Venice

Venice is located south of Sarasota on Florida's Gulf Coast with easy access off I 75. It's community life is pocketed with many gated communities with a sense of style the can cater to most everyone. The little city is also known for its friendly, small-town feel, its quaint shopping center of low-rise buildings that are primarily in a Mediterranean style, and its lovely boulevard shaded by giant live oaks that extends from downtown to the beckoning beach. The beach, starting at the northern edge of the city where the Venice jetties open a passage from the Intracoastal Waterway to the Gulf of Mexico, extends for miles. Much of it is undeveloped and merges into Sarasota County’s Caspersen Beach Park.  Prehistoric sharks' teeth are found on the beaches at Venice and Caspersen. Venice has been called the “Shark’s Tooth Capital of the World.” 

In addition to the lovely beach, a central park along Venice's main street, Venice Avenue, is the site of concerts, arts and craft shows, and various special events. Throughout the city are neighborhood green spaces and parks, many design features of which inspired architects and city planners working on what is called the "New Villages” concept of city planning.