A crisp breeze blows through your hair as you walk on the sandy beach looking for seashells. Soon you realize – you haven’t been collecting shells, you’ve been gathering memories!
Anna Maria Island, Florida, Bradenton Beach, and Sarasota offer scores of recreational and cultural Florida tourism activities for all ages only minutes from Palm Tree Villas. As an active member of Florida west coast vacation rental associations, we want your vacation to be memorable.
  • Anna Maria Island rentals for diving, snorkeling, jet skiing, surfing, parasailing; boating, and fishing gear
  • Guides and charters available for fishing, sailing and sightseeing
  • Bicycle, moped & scooter rentals
  • Three public fishing piers
  • Three public beaches
  • Three boat launch ramps
  • Public tennis courts
  • Manatee County and Tingley libraries in Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach
  • Art organizations and year-round exhibits
  • Seven churches
  • Anna Maria Island Community Theatre
  • Anna Maria Island Historical Museum

  • Golf - More than a dozen public courses within a 1/2 hour drive
  • Symphony, ballet, opera and jazz - Sarasota - 3/4 hour drive
  • Asolo Center for the Performing Arts - Sarasota - 3/4 hour drive
  • DeSoto National Park, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Mote Marine Aquarium, Ringling Museum of Art & Ca's'Zan Mansion, Sarasota Jungle Gardens, South Florida Museum - within 1/2 hour drive
  • Myakka River State Park - Myakka - 1 hour drive
  • Busch Gardens, Lowry Park Zoo, MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry), Museum of Art; The Florida Aquarium, Tampa Bay Downs - Tampa - 1 hour drive
  • Sunken Gardens, Florida International Museum, Dali Museum - St. Petersburg - 3/4 hour drive
  • Riverboat cruise, Sunset sail, Dolphin sail, Sunset cruise
  • Disney World, Sea World, MGM in Orlando – 1 to 2 hours drive
  • Busch Gardens in Tampa – 1 hour drive

Island cuisine includes British, French, German, Italian, Oriental, Spanish, southern Florida seafood and spicy Caribbean. Seven of the top 14 Florida restaurants are located on Anna Maria Island or within a short drive, offering you the choice of casual to elegant dining.

  • "Factory Direct" Outlet Malls - On the I-75 corridor - 45 minutes
  • St. Armand's Circle – World famous boutique International shopping only about 30 minutes South
  • Over 50 shops on Anna Maria Island.
  • Orlando International - 2 hour drive
  • Tampa International - 1 1/4 hour drive
  • Sarasota-Bradenton - 30 minute drive
  • St. Petersburg-Clearwater - 45 minute drive

  • Blake Medical Center and Manatee Memorial, two county hospitals, within easy driving distance.

 





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