We’ve completed our second in a series of videos spotlighting the different areas throughout Charlottesville and Central Virginia.
Our first video focused on Crozet. Now it’s on to Charlottesville.
The City of Charlottesville may only be 10 square miles, but it packs a lot of punch. Consistently featured as a small town with big city options, Charlottesville is full of culture, entertainment, and fantastic food.
The University of Virginia serves as one of the area’s major employers as well as the cultural hub of Central Virginia. From frequent opportunities for continuing education to top notch cultural events, UVa offers plenty of variety for every Charlottesville resident. Each year, the Cavaliers field nationally ranked teams in soccer, lacrosse, tennis, and baseball. The John Paul Jones arena plays host to Tony Bennett and his Cavalier men’s basketball team. And during the fall, over 60,000 fans pack Scott Stadium on Saturdays to see the Hoos battle the best of the ACC in one of the nation’s most beautiful college football stadiums.
About a mile from UVA, the Historic Downtown Mall, complete with free wi-fi is an outdoor pedestrian mall lined with eclectic shops, wine bars, music venues, and top-notch eateries. Every Friday from April until October, locals enjoy Fridays After Five – a free outdoor concert series – and a Saturday morning farmer’s market. Although these events bring out thousands, the Downtown Mall stays alive 365 days a year with great restaurants, an ice park, movie theatre, and multiple music venues – including The Paramount,The Jefferson Theatre and The outdoor Charlottesville Pavilion.
Just steps from the Downtown Mall, even more shops and restaurants abound. The Warehouse district includes a variety of design and boutique shops and new residential condominiums. The Main Street Market is made up of local eateries, artisan shops, a florist, and an organic butcher. The Downtown ACAC has top notch fitness facilities, a rooftop pool and serves as a destination for thousands of locals each week.
Just a few minutes from Downtown, and a short walk from The University, Barracks Road is chock full of local boutiques and national chains. 2 grocery stores, Old Navy, Barnes & Noble, Banana Republic, and Anthropologie anchor the shopping. But local favorites like Greenberry’s Coffee, Staples Barbershop, and the Albemarle Angler allow Charlottesvillians to shop local.
Charlottesville real estate options are diverse and ever-expanding. With the City’s resurgence in popularity, new in-fill developments of single family, town homes, and condominiums are popping up in select areas where land is still available.
However, the majority of Charlottesville real estate consists of established, classic neighborhoods with mature trees and traditional architecture. Several neighborhoods are within steps of either the Downtown Mall or UVA, but convenience comes at a price. If you are willing to walk (or bike) a mile, then prices become much more affordable.
Nature lovers feel at home in the City with numerous scenic trails, including the 2.3 mile Rivanna Trail, and over 25 City parks. McIntire Park serves host to a 9-hole golf course, playgrounds and softball and baseball leagues. And McIntire’s big brother park, Pen Park has an outstanding 18 hole golf course that host’s the annual City Championship, as well as playgrounds, picnic areas, eight tennis courts and an outdoor fitness center, all on more than 250 acres with mountain views. Other city parks offer amenities from greenspaces to the newest city park, the Meade Park waterpark.
If you are looking to be in the heart of it all (geographically and culturally), then the City of Charlottesville is the place to be.
Rina Dyer
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