Key West Tours

Read about local customs when traveling to holidays from Key West Tours

Key West is a mix between many cultures, ethnicities and social classes. It is interesting that Key West is closer to Cuba than to Florida. The distance between Key West and Florida is 150 miles while the distance between Key West and Cuba is 90 miles, yet this is one of the most popular holiday destinations for many tourists.
When traveling on holidays from Key West Tours it is important that you get familiar with their culture and local customs so that you know how to behave and act in different situations.
In the XIX century, most of the inhabitants on the Florida Keys were British immigrants from Cuba or Bahamas. Some of the early immigrants joined the cigar manufacturing and business and many of these plants were founded in that time. Key West as we know it today is one of the most important Caribbean seaport. It is here where developed cigar making, sponging, fishing, rum running etc were. Even today fishing is one of the most important local industries. Treasure hunters are popular as well as well as numerous cigar stores where you can at least buy a souvenir for your loved ones. Because of all the mentioned trades the island became one of the richest cities both culturally and financially.
When coming on vacations from Miami to Key West Tours there are numerous historic places worth of seeing. This is because in the mid XX century, a lot of intelligent people used to live on the island including Ernest Hemingway, Henry Flagler, Tennessee Williams, Harry S. Truman etc whose houses today can be seen as a part of cultural and historic heritage. It is especially in the 80´s when the island attracted numerous actors, artists, film makers, treasure hunters, musicians, artists, sailors, philanthropists, trades people etc.
Because of all the mentioned facts, Key West became one of the most popular and unique tourist destinations, therefore coming from Key West Tours is definitely worth it. Miami is by the way the only city from which you can reach Key

West no matter which means of transportation you are using.

It is also important to mention that all those ethnic mixtures created remarkably distinct cultural character that probably you will not be able to see or experience anywhere in the world. Key West tours truly joined different ethnic groups, languages, religions foods, traditions etc. It is inevitable saying that citizens on the island are raised in the way to respect each other and to help and support each other through charity work, grants and endowments.
The beautiful island culture comes probably naturally from the geographic isolation that the island has from the mainland of Florida. Some of the Keys are connected by bridges but once you reach Key West you will have the opportunity to see that it presents a harmonious social microcosm. A microcosm that is much closer to Cuba than Florida and which in the end makes a lot of difference.

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