Belleview
Biltmore
25 Belleview Boulevard Clearwater
800-237-8947
Originally built by railroad magnate Henry Plant and
opened in 1897, the stately Biltmore sits on a high bluff overlooking
the Gulf of Mexico. It quickly became a favored retreat for celebrities,
industrial barons and international dignitaries, who luxuriously traveled
in their own railway cars. It is the oldest major resort in Florida
and the largest occupied wooden structure in the Unites States. Beautifully
restored, it offers visitors a wonderful glimpse of turn-of-the-century
gracious living. |
The Colliseum
535 Fourth Ave. N., 33701
(727) 892-5202
Opened in 1924, this huge vintage ballroom with 15,500 square feet
of red oak dance floor accommodates everything from ballroom dancing
to corporate functions
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The
Don CeSar Beach Resort & Spa
3400 Gulf Blvd. St. Pete Beach
(727) 360-1881,(800) 282-1116
This elegant pink, four-star hotel offers almost
350 stunning first-class rooms. Known fondly as The Pink Palace, it
is the only historic resort poised along the Gulf of Mexico from the
Keys to the top of Texas. A reminder of America’s traditional beach
resorts, it casts a rouge glow across Pass-a-Grill Island, a Mediterranean
castle softly silhouetted against the blue Florida sky, accented by
Moorish bell towers and imperial turrets. |
Renaissance
Vinoy Resort
501 Fifth Avenue N.E. St. Petersburg
(727) 894-1000
Built in 1925 during St. Petersburg’s golden era, it
became the playground of the rich and famous who came to bask in Florida’s
balmy weather. Designated a national historic landmark in 1992 and
restored to its former glory, the hotel is as elegant and gracious
as ever. |
St.
Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral
30 N. Pinellas Ave. Tarpon Springs
A replica of St. Sophia’s in Constantinople and an
authentic example of New-Byzantine architecture with an interior of
sculptured Grecian marble, elaborate iconography and stained glass
windows |
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