This Beautiful Florida City Has One of the Country's Best Beaches, Great Boutique Hotels, and a Bustling Downtown

"On the western edge of Florida's panhandle, one underrated city offers an oasis of surprising history, a bucolic beachfront-among the best in the nation-and a culture-rich downtown to explore in your flip-flops. Welcome to Pensacola, a low-key destination where you'll find sugary sand, biannual Blue Angels demonstrations, and a veritable gumbo of Southern flavors. "People know the Gulf Coast, and they think they know the panhandle, but they come here, and it's like a breath of fresh air,""

"What was once a Baptist church in the Old East Hill neighborhood is now a 15-room boutique hotel with a lofty, art-filled common area and a terrace. Lily Hall is also home to two of the city's most exciting dining and drinking destinations, including a speakeasy. The Pensacola Beach Resort Nine miles from the city of Pensacola is Pensacola Beach, on the Santa Rosa barrier island."

Pensacola sits on the western edge of Florida's panhandle with sugary-sand beaches, surprising history, and a culture-rich downtown. The city hosts biannual Blue Angels demonstrations and showcases Southern-flavored cuisine across diverse dining options. Visitors can base themselves in the historical city to access nearby barrier-island beaches and local attractions. Boutique stays include Lily Hall, a converted Baptist church with art-filled common spaces and dining venues. Pensacola Beach on Santa Rosa Island features large resorts with extensive waterfront frontage and ocean-view rooms. The Hilton Pensacola Beach rises near the surf with a vast pool deck and close beach access.

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