Smack-dab In the heart of Central Florida, this beautiful retirement community offers a lifestyle of nothing but sun and fun for retirees. With homes ranging from every type of budget, The Villages is the Florida community you’ve waited your whole life to live in. Complete with its own coin system and golf cart fairways on every road, it is one of the fastest growing retirement communities in the country.
Modeled after the history of Spanish settlement in Florida, The Villages’ Spanish Springs Town Square features daily gatherings around the clock with live bands, good food, and local vendors. Surrounded by restaurants like Katie Belle’s and Tierra Del Sol, as well as the Rialto Movie Theatre, and countless shops and boutiques, Spanish Springs Town Square is the busiest place in town. Daily festivals, parades, and organizational fundraisers invite residents as well as visitors to dance, sing, and shop on a daily basis.
True to Florida’s high retirement community standards, the community has a highly regarded golf course offering entry-level, executive, and even championship rounds. Complementing a fantastic health and leisure programme, The Villages offers participation in competitive sports such as polo, swimming, fishing, rowing, golf, bowling, tennis and many more. Since recreation and club membership extends only to residents, it’s a great way to satisfy social interaction and build friendships with peers.
Don’t worry if you don’t know the other residents when you move into the community. The 55-year age requirement ensures that all residents are surrounded by people of their own age and who share the same interests. With an organization for every type of personality including religious and worship groups, sports teams, musical theater clubs, arts and crafts get-togethers, and even special interest clubs, you’re sure to find your niche in no time at all. You can examine the beautiful Florida skies at night with the Astronomy Club, and then again during the day with the Birdwatching Club. Learn more about your family history in the Genealogy Club, view your university life items in the Collectors Club, or even learn a new language in the Language Club. The community’s premier club clowns are a community favorite when they perform at various parades and entertainments at local Florida schools.
Kite flying and flying clubs draw crowds of onlookers when residents showcase their agile flying skills and knowledge to aspiring young astronauts. The community’s competitive Irish dance group organizes regular performances and lessons for young people across the area. While the Girl Scouts of America has a very strong alumni association that regularly hosts fundraisers and events with troops from all over Florida. However, if you are looking for a more spiritual engagement, the massive St. Timothy’s Catholic Church is the perfect place for religious engagement. Every Sunday, hundreds of residents and visitors from surrounding communities come to hear the famous St. Timothy’s Choir.
No matter how you prefer to participate in your retirement, the retirement community in The Villages, Florida has more than enough sun, fun, organizations, and activities to keep you entertained and making friends while enjoying your golden years.