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Coconut Grove and Coral Gables
Coconut Grove
Colorful, quirky, and culturally diverse, Coconut Grove is delightful. Just south of downtown Miami, this is a distinctive area of quaint tropical beauty and unique village charm, and has been a center for arts and artists for decades. One of the few neighborhoods in Miami that can be explored entirely on foot, “the Grove” tempts visitors with restaurants, ice cream parlors, antique shops, bookstores and boutiques. The street charm is embellished by a series of festivals and events throughout the year, including the Bahamas-inspired Goombay Festival, the boisterous King Mango Strut, and the nationally famous Coconut Grove Arts Festival.
Coral Gables
The lush tropical foliage of Miami inspired builder George Merrick, in the 1920s, to create an affluent community of Mediterranean-style buildings with arched entrances, iron grillwork and red barrel-tiled roofs. His planned community is set among tree-lined streets and winding waterways and, to evoke images of Old Spain, he christened his streets with Spanish names. This is the “City Beautiful” of Coral Gables.
Culture and cultivated taste abound here. Coral Gables is home to the University of Miami, the oldest university in the Greater Miami area, which houses the Lowe Art Museum, featuring changing exhibits by local and international artists. On Gables Gallery Night, the first Friday of every month, the Coral Gables Gallery Association sponsors free walking and bus tours of the area’s many art galleries.
Coral Gables’ Miracle Mile blends designer boutiques with major department stores along a beautifully landscaped promenade to offer some of the finest shopping in the area. Historic buildings, one-of-a-kind shops and charming cafés beckon walkers.
Fine dining here has an elegance that is characteristic of Coral Gables. Presenting a multitude of cuisines, many of the restaurants boast four- and five-star ratings and take pride in reflecting the essence of the City Beautiful.
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