Six days covering the Naples art scene, Everglades day trip, Marco Island, a cooking class, and dinner at every restaurant worth the reservation.
Land at RSW or fly private into APF. Check in, do the pier sunset, dinner on Fifth. This is the Naples intro — everything else is built on it.
Commercial flights land at RSW in Fort Myers. If you know someone with a plane or charter one, APF (Naples Municipal) is 5 minutes from downtown.
The permanent collection and whatever special exhibition is running — Artis-Naples brings serious touring shows. Check the calendar when planning.
Book a half-day airboat tour and combine it with a canoe rental in the afternoon at Collier-Seminole State Park. The Big Cypress wilderness is different from Everglades City — drier and more forested. Combine both for a full picture.
Two Greg Norman-designed courses at the Ritz Tiburón — the Black and Gold courses. Challenging, well-maintained, and the back nine on the Black has the best layout in southwest Florida. Book 30 days out. $200–300 in season.
If you're here October 15 – May 1, stone crab is mandatory. Truluck's or Yabba Island Grill both do it right. Order the large claws — the medium-to-large price difference is worth it for the meat yield.
Last morning: the best state park beach in southwest Florida. Narrow barrier island with the Gulf on one side and the pass on the other. Sea turtle nesting site June–August. Arrive at opening (8 AM) — it fills up and they close the gate.
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