You have just found Florida's best kept secret - unspoilt Manasota Key with a glorious Gulf coastline, dazzling beaches and vivid sunsets on one side and beautiful Lemon Bay on the other. Average year-round temperatures average 75ºF with the Gulf waters nearby some 5^o warmer so it's not surprising that those who have discovered one of Florida's best-kept secrets have not been in a hurry to tell others!  You will find a wide variety of exotic plant and animal life in this area from  dolphins at play just off the beach and in Lemon Bay to gators and birds of all shapes, sizes and colors in Myakka River State Park. On the beach, watch out in the sand for the scores of markers, which tell you where Loggerhead turtles have struggled ashore to lay their eggs.  You can stroll along for miles along almost deserted beaches, taking a relaxed dip in the sea, collecting shells and watching the sun go down ... a lifestyle for which the word idyllic was surely invented. The villas are managed locally for us by a specialist home management company so should you need support during your visit, there are local contacts available to help you out.