Not for the young, single, or environment.
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8/4/2019
I've been back in Venice for 8 weeks after being gone for 20+ years and I despise what this place has become.
As a single man in my 40s I can tell you there is nothing here. There are some marginal bars with terrible cover bands playing music my parents listen to. The restaurants here are either over priced, poor service, or both. (Not all of them) I have found a few hole in the wall places that are pretty decent. Our beautiful beaches are being destroyed by all the pollution and the people here don't seem to care. Recycling seems to be at all time low, littering seems to be at an all time. I love going to the beach and it looking like the ashtray outside a bingo parlour. I didn't even think you could smoke on the beach. This town caters to a generation that has turned our planet into it's personal trash can, has limited incomes, and is slowly dying off. I think most economist would say it's a poor plan, but venice embraces it. In with the old and keep out the new.
This city could be vibrant and full of life, but instead it chooses to let it's self age away like it's population. Sure they make improvements, but it's like Betty White getting botox. It's just try to make something appear like it's younger.
Kristopher | South Venice, FL