The “Old Florida” Feel of Anna Maria Island
Beachside dining at the Sandbar Restaurant in Anna Maria
By Kitty Bean Yancey – USA Today
Unlike similar sunset celebrations in Florida tourist meccas such as Key West, there are no rowdy crowds, wall-to-wall bars or panhandlers. Also absent on Anna Maria are high-rise condos and chain hotels. You’ll have to drive off-island for a McDonald’s or Starbucks fix.
“We’ve been all over Florida, but we love Anna Maria Island because it’s so oldy-worldy,” says Glynis Bayles of England, who is here with her husband, Robert, a retiree. Europeans and the value-minded favor this getaway, where low-rise is the rule. (Just one condo complex stands more than three stories high, and no more tall buildings are allowed.)
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I have visited Anna Maria Island before. VERY NICE.
I recently bought cheap Florida land for sale in Jacksonville, Florida.
Plus, I have lots of family in Jacksonville.
Anna Maria is totally worth a visit.
-Joe