The Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau recently announced that Coquina Beach on Anna Maria Island has been named one of the world’s top island beaches for perfect sand, by Conde Nast Traveler Readers. The popular travel magazine recently released the winners of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards, which ranks top cities, hotels, resorts, spas and cruiselines in the world, based on readers’ votes. The only U.S. islands beach on the list, Coquina clinched the No. 5 spot. Coquina is described by Conde Nast Traveler as a “the opposite of South Beach: It’s laid-back, bordered by towering pines, and boasts perfect, unspoiled sand as fine as powder. It’s also the longest stretch of sand on Anna Maria—uninterrupted, but for remnants of old piers jutting out into the water.”  "This ranking confirms how special Coquina Beach is not only to our community, but to visitors as well,” said Elliott Falcione, executive director at the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. "Coquina is just one of the Bradenton Area’s beautiful sugar white-sand beaches, and we are thrilled that it continues to set us apart from others around the state, country and world while maintaining its authentic Florida charm.” 

Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau