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55 and over: The Villages Florida: Central Florida: Waterside Waterview

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Real Estate Agent with Weichert Realtors

55 and over: The Villages Florida: Central Florida: Waterside Waterview

 

This article is a pictorial view of the wonderful 55 and over community called The Villages, Florida located in Central Florida.

 

Please call me at 914-588-2365 or email me at eskippel@aol.com to learn more about this incredible 55 and over community. 

 

You can also read more about this community.  Please click on the blue words below:

 

Fabulous 55 and over community Central Florida The Villages.

 

Lovely gated community with lakefront and waterfront homes Central Florida The Villages

 

Top Best Golf Central Florida The Villages

 

Buy a home with a pond view, (see below) or a golf course view.  So picturesque! 

 

pond view home water view home

 

There are a fantastic array of activities available in The Villages, Florida.  As a realtor, I can tell you that this is the most wonderful 55 and over community I have ever seen.

 

Enjoy a wide variety of golf courses, attend The Villages Golf Academy, and use the many golf practice areas.

Best top golf Central Florida The Villages

 

Enjoy a fun game of bocce!

bocce

 

Meet up with your friends or join a group at the shuffleboard courts!

 

shuffleboard

 

Enjoy a rousing game of water volley ball at one of the Regional Rec Center's sports pools.  These are the biggest pools where water aerobics, synchronized swimming, lap swimming and more organized swim activities are done.

 water volley ball

 

Have fun playing table tennis, a. k. a. ping pong!

 

table tennis ping pong

 

Enjoy billiards at any of the 36 recreation centers.

billiard room

 

Enjoy playing Mah Jongg, Card games, Board games, Dice games in one of the many rec centers.  You can find lots of rooms filled with seniors enjoying these activities.

Mah Jongg and more!

 

Tennis and pickle ball courts abound! Enjoy these wondeful sports!

tennis and pickle ball

 

Swimming and playing in the pool is always a favorite way to spend time in The Villages , Florida.  

 

Use one of the many family pools when you have visitors who are under 30 years old.

 

family pool

 

Enjoy the quieter ambiance of a neighborhood pool, where only people above 30 are allowed.  

Pine Hills neighborhood pool

 

Take in a movie at one of the 3 Town Squares movie theaters, Lake Sumter Landing, Brownwood or Spanish Springs.

movies

 

Take in a play, magic show, music show and more at one of the three theaters in The Villages -- the Sharon theater, the Savannah Center and Tierra Del Sol.  Top names like Lee Greenwood and Blood, Sweat and Tears come to sing, along with many other great performers.

entertainment 1

 

entertainment in theaters

 

Enjoy a play at Savannah Center!

Savannah Center theater The Villages Florida

 

Savannah Theater The Villages Central Florida

 

Have a picnic any time, at one of the many ourdoor picnic areas.

 

picnic

 

Relax outside or inside any of the 36 rec centers, on the comfy outdoor chairs and rocking chairs, and the cozy couches and chairs inside the center.  Read a book or chitchat with friends and family and meet new people while there.

comfy chairs outside Colony Cottage

 

colony cottage regional rec enter

 

Feel the calming influence of the beautiful decor of each rec center. They are decorated around a theme, for example Colony Cottage Regional Rec Center has a cottage motif, Eisenhower Regional Rec Center has a military theme and Sea Breeze Regional Recreation Center has a gorgeous sea theme. 

Colony Cottage Regional Rec Center

  

Listen to music and dance at any of the 3 Town Squares. Doo wop, country music and many other types of music are played. Chairs are set out from 5 to 9 every night at each town square and you can choose where to go based on your musical taste. Each square has a few nights each week where a flea market is set up around it.  The nights differ at each square so you can go to these markets many times a week.

Lake Sumter Landing rotunda

 

Golfing is a favorite sport in The Villages, Florida.  Many people own golf carts and travel throughout the community on the endless golf cart roads.  There are an enormous number of golf courses and most of them are covered by your monthly homeowner fee.

golf carts

 

There are many country clubs throughout The Villages 55 and over community in Florida.  Have an enjoyable meal while looking at beautiful vistas in these clubs.

country clubs

 

 

At Lake Sumter Landing you can go to the many restaurants and other stores, or buy an ice cream and sit on a bench and view the beautiful lake.

Lake Sumter boating and beautiful views

 

The Villages landscaping is marvelous.  Three or four times a year flowers are changed throughout -- on the roads, at the Town Squares, at the Recreation Centers.  Homeowners enjoy doing their own landscaping too.

Landscaping

 

 

Enjoy living at The Villages, Florida!  I think you will love it here.  Below is a typical home in the community.  There are a wide variety of home layouts and sizes and prices. 

home 

 

Please call me at 914-588-2365 or email me at eskippel@aol.com if you would like to see any of the beautiful homes on the market.

 

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