and special celebrations will surround you and please you, making the First Friday Walk an event that is not to be missed.
