Welcome to Bradenton including Palmetto and the barrier islands of Longboat Key and Anna Maria Island which include the towns of Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach, all located on the South West Coast of Florida. With year-round sunshine, a warm tropical climate, and water temperatures averaging 80 degrees, you'll find the Bradenton Area hard to resist.

Stretching narrowly for twelve sun-drenched miles between the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay, Longboat Key provides an ideal beach and bayfront setting for the ultimate Florida vacation and lifestyle.

Although it is known as a private island, Longboat Key is a popular destination for visitors from around the world. You are welcomed to a plush island of tasteful luxury and tempting quiet pleasures that cater to all personalities. If you are the athletic type, activities on Longboat Key are endless! Shelling, biking, fishing, dining, watersports and rollerblading… just to name a few. Tennis and golf enthusiasts are welcome to take advantage of our first-class Longboat Key Country Clubs.

Lovely Anna Maria Island is touched by three tropical bodies of water. The Gulf of Mexico on the western shore and Sarasota Bay, as well as Anna Maria Bay on the Eastern Shore. In addition, Anna Maria Island is northernmost on a string of barrier islands that extend in a southerly direction, the only other set of keys in this latitude aside from the infamous Florida Keys.