2 bed/2 Ba Venice Island Villa - Walk to Beach & Historic Downtown Venice!

I have been a host since purchasing my grandparent's cabin on Lake Superior in Lutsen, MN in 2009. I grew up in the Twin Cities, received a bachelor's degree at the University of Minnesota and a master's degree at UCLA. I met my wife in San Diego, and in 2019 we visited my aunt and my cousins who have lived in Sarasota for decades. They all recommended Sarasota as the best city in Florida - and we agreed. We fell in love with Venice Island, on the south end of Sarasota County, because it reminded us a of California, with all the benefits of Florida like warm weather, biking, boating, and family. We currently live on the St. Croix River in Wisconsin, just outside St. Paul, MN.

We found this property via word of mouth when biking through the neighborhood. We love it's location - we wanted a property where we could walk to the beach with a cup of coffee in the morning, or a cocktail in the evening. Also we can walk to the many restaurants, bars and shops in downtown Venice. I usually ride my bike to Publix for groceries unless we have a large shopping list. Finally, the Island is such a wonderful place to ride your bike with the 5-mile Venice Island tour bike route, or just walk to the many parks, or even for a nice drive. And everything Sarasota has to offer is close too. Finally, the Island doesn't suffer from the tourist traffic during the seasonal month like many of the keys do; there is never a 45 minute traffic jam to get on/off the Island like there is on Siesta Key, for instance.