Just west of the Florida Panhandle’s famed Emerald Coast, wide beaches of fine white sand as soft as baby powder stretch beneath a pale blue sky toward the warm, sparkling turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It’s another day in paradise on Alabama beaches.
Even though Alabama’s Gulf Coast beaches are frequently ranked among top U.S. beaches, they are one of the Gulf Coast’s hidden gems. As delightful as its Florida neighbor but less well-known, the Alabama Gulf region attracts vacationers in-the-know who are delighted to take advantage of the area’s less-crowded beaches and more-affordable prices.
The popular beach towns of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach offer all the resort amenities for which the Gulf Coast is known: pristine sugar-sand beaches, exciting water sports, fresh-water and deep-sea fishing, championship golf courses, fresh seafood, delightful restaurants, boutique and novelty shopping, dolphin watching, boating, nature preserves, and magnificent sunsets.
Nine championship golf courses are located close to area beaches and vacation rentals offering golfers a choice of 27 holes to play on courses beautifully-designed by some of the sport’s legendary players. Golfers can pit their skills against Cotton Creek or Cypress Bend, Craft Farm’s two Arnold Palmer-designed courses; or hone their strokes on courses designed by Jerry Pate, Bruce Devlin, Earl Stone, Robert von Hagge and Jay and Carter Morrish. Each of the area’s courses is distinctive and challenging, providing golf fans with endless challenge.
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