Five Things to Love about Pensacola, FL - What? Only five? I'll have to make them REALLY Good!

1. The Beach - Where else can you find miles and miles of accessible Gulf front bordered by white sand beaches?

Of the 1,474 acres of Santa Rosa Island controlled by Escambia County, about 77 acres are approved for hotel development - a little more than 5 % of the total acreage. By contrast, more than 600 acres are reserved for preservation, conservation, recreation and beaches.  That's in addition to the 1,742 acres of Gulf Islands National Seashoreland preserved to the west of Pensacola Beach toward Fort Pickens and the 1,598 acres of National Seashore that will remain undeveloped to the east. Hotels are built along a central stretch a little more than a mile long.

2. The Blue Angels - Pensacola is home to the Navy's Flight Demonstration Team, the Blue Angels. The Blues call Sherman Field at Naval Air Station Pensacola home, so Pensacola residents are lucky enough to have two official Blue Angels Show, the July show on Pensacola Beach (usually the second week in July) and the Homecoming Show in November when the show season ends. But the best part is all the "unofficial shows" as the Blue Angels practice on Tuesday and Thursday mornings when they are between shows and in off season.

3. Historic Downtown Pensacola - How many U.S. towns can say their downtown dates back to 1559? Only one! Spanish Explorer Don Tristen DeLuna arrived in Pensacola with several ships and over 1500 colonists only to be met a few days after making landfall with a horrendous storm. Had it not been for the storm Pensacola would carry the title of oldest continuous settlement in the Untied States (an honor that now belongs to St. Augustine. However, Pensacola's historic downtown still maintains the Spanish influence. A day touring sites like Plaza Ferdinand, Seville Square and Christ Church make Pensacola a SUPER vacation spot.

4. Festivals - I think Pensacola must hold some kind of record for festivals. You can't find a weekend in the Summer (and many in the Spring and Fall) without a festival on tap. From the Fiesta of Five Flags, to Mardi Gras and the Greater Gulf Coast Arts and Crafts Festival . . . and all manner of festivals in between, this is the place for entertainment. And . . . every Tuesday through the summer there is a free concert on Pensacola Beach as well as a free concert at Seville Square. HOOOO . . . I'm getting tired just thinking about all of them.

5. Fabulous Housing . . . and friendly people to make your day! When it comes to housing inventory, we have an incredible variety. Do you want to sip your ice tea (sweet, of course) on the front porch of a 100 year old Victorian cottage or is a state-of-the-art beach condo more your style? We've got them both and MORE. With over 6,000 homes currently on the market in the Greater Pensacola Bay area . . . we've got the perfect home for you!

Five things to Love about Pensacola - shoot . . . heck, I've just gotten started . . .