![]() Indulge in a weekend of water-sports, boat tours and partying, sampling Latin and Cuban culture along the way by way of a salacious food and music scene. With such beautiful surrounds comes inevitable beach-bum hedonism centred in the city’s dive bars, but, to balance to books, Key West offers much in the way of culture in its literary festivals and art galleries, all served alongside performances and phenomenal sunsets on Mallory Square. It’s easy to guess why the region is nicknamed ‘the Floribbean’, blessed as it is with year-round sunshine and tropical beaches many lined with Caribbean-style villas and Cuban eateries. Once home to both Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams, Key West’s population of gay nationals and ex-pats has boomed since the 1970s, and the island is now ripe with gay-owned hotels and B&Bs as well as an active gay nightlife centred around Duval Street. Key West in particular is a gay favourite for its eccentricity and creative energy, pushed forward by literary residents both past and present. ![]() Stretching towards Cuba on a series of tropical islands all linked to the mainland via the Florida Overseas Highway, find the Florida Keys, home to some of the most romantic getaways in Florida.
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