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Amelia Island, Florida and Historic Fernandina Beach - Let us show you the many wonders that this beautiful Florida paradise has to offer. 

Welcome to the Best-of-Amelia-Island.com. I’ve developed this Website for you so that you will have one place with all the information and resources you need to plan your next visit to Amelia Island and to provide valuable information you will need if you are planning to make this remarkable island your future home.  If you are looking for a great Florida beach vacation with something unique, you will want to see what Amelia Island has to offer you.

Sleepy Sunday Morning in Downtown Historic District

This beautiful island is located near the Georgia border, 45 minutes north of Jacksonville, Florida. It is truly one of Northeast Florida’s coastal treasures - a barrier island where its rich colorful history and magnificent natural beauty blend perfectly. Amelia Island has recently been named as the number 4 North American Island in the Conde Nast Traveler's 2009 Readers' Choice Awards. This is the third consecutive year that Amelia Island, Florida was ranked in the top 10 island destinations.  The Island also received three top rankings in last year's Conde Nast Traveler's 2008 Readers' Choice Awards.

This island is 13.5 miles long and 2 miles wide. On the northern end of the island, you will find the historic city of Fernandina Beach with its vibrant 55-block historic district, once a Victorian seaport village that could easily be a setting for one of Norman Rockwell’s famous paintings. It is a cozy seaside town lined with storefronts, small intimate restaurants, beautiful Victorian homes, Bed and Breakfast inns and a number of great restaurants.

Enjoy 13 miles of Atlantic coast beaches where you can spend a day sunbathing, surfing or looking for shark’s teeth on the island’s magnificent sandy beaches. If you love shopping and historic homes, spend the day strolling through the village of Fernandina Beach where large oaks dripping with Spanish moss shade the streets as you browse antique shops, boutiques and art galleries.

The southern end of the island is lined with upscale resorts, exclusive dining, world-class spas, championship golf courses, horseback riding and shopping. Located at this end of the island are some of the island’s most exclusive private homes and condos located on or within easy access to some of the most magnificent beaches in Florida.

Summer Beach located next to the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island

If you love boating and fishing, Amelia Island FL offers numerous opportunities for charter boats and tours to explore the area by water. Many of the yachts that cruise the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway make this one of their favorite stops along the way. You might even be interested in taking one of the kayaking tours in the area.

Many simply describe this mystical island as a place that “stirs the soul” and as a resident of the island, I would have to agree. I love sharing my passion for this small island with others and that is the goal of this website. This site is an ongoing guide, full of information and articles and I will continue to add to it and update it on a regular basis.

On this website, I will give you the local perspective about the best we have to offer:

	Hotels and Resorts
	Bed and Breakfast Inns
	Restaurants
	Golf Courses
	Top Tips for Exploring
	Sight Seeing
	Annual Events
	Historic Tours
	Nightlife
	Boating and Fishing
	Beaches
	Cultural Events and Festivals
	Camping
	Amelia Island Real Estate

Amelia Island is a place of spectacular natural beauty with some of the friendliest people in the world. To those that live here, this small island is considered a paradise. For those just visiting us, the Island has become one of the most popular destinations for Florida vacations.

Please return often to this site as we are growing and changing it all the time. Please remember to bookmark this page if you want to discover the latest information and ”The Best of Amelia Island.”

If you have a local restaurant, tourist-related business or service and would like us to review it and tell the world about it, please fill in the form on our "Contact Us" page. 

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