Naples grew up around a seashore and a boat pier, which served as the town's lifeline in the 1880s. Well-to-do northerners built homes around the pier and in the neighborhood today known as Old Naples. With first the extension of a railroad to Naples in 1926, and the completion of the Tamiami Trail (Highway 41) two years later, the town grew eastward, but the heart remained where the first shell-paved roads once ran.

Hailed for its tree-lined downtown shopping plazas, sidewalk cafes and lively clubs, Old Naples also holds many of the city's historic and architectural treasures, plus wide, sugar-sand beaches. A recent renaissance has brought boutique hotels and eye-pleasing streetscaping to Fifth Avenue South, at the center of Old Naples.

We're showcasing all that Naples Florida has to offer right here including accommodations, restaurants and upcoming events. Make this web site your springboard for jumping into the Cities and Lifestyles that make up our paradise!

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