The City Beautiful
Coral Gables' founders imagined both a "City Beautiful" and a "Garden City," with lush green avenues winding through a residential city, punctuated by civic landmarks and embellished with detailed and playful architectural features. Known as The City Beautiful, Coral Gables stands out as a planned community that blends color, details, and the Mediterranean Revival architectural style.
From its inception, Coral Gables was designed to be an international City, and is now home to more than 20 consulates and foreign government offices and more than 140 multinational corporations. As early as 1925, City Founder George Merrick predicted Coral Gables would serve as "a gateway to Latin America." The city maintains sister-city relationships with six international municipalities.
Coral Gables is a rare pearl in South Florida, built on Mediterranean Revival principles and influenced by the City Beautiful Movement. More than 1,000 properties are on the Coral Gables Register of Historic Places, and the Biltmore Hotel is designated a National Historic Landmark.
Beyond its architecture, Coral Gables offers a wealth of dining and recreation — parks, tennis, and golf courses among them — including the Venetian Pool, which was named by Travel & Leisure magazine among the top "World's Coolest Pools."