Discuss what its like to live in Venice

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Discuss what its like to live in Venice

[ctyankee]

The wife and I just loved Venice. A central downtown with cute shops and little restaurants. Just stroll down the block and go to a GREAT beach. Live downtown and get around all year on just your bike. Residents will hate me for saying this, but Venice offers amazing value compared to over-priced, over-crowded Naples.

[Kim63]

Venice, Florida is a wonderful place to live, it's laid back but not far from the bigger cities. I am 45 and considered one of the young ones here but the median age has risin in the last 9 years. Venice is a bedroom community for Sarasota. There are a lot of people that live in Venice because they don't like the higher prices and congestion in Sarasota but, it's only a short drive away.

I moved to Venice as a single female and yes it might be a little quiet but, I feel very safe living here. If I want a little more excitement than what Venice has to offer, I go to Sarasota, Tampa or Ft Myers. Venice, Florida is only an hour and fifteen minutes from Tampa and Ft. Myers where there are International Airports but Sarasota has one as well. You can reach Disney in 2 hours, Daytona in 3 hours and Homestead, Florida in three and a half hours so, as you can tell we are centrally located. Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota is one of the Top 10 Beaches in the World and only a short drive away, just a little to busy for me during "Snowbird Season."

Did you know that Venice was named on of the Top 10 Places to Retire by US News and World Report, copy and paste link. (www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/070920/20retire.venice.htm).

When you go downtown, yes it is mostly older people but it's very beautiful downtown with the palm trees that line the street and if you're really ambitious you can walk all the way to the end of Venice Avenue right onto the beach, which is the "Sharkstooh Capital of the World." For some reason, sharks teeth wash up on our beach and there's even a Sharkstooth Festival every year. Downtown offers a wonderful Farmers Market every weekend. We have arts/craft fairs, parades, festivals, a boat parade at Christmas time, Wine Tastings and other events to numerous to mention. Venice has it's own symphony orchestra, theatre and movie theater. Also there's the Venetian Waterway Trail(Walking/bike) that goes along the Intercoastal and all the way to Sarasota. Check out the Chamber of Commerce website for further details on scheduled events throughout the year.

You might want to check out the following website for more statistics, pictures and information. www.city-data.com/city/Venice-Florida.html If you have any further questons or you need relocation information, please contact me directly, as I am a Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) and serve the Venice, Sarasota, North Port and Englewood areas. I love all the surrounding areas but I call Venice home. There are some great new retirement communities here!

I hope this helps you in deciding where to retire. Come visit, you won't want to leave.

Kim : )

[jrosenfeld]

We are considering Venice, Sarasota, Bradenton area however it is hard to get the information that we need in in one place on new communities that are being built now. Is there help out there?