Hey30A AIEncompassing the lush greens is the community’s town center where The Merchants of Rosemary Beach, a wonderful collection of quaint shops, boutiques and restaurants, are located. Grab a good read from Hidden Lantern Book Store and then treat yourself to a drink from Amavida Coffee where you can also shop for 30A Gear. Soon enough, you’ll stumble upon that idyllic hidden park bench in the shade, where your afternoon will just kinda melt away.
Click here to visit the official Rosemary Beach website, or join us for this video stroll through town:
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It takes time to build a town. Located in Northwest Florida along Scenic Highway 30A, they first broke ground on Alys Beach in 2004. Today, nearly 20 years later, they’re, well, they’re almost halfway done. Of course, in order to attract residents, you need to build a few nice homes. Check. But it takes more than homes to make a town. You also need amenities and shops and restaurants, cafes, communal areas, pools, and parks. That job falls on town architects, Erik Vogt and Marieanne Khoury-Vogt. Erik and Marieanne were here that day when the ceremonial shovel scooped up that first sand, and they’re still here today, 20 years later, helping to shepherd the architectural vision and vibe of this extraordinary coastal community.
“We first moved into our home as full-time residents of Alys Beach in April of 2006. For us, it was nothing more exciting to kind of be in a home we had designed. We saw living here as being instrumental in helping design a new town and it was terribly exciting for us. We didn’t necessarily have a town center, but we did have Fonville. It was the gathering hub of Alys Beach for a very long time, and it’s where we got to know new neighbors who are moving in,” said Marieanne.
