Vacation in Destin Florida!!

The simple pace of Destin Florida revolves like a slow ceiling fan, caressing visitors with a refreshing breeze and warm-hearted hospitality accented with a Southern character. This laid back slice of Florida’s Upper Gulf coast is actually quicker in distance to most southern towns and cities than to its Southern Florida siblings. The Emerald Coast welcomes vacationers to enjoy the relaxing central time zone while the rest of the state rushes to Eastern Standard deadlines. likewise, its seasons are pure deep South -- sensational springs, warm summer days and cool winter evenings -- for tempting temperatures year-round.

Although the preferred activity in Destin is “relaxing and doing as little as possible,� visitors also like teeing off on 1,080 challenging holes of notorious golf, fishing from Florida’s leading charter vessel fleet for the elusive big blue, sailing in the emerald-flecked surf and sun bronzing on white powdered shoreline.

The Destin region, acclaimed as one of the top five "Favorite Family Vacation Destinations" by the readers of Southern Living for nine consecutive years, presents a priceless Florida beach vacation -- without being pricey in the pocket. From luxury to economy, Destin and Fort Walton Beach on Florida's upper Gulf coast offer more than 18,000 Gulf-edged rooms for seashore savings in trendy hotels, condominiums, private cottages and beach houses. Reasonable rates year-round, even during trendy summer and spring seasons, guarantee more value -- and more fun -- for vacation dollars. In the slower fall and winter months, shore solitude is a travel bargain with Emerald Coast rates sinking by one-third between Labor Day and mid-October, then delving even deeper October through February.

For guests looking to dine at upscale restaurants while vacationing, the Emerald Coast offers numerous options for dining in style. From rackety-shack oyster bars and salt-air cafes to upscale eateries, restaurants celebrate native seafood superstars with simple zest. fruitful fishing waters yield the freshest and largest variety of seafood in Florida (with the exception of the Keys) with at least 20 juicy types of fish available for savoring during the different seasons. Whether blackened, broiled or butter-drenched, sea specialties from red snapper and amberjack to yellowfin tuna and triggerfish come directly from the harbor docks of the largest charter vessel fleet in the state. Tastes of the South spotlight such mouth-watering favorites as authentic Louisiana Cajun crawfish gumbo, beer-battered fried mullet, hush puppies and key lime pie. More than 400 easy-going eateries, generally bordering the Gulf, bay, bayou or sound, are simple in atmosphere yet spiced with character, serve to-die-for dishes and offer southern hospitality.

Undoubtedly the most mesmerizing distraction on the Emerald Coast is the combination of sun-bleached, shocking white shoreline, stretching 24 miles like ribboning white satin, with rich, emerald-jeweled waters. sprawling coast provide seating for performances by dancing dolphins and sandpipers, as well as postcard-perfect sunrises and sunsets over the Gulf -- all compliments of Mother Nature. More than 60 percent of the area’s beaches will be preserved forever in sweeping, virgin purity.