Venice Florida and thereabouts!

furrypig

Hihas anyone any experience of the Venice area of Florida or surrounding areas??Places to eat, visit, shop etc etc.Thanks in advance for any advice/top tips!

Incapuppy

It is a long time since I visited Venice (1994) but my main (and fantastic) memory is of sitting on the beach, digging through the wet sand with my hands and unearthing fossilised sharks teeth. These are hundreds of thousands/millions (?) of years old and black/brown in colour, at first they seemed impossible to find but once we realised exactly what we were looking for we found hundreds within the space of a couple of hours. Not much use as a practical tip I know but it was (for me) such a wonderful thing to be able to do.

furrypig

Thank you Incapuppy!

We have looked for sharks teeth in the past and it's great fun and something we will definitely be doing this year.

Incapuppy

You have probably already seen these but I did a quick Google and found:

http://www.venice-fla.com/ (scroll down the page for links)

http://www.venicesun.com/

furrypig

Guess this is an area not many people go to??

Might try something on the florida thread and see if I have any luck there.

Incapuppy

You could check out TA - scroll down for details of related info already posted on the forums, if you register and post your questions there you might get a better response ;0)

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Tourism-g34705-Venice_Florida-Vacations.html

kaznelson

I'm not sure how far Sarasota is away from Venice, nice for something to eat and shop but if you get chance you must visit the beach at Siesta Key, its fantastic.

furrypig

Just wanted to say I am in Florida now and having a fantastic time and if anyone wants any info on this part of the Gulf coast just let me know!

lesley1960

We spent a day on Venice beach at the begining of jan this year , loved it , sat for hours on the pier watching people fish , and talking to them . There's a nice restaurant on the beach , its a great place to chill out .
We have been to Florida several times , this was the first visit to the Gulf coast , I would go back tomorrow

IamJen

It's a great place to go see some wicked cheap baseball, in the Spring: http://www.floridaspringtraining.com/

furrypig

Sadly it looks like the games begin in March and we will be back in the UK then!