The Gold coast located in the southwest Florida on the Atlantic. To the north it borders on the Treasure Coast, south to the Florida Keys.
Regions
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From south to north:
- Miami-Dade County with the main town Miami
- Broward County With Fort Lauderdale
- Palm Beach County With West Palm Beach
places
The cities are lined up like a string of pearls on the coast and partly on a chain of islands off the coast. They have now grown together and merge into one another. From south to north it is:
- 1 Coral Gables
immediately south of Miami bordering suburb with headquarters of the University of Miami - 2 Miami, the largest city in the region and the economic center of Florida with the international airport and cruise port
- 3 Miami Beach on the offshore island of Miami
- North Miami
- North Miami Beach
- Aventura, all separate communities of the Miami Metropolitan Area
- Bal Harbor on the island off the Aventura
- 4 Hallandale Beach
- 5 Hollywood
- Dania Beach
- 6 Fort Lauderdale, which is criss-crossed by numerous canals and is therefore considered the Venice of Florida. Fort Lauderdale has another major cruise port, Port Everglades
- 7 Pompano Beach
- 8 Boca Raton
- 9 West Palm Beach
Other goals
- Key Biscayne
- Miami Gardens with the Miami Dolphins stadium
background
Almost off the entire Atlantic coast of Florida, including off the Gold Coast, there is a narrow, often only a few kilometers wide, spit or chain of islands. A continuous waterway follows inland, the Intracoastal Waterwaybefore the mainland follows.
During the development of Florida, the sometimes extremely opulent holiday complexes were built on the spit and the islands, including on the Intracoastal Waterway. Settlements in the countryside initially served as dwellings for staff, construction workers, etc., which led to a clear social stratification and, in spite of the ongoing real estate boom, still leads in parts. Even today, some areas facing away from the water in Miami, Fort Lauderdales, even West Palm Beach, are at least boring, and occasionally dangerous if you continue to slumber.
Three quarters of the residents of Florida live in a strip of about 20 km parallel to the coast, which is no different in the administrative districts of the Gold Coast. Accordingly, facing away from the sea, one finds extremely thin settlements and extensive swampy marshland.
The music, however, plays on the coast and in this region, well padded with dollars. Some settlements on the Gold Coast, or more precisely their residents, are among the wealthiest in the country. A villa or at least one condo on Key Biscayne, Miami Beach, Bal Harbor or Palm Beach is a good form; accordingly there are also expensive hotels or elaborately secured hotels gated communities. According to the well-filled wallets of holidaymakers or retirees, there is a wide range of options for consumption.
language
English, in the greater Miami area, due to the large number of Cubans in exile, also Spanish
getting there
By plane
The largest airport in the region is Miami International Airport
(IATA: MIA)that offers connections all over the world. Also the Fort Lauderdale Airport(IATA: FLL) is served from numerous locations outside the USA. West Palm Beach also has the airport Palm Beach(IATA: PBI), which can be reached by changing trains at Atlanta, Newark, Charlotte, Philadelphia, or other hubs on the East Coast.
By train
Two passenger trains (Silver Meteor and Silver Star) run daily from the Northeast of the USA with stops at West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
In the street
On the east coast Interstate 95 (short: I 95), a little more comfortable US Highway 1 (short: US1), which runs practically parallel to I 95. The most varied, but also the slowest way to get there is via Highway 1A1 (1A1 for short). 1A1 runs parallel to US1, but often even closer to the coast or on the offshore islands. The highway leads in parts along picturesque stretches of beach.
The Florida Turnpike, which is subject to toll, comes from inland (Orlando) and touches Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
By boat
Miami and Fort Lauderdale are passenger ports that are used by cruise ships, including transatlantic voyages from Europe.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
climate
The Gold Coast offers mercilessly bathing-friendly sea water. In Miami, the water temperature reaches 30 degrees in August, and even in January the water hardly gets colder than 23 degrees [1].
trips
- Caribbean cruise
