Venice, Florida

Venice is a small town located in south-west Florida. Our wonderful town sits on the Myakka River and along the Gulf of Mexico. People go to Venice Beach for fun in the sun! Whether it is for fossil, shark tooth collecting, or just for a nice, relaxing day, the beach is always a swell time! Venice also has so many play grounds, a nature trail, and many nice picnic areas.Surrounded by pristine beaches and featuring a wonderful town palm tree lined center filled with shops, art museums and cafes, Venice has been named one of the best cities in the United States. Visitors from all over the area travel to Sarasota 's St. Armands Circle to explore the art galleries, book stores, gift shops, boutiques and first rate restaurants, which is only 20 minutes away from Venice island. For those visiting Venice for the evening, the town includes opera houses, concert halls and theatres.

Venice is also surrounded by extraordinary beaches featuring snow white sand - the best of which are Siesta Key Beach, Turtle Beach , and North Lido Beach . Smaller in size but large in charm, Venice Florida features a gem of a historic town lined with trees, gardens and beautiful historic houses. The town of Venice can be best enjoyed by walking and exploring the side streets filled with coffee shops, art galleries and antique stores.

Venice Beach Florida is actually a small island surrounded by breathtaking bays and is perfect for those looking for a vacation of low key sailing, kayaking or boating. In addition, Venice has several wonderful beaches the best of which include Casperson Park, Nokomis Beach and Brohard Park which includes the popular Venice pier and even its own "dog beach" reserved for dog lovers and their best friend.

Venice, FL. was founded by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in 1926. The BLE hired renowned city planner, John Nolan, to plan the city of Venice. A famous landscape architect, Prentiss French, was also appointed to create the lovely open spaces in the city.

The northern Italian Renaissance architectural theme was chosen and a town of grace and beauty began to grow along the golden sands and blue-green waters. Today, the city of Venice Beach, FL has many fine amenities, including a yacht club, community center, community theater, and professional dinner theater, an art center, library and many fine restaurants.

*-Tomi,Grade 8-*

Why Would You Want To Come To Venice, Florida?

Venice is one of the best places to visit because of its extraordinary beaches! It is a huge tourist attraction because of Venice Avenue which brings charm and delite to the town. Along the Avenue is a strip of adorable shops and delicious restaurants. Something is always going on in the town such as different concerts, clubs and events that occur, which are opened to the public. Decorated pigs are scattered along the Island and Avenue and are extremely popular because of there different designs and uniqueness.

Venice Beach is a fabulous attraction and is extremely busy year round! It is located at the West end of Venice Avenue in Downtown Venice. It is a favorite spot for divers who are interested in reefs. You could play a game of volleyball at the built in courts or enjoy a snack at the pavilion and picnic tables.

Another popular beach is Caspersen Beach which is located on the South end of Harbor Drive. This beach is peaceful with no businesses, condos, or houses. Caspersen is a well known beach for shelling and pre-historic sharks teeth. It has a 1,100 feet of boardwalk. There are beautiful natural plants and flowers along the nature trail.

If you are looking for the best beach for teens, then the North Jette is the perfect one! This beach is located on the farthest South tip of Casey Key just North of Downtown Venice. It is one of the hottest beaches for surfing and skim-boarding because of the waves. There are also horseshoe pits and volleyball courts, which everyone enjoys using.

Venice has beautiful beaches that are worth seeing!

*-Tara,Grade 8-*

Why do people come to Venice?

People come to Venice because of it's location in the Sunshine State and is located on the Gulf of Mexico. Venice's attractions are beautiful. There are many malls also. Tourists usually enjoy the city of Venice so much that they buy a condo to have for when they come down often.

Many people that live here and visit like to go to the beach and that is why they mostly come here. At the beach you can swim in the ocean, build sand castles, play Frisbee, surf, skim board, body surfing, beach volleyball, and many more things. The beach is plainly an entertaining place to go to. Many tourists like to collect shells and sharks teeth. They also like to fish and if they are big enough then sometimes they bring them to their house and slice them and cook them. People also like to have fun on their boats or the ones that they rent. Since tourists come down usually from the north they are pale white. So they load on their sun tan lotion and try to go get a tan.

Churches in Venice are very nice. The bishops' name is Bishop John J. Nevins. He may retire because of his old age and traveling around the diocese.

Venice is an overall great place to live because you can go to the great beaches. The deluxe malls and a play with great churches. It also has a lot of history to it including Spanish Point. It is just like going to Hawaii but in a shorter distance from your hometown. So come here and visit this great town!!!

*By: Jackie Epiphany Cathedral School 7th grade*

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