Fort Myers Beach Florida

Fort Myers Beach is located in southwest Florida between Punta Rassa and Lovers Key and is a coveted place to live, spend the winter or vacation. It offers over 5 continuous miles of beautiful white sand and many public beach parking and access points drawing visitors from all over the world.

The biggest attraction to Fort Myers Beach other than its beautiful beach is the area known locally as "Time Square" at the intersection of Estero and San Carlos Boulevards at the foot of the big bridge to Estero island. This quaint area is full of bars, restaurants, novelty and beach shops and hotels and it the perfect place to been an hour or two out of the sun having lunch or doing a little shopping.

Due to its focus on catering to locals and not just the tourists, Fort Myers Beach has much more moderate prices for its dining, shopping, lodging and even real estate compared to its more exclusive neighbors such as Sanibel and Captiva Islands or Naples further to the south.

Fort Myers Beach offers many recreational activities including boat excursions to explore the local waters with many seeing the famous Florida dolphins, boat and wave runner rentals, parasailing, swimming, kayaking, scuba diving and snorkeling, deep sea fishing charters, fishing off the long local pier, and even golf.

Fort Myers Beach is known for several renowned annual events, including its springtime Shrimp Festival celebrating the island’s historical shimping industry, high-powered Offshore Powerboat Races, and sand-sculpting contests that draw in artists nationally, which create amazing sculptures on the beach.

There are always plenty of real estate opportunities available on Fort Myers Beach with all just a short walk to the beach. Many are able to walk out their back door directly onto one of the best shell collecting beaches in Florida.

Fort Myers Beach History

The first known inhabitants of Estero Island on which Fort Myers Beach resides were the Calusa Indians whose main ceremonial grounds were on near by Mound Key. The Fort Myers Beach area was also one of their main hunting grounds due to the rich fishing in the local bays and estuaries.

The Spanish conquistador Pedro Menendez de Avile arrived in 1566 soon after founding St. Augustine hundreds of miles to the north and on the other coast of Florida. He attempted to establish a settlement in the area, but was unable to make peace with the Calusas. Over the next few hundred years the Calusa Indians died off likely primarily due to the common illnesses brought to the area by the failed Spanish settlers.

With the disappearance of the Calusa Indians, settlers mostly making thier living fishing or farming began to flourish in the area many residing on the high shell mounds created by the Calusa Indians. In the late 1800s, the Koreshan Unity religious group whose main community was established in near by Estero, also purchased land on Fort Myers Beach.

In the early 1900s, with all of southwest Florida going through its first real estate boom, Fort Myers Beach and the surrounding communities began to flourish and grow. It steadily grew over most of the twentieth century and has become one of the most desired living and tourist beach communities in the county.

Fort Myers Beach Real Estate

The Ft. Myers Beach real estate market truly has something for something for anyone interest in living on or near one of the most popular beach areas in the county. Whether you are looking to live in a retirement mobile home community, a small beach cottage, a high rise condo or even an estate directly on the beach, Fort Myers Beach has enough diversity to accommodate most financial or lifestyle needs.

No matter your Fort Myers Beach real estate needs, Buyers and Sellers First Choice is here to help you find the perfect Fort Myers Beach property. Feel free to give us a call or click the "Search MLS" button in the top left corner to begin searching the local MLS database for your Fort Myers Beach home.