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Naples is a city in Collier County,
Florida, United States. As of 1 July
2007, the U.S. Census Bureau
estimated the city's population at
21,653. Naples is a principal city
of the Naples–Marco Island
Metropolitan Statistical Area, which
had an estimated total population of
315,839 on 1 July 2007. Although
Naples is officially the county seat
of Collier County, the courthouse is
located east of the city in
unincorporated East Naples.
Naples
is home to several major land
reserves, including the Corkscrew
Swamp Sanctuary, Everglades National
Park, Big Cypress National Preserve,
Florida Panther National Wildlife
Refuge, Ten Thousand Islands
National Wildlife Refuge, and
Picayune Strand State Forest. The
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is known
not only for its 11,000 acres of
landscape and wildlife, but for a
two and a half mile length boardwalk
winding through the sanctuary. The
Naples area is also home to the
Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens,
which dates back to 1919.
The city is served by the Naples
Municipal Airport. Yellow Air Taxi
also provides service to Key West,
Florida. Southwest Florida
International Airport, in South Fort
Myers, Florida, handles the vast
majority of commercial air traffic
in and out of the region, with over
8 million passengers in 2007.
Downtown Naples is home to The
Naples Players, The Gulfshore
Playhouse, and the 5th Avenue South
and 3rd Street South shopping
districts, which feature a variety
of antique shops. Gallery Row, also
downtown, is a concentration among
the numerous art galleries spread
throughout the downtown area. The
Village on Venetian Bay is an
upscale open-air shopping district
on the Gulf coast. Located directly
off of Tamiami Trail are the
Waterside Shops, an upscale open-air
center home to such high-end
retailers as Saks Fifth Avenue,
Gucci, Tiffany & Co., and Lacoste. A
two-story Barnes and Noble is
located on site as well. Near
downtown on Naples Bay and the
Gordon River is the shopping
district Tin City. This open-air
shopping center specializes in
antiques and handmade local
novelties. Also near downtown is Big
Cypress Market Place with over 100
diverse vendors. Naples hosts The
Oliver Group Champions Cup of the
Outback Champions Tennis Series each
year. Naples is also the home to
swamp buggy races, held three times
each year at the Florida Sports
Park.
Tourism is a main industry for the
City of Naples. Notable resorts and
hotels within the city limits
include the Hampton Inn Naples I-75,
the Ritz-Carlton, the Naples Beach
Hotel and Golf Club, La Playa Beach
and Golf Resort, the Naples Grande
Beach Resort and Club (which will
join The Waldorf-Astoria Collection
in the fall of 2008), the Inn on
Fifth and the Edgewater Beach Hotel
and Club.
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