Southwest Florida provides the perfect backdrop for Gran Paradiso. World-class shopping, fine restaurants, championship golf courses and cultural activities offer local residents all the recreation they need for a day of play and night of fun.

For those seeking a change of pace, the city of Sarasota welcomes you to its unique collection of shops, restaurants and nightlife. The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall features names the likes of the Russian National Ballet Company, Liza Minelli and Natalie Cole, providing the area world-renowned entertainment in one of the nation's finest facilities. All complemented by a series of museums that showcase everything from the history of the Greatest Show on Earth to Asian and European Masterpieces and 35 miles of sugar sand beaches.

Venice, Florida, on the other hand, offers a blend between the Florida of old and a modern outlook of the future.