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Venice and its surrounding communities makes a great place to live. Venice boasts a year round temperature of 72 degrees, endless outdoor activites, a fishing pier, many golf courses, area parks and much more.
The Venice restaurants are well known for their talented chefs, who create just about every kind of cuisine, including American, Asian, Cajun, Cuban, Floribbean, Italian and French.
Venice Beaches
Venice Dining and Nightlife
Venice Real Estate
Local Attractions
Area Golf Courses
Venice Demographics
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At the west end of Venice Avenue, Venice Public Beach is renowned for sharks' teeth burried in the sand. A fossilized reef a quarter mile off shore from the Venice Beach makes it a popular spot with divers. Another great beach to find sharks' teeth is Capsersen beach. This beach offers a tranquil experience, with preserved shoreline, fresh and saltwater marshes, mangrove areas and tidal flats. Nearby beaches, Brohard and Paw Park offer a separate dog beach where your four legged friend can enjoy the sun and surf too!
 To the north of Venice beach is Nokomis Beach, which is Sarasota County's oldest public beach. Lined with seashells, this vacationer's paradise offers picnic shelters and lifequards. Family-centered, this beach is also popular for fishing, boating and parasailing. Since Nokomis Beach is located just a few hundred yards north of the Venice Jetty, beachgoers can spend the afternoon watching endless boat traffic on the Gulf as they come in and out of the Jetty.
Many of the county's beaches inlcude amenities such as the following:
| - Public restrooms |
- Concession / eating area |
- First aid / medical treatment |
| - Showers w/ handicap ramps |
- Full-time lifeguards |
- Sheltered / unsheltered picnic areas |
| - Gazebo |
- Lighted tennis courts |
- Picnic shelter |
| - Sand volleyball courts |
- Children's playground |
- Handicap beach chairs |
 Venice is a city of culinary delights! Many area restaurants, specialize in seafood delicacies including lobster, crab, blackened fish, raw oysters, and unique, Gulf Coast seafood dishes.
Venice also offers a wide selection of Italian, American, Oriental and French cuisine to suit the most discerning tastes. You'll find many of these restaurants located near Venice's downtown main street and surrounding area. Many offer valet parking.
Whether you enjoy formal, candle-lit dinners, casual, or family-oriented dining, you will find it in Venice.
For more information about Venice dining establishments, we encourage you to visit our dining page by clicking here
Venice boasts many upscale real estate developments and gated maintenance-free communties. Over the past few years, Venice has experienced a strong real estate market with soaring prices. The scarcity of premium beachfront property is what's driving real estate values upward. Real estate developers and realtors in Venice alike believe it won't be long before prices in Venice are as high as Sarasota and Naples.
Real Estate investors are flocking to Venice to buy condos and luxury waterfront property with views of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico. Golfers want to retire here. Baby boomers are picking out properties before they retire. For more information about Venice Real Estate including pricing and available properties, we encourage you to visit our Real Estate page by clicking here
Vacationers of Venice are just minutes from many local attractions and sights. Some of the area's top attractions include the following:
Venetian Waterway Park
Currently under construction along the east bank of the ICW, this linear park will ultimately form nearly 10 miles of trail along both sides of the waterway, to hike, bike, rollerblade or jog around the City of Venice, Florida. The park begins north of the Venice Avenue bridge on the west side of the ICW.
www.vabi.org |
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Venice Little Theatre
Venice Little Theatre is a community theater showing comedies, musicals, dramas, and contemporary works on two stages during its October - May season. For reservations or ticket information, please call us at 941-488-1115. We look forward to hearing from you.
www.venicestage.com |
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Historic Spanish Point
Over 4,000 years ago, people lived at what is now Historic Spanish Point. These early Floridians fished and hunted, made tools from shell, bone and wood and mended their fishing nets. Historic Spanish Point is open to the general public from Monday thru Saturday, 9 - 5 and Sunday from noon to 5.
www.historicspanishpoint.org |
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The Venice Symphony
The Venice Symphony is conducted by Maestro Wesley John Schumacher. Now in his seventeenth season with The Venice Symphony, Schumacher is a recipient of the National Minister of Music Award for his outstanding achievements in Music Ministry. For tickets and infoation, please call 941-488-1010.
www.thevenicesymphony.org |
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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is best known for its living collection of more than 6,000 orchids. Selby's 11 bay-front acres are an open-air and under-glass museum of more than 20,000 colorful plants, many collected in the wild on nearly 100 scientific expeditions to tropical rainforests.
www.selby.org |
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| Golf Course Name |
County |
Holes |
Phone Number |
| Bobby Jones Golf Complex |
Sarasota |
45 |
(941) 365-4653 |
| Boca Royale Country Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 474-7475 |
| Calusa Lakes Golf Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 484-8995 |
| Capri Isles Golf Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 922-1312 |
| Foxfire Golf Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 921-7757 |
| Gulf Gate Golf Course |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 921-5515 |
| Heritage Oaks |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 926-7600 |
| Jacaranda West Country Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 493-2664 |
| Legacy Golf Course |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 907-7067 |
| The Meadows Country Club |
Sarasota |
54 |
(941) 378-5957 |
| Misty Creek Country Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 921-5258 |
| Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 496-4653 |
| Plantation Golf & Country Club |
Sarasota |
36 |
(941) 497-1479 |
| Rolling Green Golf Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 355-7621 |
| Sabal Trace Golf Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 426-2804 |
| Sarasota Golf Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 371-2431 |
| Serenoa Golf Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 925-2755 |
| Stoneybrook Golf & Country Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 966-1800 |
| Sunrise Golf Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 924-1402 |
| Tatum Ridge Golf Links |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 378-4211 |
| Village Green Golf Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 922-9500 |
| Waterford Golf Club |
Sarasota |
27 |
(941) 484-6621 |
| Venice Golf & Country Club |
Sarasota |
18 |
(941) 493-3100 |
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Source of Data: Idcide
| St. Petersburg | 40 miles | Jacksonville | 238 miles |
| Tampa | 52 miles | Ocala | 143 miles |
| Fort Myers | 73 miles | Panama City | 376 miles |
| Miami | 214 miles | Pensacola | 477 miles |
| Key West | 343 miles | St. Augustine | 225 miles |
| Daytona Beach | 184 miles | Tallahasee | 283 miles |
| Ft. Lauderdale | 201 miles | West Palm Beach | 186 miles |
| Orlando | 130 miles | | |
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