Stretching for some eleven sun drenched miles between the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay, Longboat Key provides an ideal beach and bayfront setting for the ultimate in Florida vacation or retirement homes.

From the glitzy high dollar high-rises of Lido Beach and Longboat's South End to the bucolic hush of it's Historic Village, Longboat Key offers a variety of homes and condominiums wide enough to suit any taste. Pricing ranges from the $400's for a cute "Tommy Bahama" type old-Florida cottage in the Village to canal-front homes or penthouses at the Pierre.

Longboat Key is an angler's paradise offering catches from flounder, and grouper to sailfish. The island has several full-service marinas for those who arrive by boat, or who wish to arrange fishing trips once they are here.

Nearby Sarasota offers a vast array of arts and cultural attractions ranging from the Sarasota Opera , the Ringling Museum of Fine Arts to an annual Jazz fest that attracts some of the most gifted musicians in the country, many of whom have chosen Sarasota and Longboat Key as their Winter or retirement homes.

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts, located in the Village on the North end offers classes and workshops given by renowned artists in everything from painting to pottery, and jewelry design.

For up to date information on Longboat Key and the current listings email Robin Kolar at Gulf Bay Realty, robin@gulfbayrealty.com or call Gulf Bay Realty of Anna Maria at 941-778-7244 (toll free at 800- 771-6043) or you might want to fill out the property information form.