Cordova Mall, Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola is one of the largest cities in Florida. It sits on the western side of the Florida Panhandle. Pensacola is known mostly for its military presence as a Naval Air Station. A nickname for Pensacola is "The City of Five Flags'' because during the history of the city five different flags were posted. The flags were Spain, France, Great Britain, the Confederate flag, and eventually the United States. As a Navy base it is important to have amenities the residents of Pensacola would need.

A place to visit as a tourist or resident is Cordova Mall. The mall spans 860,000 square feet, with 140 stores and services. There are 16 restaurants and a food court.

Parking is free at the mall. Unfortunately there is no parking garage and no valet parking. The mall hours are 10am to 9pm Monday through Saturday. Sunday hours are 12pm to 6pm. The mall dates back to 1971, and is currently owned by the Simon Property Group or Simon Malls. Simon is a large developing company with more than 300 malls around the US, Europe, and Asia. This mall is only one floor with Dillards, Parisian, Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond, and World Market as anchor stores in and around the mall. Belk is also an anchor store at Cordova Mall.

It is an indoor mall with some larger stores near the premises. For example Ro'ano's Macaroni Grill, Panera Bread, and Moe's Southwest Grill are within walking distance of the mall, but not actually tied to the main building.

As with most malls, Cordova Mall is broken down into categories for you to shop by. You have many accessory shops such as Claire's, Coach, Coldwater Creek, Embroidery Station, Lane Bryant, Lotus Boutique, and Piercing Pagoda. Artistic Framing, Hobby Central, ETC Treasures, Zebra, Gymboree, Old Navy, Tilly's, Mia and Maxx, and the Body Shop are other stores located at the mall. For women's or men's fashion stores include Aeropostale, Ann Taylor, Cache, Chico's, Christopher Banks, and Rave.

The stores provide elegance, fashion, as well as other genres of clothing such as Goth. There are plenty of different options for all shoppers at Cordova Mall. Shopping is not complete without restaurants and speciality food on the premises. Cinnabon, Great American Cookie Co., Pretzelmaker, and Starbucks Coffee are a few places located at the mall's food court. Brickery's Grill, Chick-fil-A, China Max, Red Robin, Sarku Japan, and Sbarro are other places. There is something for everyone in the food court and surrounding area from Asian, southern, to pizza.

Anyone traveling to Pensacola is able to take advantage of hotels located near the mall. The shopping center is really the epicenter for tourism or business travel. From the mall the town extends to businesses, the Navy base, and much more. Pensacola is on the water, and though diving is not as great as other places, there are beaches for tourists to enjoy. Museums, an aquarium, and art can also be found in the city for entertainment.