Islamorada - Spanish explorers named this island Islamorada (pronounced Eye-la-mor-ada) for the purple flowers they saw from their ships.
Islamorada means "the purple isles" in Spanish. If they had known, they would have held onto the real estate here for themselves.
Islamorada, pop. 8,278 full time residents, is the darling of the sport fishing industry - proclaimed by many, & rightly so, the "Sports Fishing Capital of the World."
Tournaments abound here in Islamorada, home of the largest sports fishing fleet in the Upper Keys.
President George Bush fished regularly here when he was president, and enjoyed contesting with the wily bonefish. He still comes back to fish the Islamorada Presidential Tournament that bears his name.
If you don't fish, you can always enjoy exploring the wreck of the San Pedro, a Dutch ship sunk in 18 feet of water off Indian Key, or just relax & take in the sunsets on our beautiful Florida Bay.
Islamorada's restaurants are among the finest in Florida, & many different cuisines will tempt you from Chinese to Sushi to Gourmet Fish. For all the things to see & do in the Keys.
Pet a shark, sing with a seal, shop 'til you drop, or dance the night away! It's all waiting for you in Islamorada!!!
It's all waiting for you here in Islamorada.
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