The communities of Panama City Beach, Pensacola, and Destin-Fort Walton possess a unique and engaging character that is an attractive alternative to the bustle of Florida’s more well-known centres. Fishing, diving, snorkeling, golfing, dining, and shopping are all on offer, but it is the famous beachfront that these three communities share, a breathtakingly beautiful stretch of silky sand, that remains the region’s main attraction. Dotted with windswept dunes, the area’s distinctive quartz sand is blindingly white and soft as flour. Brushing up against the sands are the clear emerald-green waters of the Gulf of Mexico, a welcome gulf breeze, and the golden touch of the ever-present sun reflecting off the water’s rippled surface.