The vivid brightness of a place like Ave Maria can seem almost unreal if you’ve grown up in a place like the Northeast and consider grey, overcast skies the norm and views like this only typical (if that) at the peak of mid-summer. Yet views like this, from a mid-day walk to lunch, are typical for this place. It’s why Ave Maria and so much of Florida is so attractive: it enlivens.

We found a place on Ave Maria University’s campus with great cheeseburger meals for about $3.