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Celebrity Travel Guide to Florida
Courtesy of Naples Grand Beach Resort
Judge Judy’s Naples
Do
There are, of course, the beaches—Delnor-Wiggins
Pass State Park is one of the most scenic. At night, you’ll find her
at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts—this
month the Holiday Pops are on tap. There are also downtown’s art venues,
including the Shaw Gallery,
which showcases works by Brazilian painter Shirley Brasil, and the Weatherburn
Gallery, with
landscape paintings by David Smith.
Stay
At the Naples Grande Beach Resort & Golden Door
Spa (doubles from $109), bungalow suites have whitewashed oak headboards,
Egyptian-cotton linens, and panoramic views. On Captiva island, 41 miles from
Naples, the 330-acre South Seas Island Resort (doubles from
$149) offers a daily cruise to Cayo Costa, a nature preserve with knockout
beaches and an inlet where you can see manatees. The Naples Beach Hotel
& Golf Club (doubles from $119) is an old-guard establishment created in the 1880’s,
which now has 319 beachfront rooms.
Don’t Miss
The Sheindlins are honorary trustees of the Naples Winter Wine Festival (napleswinefestival.com; January 28–30) at the Ritz-Carlton Tiburon. Expect appearances by renowned chefs and vintners,