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Property Description

Beautiful private pool home located in Tarpon Springs. Tarpon Springs Treasure is located in the heart of Tarpon Springs and is a 4 bedroom and 2 bathroom home that sleeps 10 guests with a king-size bed in the master bedroom, a queen size bed in the second bedroom, 2 queen size beds in the third bedroom and a King size bed in the fourth bedroom. This home is fully stocked and has a beautiful screened-in patio for you to sit outside and enjoy a meal, read a book, or simply just take in the fresh air. There is a large heated pool. Tarpon Springs Treasure is conveniently located less than a mile from Howard Park Beach and less than half a mile from Sunset Beach in Tarpon Springs. US19, with all of the grocery stores and restaurants you could ask for, is a short couple of miles away. There is so much to do in the area that you will enjoy your time relaxing or seeing it. If sports are your thing, depending on the time of the year, you can catch the baseball spring training in Dunedin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Football in Tampa, Golf at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, Rays Baseball in St Petersburg, and Lightning Hockey in Tampa. You are also one and a half from Disney Parks, one hour from Zoo Tampa, Busch Gardens, and Adventure Island. Please note: There is a limit of 2 dogs maximum at the property at any time, including guests that may visit. No other pets without written approval from the owner. There is a $250 non-refundable pet fee per dog.

The region, with a series of bayous feeding into the Gulf of Mexico, was first settled by farmers and fishermen around 1876. Some of the newly arrived visitors spotted tarpon jumping out of the waters, so they named the location Tarpon Springs. The name is said to have originated with a remark of a settler standing on the shore of the Bayou and seeing fish leaping and exclaimed, "See the tarpon spring!' However, for the most part, the fish seen splashing here were mullet rather than tarpon. In 1882, Hamilton Disston, who purchased the land where the city of Tarpon Springs now stands in the previous year, ordered the creation of a town plan for the future city. On February 12, 1887, Tarpon Springs became the first incorporated city in what is now Pinellas County. Less than a year later, on January 13, 1888, the Orange Belt Railway, the first railroad line to be built in what is now Pinellas County, arrived in the city. The area was developed as a wintering spot for wealthy northerners during this time.

Dodecanese Avenue in the Greektown Historic District of Tarpon Springs is both part of the traditional Greek community and the city’s primary tourist destination. The street winds its way from Pinellas Avenue west along the Anclote River. Numerous restaurants serve traditional Greek cuisine and fresh seafood.

The nearby beaches, part of the Pinellas County parks, are popular for water activities. Sandy barrier islands offshore shift position over time with the waves and storms. They are accessible by boat and are especially ideal for shell spotting and watching bottlenose dolphins at play. One permanent island, Anclote Key, is a State Park Preserve with a historic lighthouse, bird nesting colonies, and pristine beaches.

The Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum in Craig Park offers a permanent exhibition about the history and culture of the Greek Community. The Cultural Center at 101 W. Pinellas Avenue has a changing roster of exhibits about local and regional traditional culture. The Safford House Museum on Parkin Court is a historic house museum that tells the fascinating story of one of the city's early families. The Depot Museum on Tarpon Avenue provides an overview of Tarpon Springs's history. The Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center is a 300-seat theater located inside the historic City Hall, 324 Pine Street. It operates year-round, bringing an array of nationally touring artists, musicians, dancers, etc., and a variety of community theatre plays featuring local actors and directors.

Tarpon Springs is known for elaborate religious ceremonies hosted by the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, part of the Greek Orthodox Church. These include the Epiphany, a celebration that includes youths diving for a cross and the blessing of the waters and the boats. Since the first Greek immigrants depended on the sea and their boats for their livelihood, their attachment to a religious service centered on requesting divine protection for what used to be a highly risky job can be easily explained.

The celebration attracts Greek Americans from across the country, and the city's population is known to triple in size for that day. The Metropolitan of Atlanta usually presides over the blessings, sometimes joined by the Archbishop of America. The blessings conclude with the ceremonial throwing of a wooden cross into the city's Spring Bayou, and boys ages 16 to 18 dive in to retrieve it: whoever recovers the cross is said to be blessed for a full year.