Venice is a city in Sarasota County, in Southwest Florida. It was voted as one of the top ten Happiest Seaside Towns by Coastal Living.

Understand

Venice Avenue

With a population of 20,000, Venice is known for its large "snowbird" population. Snowbirds are older people who spend their winters in Florida to escape the cold winters in Northern states including New York and Pennsylvania.

The city was incorporated in 1927 and has since become the location of several structures and areas on the National Register of Historic Places. It's also known for the Venice Theatre, the largest per-capita community theater in the United States with an operating budget of almost three million dollars, and its reputation as the "Shark's Tooth Capital of the World" due to the annual Shark's Tooth Festival.

Climate

Venice (Florida)
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D       2.4     72 51       2.2     73 54       3.8     77 58       2.5     81 62       2.3     86 68       7.5     89 73       7.3     91 74       7.8     91 75       6.9     89 73       3.6     85 67       1.8     79 60       2.3     74 54 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation+Snow totals in inches Data from Venice, Florida Wikipedia article (as of August 4, 2020)
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D       62     22 11       57     23 12       97     25 14       63     27 16       58     30 20       191     32 23       186     33 23       198     33 24       176     32 23       91     29 19       46     26 15       59     23 12 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation+Snow totals in mm

Venice has a subtropical climate that is bordering on a tropical savanna climate, with hot summers and mild winters.

Get in

Highways include US-41 and I-75, which go north-south, although I-75 is a short distance east of the city.

Do

• 1 Oscar Scherer State Park, 1843 South Tamiami Trail, Osprey, ☏ +1 941 483-5956. 8AM to sunset.  
• 2 Venice Theatre, 140 Tampa Ave, ☏ +1 941 488-1115. (updated Aug 2020)
• 3 Curry Creek Preserve. 6am-sunset. (updated May 2021)

Eat

• 1 Cassariano Italian Eatery, 313 W Venice Ave, ☏ +1 941 786-1000, cassariano@yahoo.com. (updated Aug 2020)
• 2 San Marco, 305-B W Venice Ave, ☏ +1 941 254-6565. Tu-Sa 11AM-2:45PM and 5PM-9PM. (updated Aug 2020)
• 3 Soda Fountain, 349 W Venice Ave, ☏ +1 941 488-7600, thesodafountainofvenice@gmail.com. (updated Aug 2020)

Sleep

• 1 Fairfield Inn and Suites, 2935 Executive Dr, ☏ +1 941 488-4343. (updated Aug 2020)
• 2 Holiday Inn Express, 380 Commercial Court (Pet-friendly), ☏ +1 941 584-6800, hievenice@360hospitalitygroup.com. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated Aug 2020)