St. Petersburg is famous for its sun and offers beautiful weather, perfect for winter visitors and snowbirds. With an average of some 360 days of sunshine each year, it is nicknamed "The Sunshine City." The average temperature is 73.7 degrees.

St. Petersburg attracts snowbirds and winter visitors looking to relax on sparkling white sand beaches for romantic moments, all types of seafaring adventures, golfing, and to marvel at the arts, culture and entertainment.

St. Pete is located on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is connected to Tampa, Florida to the east and to Bradenton, Florida to the south. It served by Interstates 175 and 375, which branch off of Interstate 275. Clearwater, Florida is nearby.

There are 137 parks on approximately 2,300 acres of St. Pete public land including a seven mile preserved downtown waterfront. Unique parks include the 245-acre Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, the botanical attraction Sunken Gardens, Treasure Island Beach, and the historic Weedon Island Preserve.

The Pinellas Trail, a 37-mile hiking/biking trail, connects St. Petersburg with central and north Pinellas County-the longest urban linear trail in the Eastern United States.

There are three award-winning public golf courses, nine public pools including an Olympic-size training facility located on Tampa Bay, 80 lighted tennis courts, and five dog parks. There are over 50 golf courses in the area.

City venues include The Pier, Tropicana Field, Mahaffey Theater, Coliseum, Albert Whitted Municipal Airport, Port of St. Petersburg, 18 recreation centers, and six public libraries. There is a lot to do and see.

St. Petersburg is truly enhanced by water, it is a peninsula city 61 feet above sea level surrounded by water and an intracoastal waterway. St. Pete has one of the largest municipal marina in the southeast with 610 boat slips. Nine boat ramp locations, and is open year round.

There is plenty of area to boat with 244 miles of shoreline along Tampa Bay, Boca Ciega Bay, the Gulf of Mexico and intra coastal waterways. Deep sea fishing party boats and private charters go out daily as well as sightseeing boating excursions. The Gulf of Mexico is generally calm yet there is enough breeze for sailing. This is a snowbirds paradise.

People who visit St. Petersburg usually want to move there and the residents who live there don't want to move! Go see what all the other snowbirds are talking about.