Marco Island is a beautiful place to live, work, or vacation. Nestled on the pretty Gulf of Mexico on the southwestern coast of Florida, it is the biggest of the Sunshine State’s famous Ten Thousand Islands (which does not actually include 10,000 islands).
Part of a chain of hundreds, not thousands, of islands and tiny mangroves, Marco Island is just 24 square miles, making it a fairly exclusive place to live. There are many other things that make the islet a desirable place to raise a family or own a second home, however, chief of which is its clean white sandy beaches and grand ocean vistas.
Marco Island has a rich heritage, starting with the pre-Columbus Calusa Indians. The Calusas left numerous artifacts a small portion of which have been preserved in the local Marco Island museum. The famed Marco Cat wood carving found by archaeologist Cushing in 1896 was not so lucky; it was soon put on display in the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
There are quite a few water front Marco Island condos for buyers to purchase. You’ll find beach front properties or properties facing one of the many canals that give boaters easy waterway access to their home. Marco Island real estate is available in all price ranges, from the $60,000 ranges for a small older condo to well over $20 million for one of its more exclusive luxury estates.
As one might expect, you will easily find a wide variety of things to do on Marco Island, including great restaurants, water sports, tennis, and more. Many places of business are situated in view of Marco’s pretty views, allowing patrons to see porpoises in their natural habitat while enjoying good food.
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